Faculty

A gold flag promoting UConn Suicide Prevention Week sits among others next to Fairfield Way.

Confronting the Problem of Suicide

Dr. Neha Jain of UConn Health discusses social stigma, common warning signs, and what people can do when someone needs help

Vaccine in vial and syringe close-up on a white table gray background.

Searching for a Vaccine Against an Ancient Scourge

As syphilis makes a comeback, researchers are on the hunt for effective weapons to fight it

Project Oceanology, one of the sponsors for Messing About in Boats, took participants out into Long Island Sound aboard the research vessel Envirolab II to learn about marine wildlife and try catch and release sportfishing.

A Second Year of Messing About in Boats at Avery Point

'There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'

Muslim prayers in Sujud posture

Moving As One: Discovering How Synchronous Movements Strengthen Social Bonds

'Synchrony is all around us, subtly shaping our connections and experiences'

Former UConn choral director, the late Peter Bagley, directing a choir concert.

Memorial Concert Honoring the Late Peter Bagley to Draw 120 Alumni for Saturday Performance

Alumni are coming in from all over the country, some who have established careers in music and others who pursued a range of other vocations – all influenced by the man who headed UConn’s choral program for 28 years

Drone photo looking over the Student Union towards Wilbur Cross

Unusual Expertise Brings Coveted Autism Award to UConn

It's been known for over a century that slowing and deepening breathing can decrease anxiety, yet there is surprisingly little evidence in the literature supporting this as a therapeutic intervention for people with autism

A pregnant woman in the hallway of a hospital.

Researchers Receive $2.5 Million in NIH Funding to Address Placenta Accreta

Placenta accreta is a rapidly growing disease during pregnancy

Image of vast permafrost

Arctic Capillaries: An Eye-Opening Symptom in a Swiftly Changing Landscape

'We identified more than 1 billion individualized ice wedge polygons, and there are billions left to be mapped, but this is the first effort'

Yidan Zhang, a Ph.D. student at UConn, displays some of the seaweed she’s pulled from the Long Island Sound off Stonington. A member of the Atlantic Sea Solution startup, she is refining the process of using seaweed extract as an edible coating that reduces food spoilage.

A Marriage of Land & Sea: UConn Agricultural Startup Seeks to Slow Food Spoilage 

'Creating a company is very, very daunting, but at the same time it keeps life interesting'

R/V Connecticut

UConn Researchers Set Sail for Wind Study

Faculty and graduate student researchers have embarked from Avery Point for an up-close investigation of offshore wind power and its effect on the marine environment