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Insufficient Sunlight Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Suicide

This study from UConn health economist Shinsuke Tanaka is a major addition to the literature on suicide risk factors as suicide remains the only major cause of death in the U.S. that is increasing rather than decreasing over time

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RNA Tech Could Make Fast Test for Alzheimer’s Disease

With Alzheimer's beginning well before symptoms appear, early detection would be a crucial benefit for patients and doctors

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AI Across the Atlantic

UConn Humanities Institute hosts international AI symposium

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Beavers Impact Ecosystems Above and Below Ground

'We need to understand the trade-offs and benefits'

Woman runs on a treadmill in UConn's MISSION Heat Lab while researcher evaluates biometrics

How’s Your Hydration? A New Tool from UConn Researchers Helps Athletes Find Out

Synthesizing data from 16 human field studies, a new tool from UConn's Korey Stringer Institute aims to help athletes and the general public stay hydrated and healthy

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UConn Waterbury Dean Fumiko Hoeft Issues a Challenge, Makes Campaign Match in ‘Because of UConn’ Campaign

'Student success is University success. And student success is also success for the future of our world'

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Working in Multiples: Counterproof Press Exhibition Displays Art Made At and For UConn

Since 2014, whenever a visiting artist would come to the University, they would create an original piece for Counterproof to print – almost like a souvenir of their time here

A lush tropical landscape with a variety of trees, shrubs, and different plants, many of them are invasive species.

A New AI-Based Method to Help Prevent Biological Invasions

A strategy to take advantage of new datasets and machine learning tools

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UConn Chemists Developing Safer, All-Natural Contrast Dye for Medical Imaging

'404 Inc. plans to replace these unsafe chemicals with safe contrast agents derived from a natural resource'

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Researchers Revolutionize RNA Detection

CARRD detects RNA at room temperature, making test simple, fast, and cost-effective