Graduates
Music and the Mind
UConn researchers are using fMRI technology to explore the hypothesis that music speaks to the brain in a language all its own.
February 25, 2016 | Colin Poitras
Researchers Develop New Sensor to Detect Deadly Chemicals
The new technology offers a highly sensitive and affordable way to detect chemical compounds used in pesticides and toxic nerve agents.
February 23, 2016 | Elaina Hancock
Keeping an Eye on Human Behavior
Humans behave better when they're being watched, but it depends who's watching, a UConn study finds.
February 16, 2016 | Elaina Hancock
Hansel & Gretel Opera a Very Modern Fairy Tale
UConn Opera's production opening Jan. 30 includes gender role reversals and a witch dressed in pencil skirt and heels.
January 29, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Zika Virus: What You Need to Know
A UConn researcher working to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus discusses what's known about this emerging infectious disease.
January 26, 2016 | Elaina Hancock
Twitter Volume a Guide to Stock Options Pricing
A UConn researcher says spikes in the number of tweets about a company can be used as the basis for a profitable stock options trading strategy.
January 21, 2016 | David Bauman
UConn Partners with State on Child Welfare Project
The federally funded program seeks to prepare an ethnically and linguistically diverse group of social workers to work with vulnerable children and families.
January 21, 2016 | David Bauman
The Science of Symbiosis and the Search for New Drugs
UConn researchers are studying bacteria living inside the Hawaiian bobtail squid in the search for new drugs to fight pathogens in humans.
January 19, 2016 | Colin Poitras
Developing a Solution to the Problem of Dry Mouth
Dr. Robert Kelly invented an artificial salivary gland. The NSF program Accelerate UConn helped him bring it closer to market.
January 12, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research
NSF Program Helps UConn Entrepreneurs Get Started
UConn Health researchers in the early stages of developing a colorectal cancer vaccine got a jump-start from Accelerate UConn, an NSF I-Corps site.
January 11, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research