Graduates
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
NFL Games Can Affect Sponsors’ Stock Returns
Win or lose, professional sports outcomes have an impact on sponsors’ cash flow, according to a UConn School of Business study.
January 7, 2016 | Kenneth Best
A Child and a Puppet: How Children Learn Language
UConn linguistics researchers are using puppets to study how children learn a native language.
December 14, 2015 | Christine Buckley
From Practice to Performance: UConn’s Concerto Competition
The competition culminates in a concert this Thursday at von der Mehden Recital Hall.
December 8, 2015 | Kenneth Best
Hiding in Plain Sight: Camouflage in Open Ocean Fish
A new study of how open ocean fish use polarized light waves shows there’s more to camouflage than meets the eye.
November 23, 2015 | Sheila Foran
‘The Wanderer’ Combines Classical Music with Contemporary Dance
Baritone Ryan Burns, a graduate student, will perform a Schubert song cycle as soloist with the innovative Jessica Lang Dance Co.
November 18, 2015 | Kenneth Best
An Easy Test for Sickle Cell Disease
A new device that can be attached to a smartphone uses magnetism to detect sickle cell disease – a critical need in regions of the world where advanced technology and training are scarce.
October 22, 2015 | Colin Poitras