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Rory McGloin and Kirstie Farrar with a video game on March 12, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Realistic Gun Controllers in Video Games Foster Aggressive Thoughts

Players who used a gun controller also found the game more realistic, and felt more engaged, according to a new UConn study.

March 16, 2015 |

Research & Discovery
For every drug that scientists develop against bacteria (a "move"), bacteria respond with mutations that confer resistance to the drug. In this paper, we show that these "moves" by bacteria can be predicted in silico ahead of time by the Osprey protein design algorithm. We used Osprey to prospectively predict in silico mutations in Staphylococcus aureus against a novel preclinical antibiotic, and validated their predictions in vitro and in resistance selection experiments. Image created for this paper by Lei Chen and Yan Liang. (Courtesy of Duke University).

Getting Ahead of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

A UConn medicinal chemist has developed software with a colleague at Duke that could help make more resilient antibiotics.

February 5, 2015 |

Research & Discovery UConn Health
A view of the Thomas J. Meskill Law Library at the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Law Creates Two New Master’s Degrees

The new degree programs in human rights and social justice and energy and environmental law are intended to meet emerging needs in society.

December 18, 2014 |

Research & Discovery

The Sounds of Innovation: How UConn Research Is Resurrecting Antique Musical Instruments

A partnership between medical technology engineers and music scholars has led to an unprecedented method for bringing antique musical instruments back to life.

November 13, 2014 |

Alumni Research & Discovery
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Student Researchers Win EPA Sustainability Grant

A UConn student team has won a $15,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in the first phase of the national P3 competition.

October 22, 2014 |

Research & Discovery
Dura Biotech (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

Tiny Heart Valve Has Big Potential for UConn Startup

A combination of biomedical engineering and sewing skills led to the development of a novel heart valve replacement that could save lives.

September 5, 2014 | William Weir, School of Engineering

Alumni Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery
Graduate student Zareen Thomas, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, is currently in Colombia, studying the relationship between community, youth organizations, and marginalized urban youth, thanks to a Fulbright fellowship.

Four UConn Students Receive Fulbright Awards for 2014-15

Two recent graduates, a graduate student, and an undergraduate have received fellowships under this prestigious international program.

August 15, 2014 | Lauren Lalancette

Research & Discovery
Each year, 500,000 American golden plovers fly between Arctic North American and South America. These birds may carry hundreds of thousands of microscopic plant parts, called diaspores, in their feathers. (Photo by Jean-François Lamarre)

Migratory Birds Help Spread Plant Species: UConn Study

A new study by UConn researchers demonstrates how some plants travel between the hemispheres on the wings of migratory birds.

June 12, 2014 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery

Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Symposium

UConn Health’s federally-funded grant to train people for careers in Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology (SCOB) research sponsored its annual capstone symposium last month. Seventeen trainees presented their research findings on topics including how bone, cartilage and teeth develop; genetics; biomechanics/biomaterials; and regeneration of diseased or damaged tissues. Linda Strausbaugh, professor of molecular and cell […]

May 6, 2014 | Jon Goldberg

Alumni Research & Discovery UConn Health

MFA Exhibit: A Sculptor Finds His Voice

MFA candidate Shane Morrissey conveys memory and meaning through sculpture.

April 30, 2014 |

Research & Discovery