Research

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Wearable Technologies Power Study on Differences Between Treadmill, Outdoor Running on Injury Risk

With the advent of reliable wearable technologies, researchers captured data from runners outside the lab for better real-world results

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Our Health, Our Economy, Our Nation, Our Future

UConn research has an extensive, proud history of federal and state partnerships that have helped shape Connecticut and the world beyond.

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Study Demonstrates Health Disparities in U.S. Territories

The study found that people living in Puerto Rico had the most disparities when compared to those residing in the 50 states

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Powering the Next Generation of Quantum Technology

UConn is a partner in a project to develop a deeper understanding of how a revolutionary chip fabrication process can improve superconducting qubits

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This Is Your Brain On Music: Groundbreaking UConn-led Study Shows How the Brain Keeps the Beat

'Neural resonance theory' offers new way to understand how the brain transforms sound into music

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Graduate Student Research Symposium Recognizes Academic Excellence and Innovation

First-ever event brings together graduate research from all of UConn's campuses

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Seeing Is Believing: UConn’s Materials Library Helps Student Researchers Weigh Options

The library houses a collection of raw, manufactured, and reclaimed materials from all over the world that go into the built environment around us

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Meeting the Needs of Early Childhood Educators with Critical New Resources

Through a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education, and with partnership from The Johns Hopkins University Department of Education, Innovations Institute developed a new Pyramid Model Practice Guide that provides much needed support for childcare and pre-K educators working to meet the social and emotional needs of very young children

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Meta-Analysis Links Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual Minority Men to Mental Health Outcomes

'Intimate partner violence as a public health issue is still under-studied among men, particularly sexual minority men'

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A Protein Link Between Brain Diseases and Leaky Blood Vessels

New research offers insight into Alzheimer's, ALS, and other diseases