Research

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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

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All Kinds of Smart

UConn Waterbury has launched the new Neurovariability Initiative, a pilot program that will leverage research to improve educational systems to better serve all learners.

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Sustainability Takes Flight in UConn’s Poultry Science Courses

'We are aiming to educate the next generation workforce to understand that food production is important but at the same time it should not come at the cost of losing our planet'

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The Invasive Processes of Scar Tissue

Looking at placenta accreta, UConn researchers come closer to understanding the implications of scars

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New Online Dashboard Offers Look at Violent Deaths in Connecticut – When, Where, and How

Details on how much violent death is in the state has been hard to come by until now

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What We Talk About When We Talk About AI

A new collaboration between researchers at UConn and the International University of Rabat (UIR) is tackling issues of language and AI

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“Your Only Limit Is Yourself”: First-Year Student’s Cancer Research Gains International Recognition

Tehreem Fatima’s independent research on glioblastoma has been accepted into dozens of academic conferences

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Animal Tranquilizers Found in Illegal Opioids May Suppress the Lifesaving Medication Naloxone − and Cause More Overdose Deaths

Animal tranquilizers are in approximately one-third of the illegal opioids in the U.S.