Research

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$12M Grant to UConn from Connecticut’s Department of Transportation to Extend Partnership

UConn is essential to processing crash reports (almost 9,000 a month) and making the data available to stakeholders

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Scientists Can Now Measure the “Urban Pulse” from Space

A new framework developed by researchers at UConn and Yale uses high-frequency satellite data to track the vital signs of global cities in near real-time, fundamentally changing how we understand urbanization

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Plant and Soil Center Opens to the Public

UConn celebrated the opening of the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center, bringing together research, diagnostics, and community engagement and advance plant and soil health across Connecticut

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Celebrating Mothers and Fathers, but Who Cares?

UConn sociologist Kim Price-Glynn took a look at the organizations that parents turn to when they themselves need care

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UConn Unifies Shipbuilding Efforts Under One Banner

The UConn Shipbuilding Initiative offers students and researchers opportunities in key national security industry

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UConn Experts Push FIFA to Protect Players from Extreme Heat

The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11 in North America, along with the start of summer and high temperatures that pose a threat to athletes, fans, and workers

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Owning the Market: When Everything is on the Line, Sometimes the ‘Little Guy’ Wins

How focused firms can sometimes get the better of larger, more diversified rivals

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Marketing Association to Honor Professor Emerita Robin Coulter

Coulter and her colleagues will be honored at the 2026 AMA Conference in July in Denver, Colo.

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AI for ImpaCT: UConn Launches University-Wide Initiative to Drive AI Innovation Across Connecticut

The AI for ImpaCT initiative aims to ensure that UConn remains a trusted resource for Connecticut, helping people understand, adapt to, and shape a future in which AI plays an ever-increasing role

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Leveraging New Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

The Kim lab is refining Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technologies and labor processes to help this robust sector of Connecticut's ag economy