Research

Members of the UConn football team cheer before the start of the game against Holy Cross at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentchler Field on Sept. 4, 2021.

Lifesaving Legislation: KSI, UConn Laud Passage of HEARTS Act

President Biden has signed into a law an act to make defibrillators and CPR training more accessible in schools

An image of the cupola of the Wilbur Cross building at dawn.

UConn to Collaborate with Saudi Arabia’s KAUST on Innovation, Commercialization Initiatives

'Both institutions are investing in translational research that produces scalable solutions for contemporary societal problems'

Cristina Colón-Semenza, assistant professor in UConn’s Department of Kinesiology, talks with Clare Benson, a former UConn assistant professor of photography, at the Nov. 7 opening of their exhibition, "On the Move: Photographic Interventions in the Future of Parkinson's Disease," at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn Avery Point.

Exhibition Pairs the Unlikely – Photography, Physical Therapy – to Help Those with Parkinson’s

'Not enough people know that even though this is a progressive neurological disease there is something that can be done to help you manage it, live your life with it, maintain a high quality of life, and find some level of joy, happiness, engagement in spite of it'

Grant Supports Graduate Student Training in Secondary Transitions for Students with Disabilities

The grant will support a five-year program to recruit and train students to become leaders in the field of secondary transitions for students with disabilities

A glacier calving into the sea

Seeking Climate JUSTICE for All

A team of UConn researchers is changing climate conversations for good

Benjamin Fuller presenting his work

Professors Creating Computing Models to Increase Public Trust During Elections

The team will report on optimizing the standard for auditing election reporting, analyzing elections and their components, and specifying procedures for desired security

Photo of plants overlayed by text reading "Cultural food guide: tackling food insecurity"

Tackling Food Insecurity: Cultural Food Guide

The UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health is tackling food insecurity with cultural food guides

Hand with ballot papers and ballot box.

Voting Is Social Work: Empowering Social Workers to Empower Voters

'We've always believed that social work has the power to transform democracy'

Drone photo looking over the Student Union towards Wilbur Cross

Unusual Expertise Brings Coveted Autism Award to UConn

It's been known for over a century that slowing and deepening breathing can decrease anxiety, yet there is surprisingly little evidence in the literature supporting this as a therapeutic intervention for people with autism

A pregnant woman in the hallway of a hospital.

Researchers Receive $2.5 Million in NIH Funding to Address Placenta Accreta

Placenta accreta is a rapidly growing disease during pregnancy