Research
UConn Magazine: C. Michael White Is on a Mission
For starters, we should understand that the kratom known as gas station heroin is much different than natural kratom leaf
February 27, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
Better Than Penicillin
Replacing the world's wonder drug with something bacteria can't resist
February 26, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
‘Love Is Not a Plan’
UConn researcher talks about the different forms that caregiving can take, the result of absent social safety nets, and how ableism permeates the culture
February 24, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn Humanities Panel Explores the Future of AI and Work
Experts offered their responses to the question ‘Will AI Replace Us?’
February 19, 2026 | Mac Murray
UConn Study of Warrant Reviews Exposes Need for Reform
The study by UConn Law Professor Miguel de Figueiredo – the largest quantitative analysis of warrants to date – is the focus of a panel discussion at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at UConn School of Law
February 18, 2026 | Loretta Waldman
Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience
Backed by a grant from the NSF, WISER was established in 2023 to apply the research and expertise at UAlbany and UConn to solve challenges related to energy systems
February 17, 2026 | Claire Galvin
Moving Beyond Implications Conference Grows in Third Year
The 3rd annual Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy conference sought to foster dialogue between researchers and state policymakers
February 16, 2026 | Danielle Faipler
COVID Virus Declining in Northeast Animals
A group of Connecticut researchers now better understand the current coronaviral landscape of wild and domestic animals in the northeastern United States
February 16, 2026 | Combined Reports
Colder than Ice: Developing an Improved Quantum Degenerate Cooling Method
Simone Colombo is developing a faster method for cooling gases with a host of quantum applications
February 12, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
One World, One Language? UConn Professor on Personal Quest to Reclaim Endangered Languages
Even as thousands of languages are endangered, efforts to save them are underway
February 10, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance