Science in Seconds

Got a minute? Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospital rooms, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.

Health Research Science
Pathobiology professor Paulo Verardi began working to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus at the height of last year's outbreak in his native country Brazil. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

Responding to a Crisis: A Vaccine for Zika
Health Science
A senior woman stretching at a yoga studio. (Getty Images)

Yoga Helps Preserve Muscle Mass in Older Women, Study Says
Campus Life
How does UConn’s Department of Animal Science decide which chocolate add-in is best for Dairy Bar ice cream? Testing. Tasting. Testing. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Science in a Scoop: Choosing a Chocolate Bit
Health Research Science
A UConn engineering professor has uncovered new information about how particles behave in the bloodstream, an important advance that could help scientists develop more effective cancer drugs. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Size Matters for Drug Particles
Campus Life Science
Pharmacy professor David Grant.

Are Tattoos Toxic?
Health Research
UConn biostatistics professor Tania Huedo-Medina visits Cuba regularly for research.

In Cuba with Biostatistician Tania Huedo-Medina
Community Impact Health Science

Fighting Tick-Borne Diseases on Multiple Fronts
Health Humanities & Social Sciences Research
Rudd Center researcher Jennifer Harris says reducing children’s consumption of nutritionally poor fast food will require much more than just not listing unhealthy items on the menu. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Fast-Food Restaurants Not Promoting Healthy Kids’ Meal Options
Health Research
Using brain scans and a 3-D printer, a UConn team made a life-size model of the arteries surgeons must navigate to pull blood clots from stroke victims. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

Science in Seconds: UConn Health’s 3-D Print-out of Brain
Campus Life Science
Physiology and neurobiology assistant professor-in-residence Geoffrey Tanner explains to a class that the physical characteristics of both substances vary, based on how fast a force is applied on them. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

How Silly Putty is Like Bone