Colin Poitras
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College Choice Releases 2017 Ranking of the Best Master’s in Social Work
May 10, 2017 | Colin Poitras
Isolating Their Target
In a study today in the journal Nature Communications, UConn Health researchers identify defects that cause Angelman syndrome.
April 24, 2017 | Colin Poitras
UConn Grad Student Headed to Brookhaven Lab
Daniel Hoying receives the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award for his work in high energy physics.
April 17, 2017 | Colin Poitras
Size Matters for Drug Particles
A UConn engineering professor has uncovered new information about how particles behave in the bloodstream, an important advance that could help pharmaceutical scientists develop more effective cancer drugs.
April 13, 2017 | Bret Eckhardt, and Colin Poitras
New Engineering and Science Building Nearing Completion
The building will be the first to utilize an 'open lab' concept – the idea that shared research space and an open floor plan foster collaboration.
April 7, 2017 | Colin Poitras
UConn Joins Hunt for New Materials
UConn researcher Ramamurthy Ramprasad is working to identify new polymers as part of the Toyota Research Institute's new $35 million initiative using AI to accelerate materials science discovery.
March 30, 2017 | Colin Poitras
Where the Bears Are
A new UConn study shows that Connecticut bears – and likely bears throughout the more heavily populated Northeast – are different than those in other parts of the nation.
March 22, 2017 | Colin Poitras
Exceeding Expectations: UConn’s Class of 2017
A reflection on some of the Class of 2017's shared experiences.
March 21, 2017 | Colin Poitras
Are smartphones causing a drop in teen drug use?
March 20, 2017 | Colin Poitras