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Kim Krieger

Kim Krieger has covered politics from Capitol Hill and energy commodities from the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Her stories have exposed fraud in the California power markets and mathematical malfeasance in physics. And she knows what really goes on in the National Radio Quiet Zone. These days, Kim tells clear, compelling stories of the research at UConn. Her work connects Connecticut citizens and the press with the vast resources of their flagship public university. When not at UConn, she can be found kayaking among the beautiful Norwalk islands, digging in her garden, or occasionally enjoying the silence in the National Radio Quiet Zone.


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Conceptual image of salmonella typhi causing typhoid. (Getty Images)

T Cells That Stay Put Could Be Key to a Better Salmonella Vaccine

UConn and UC Davis researchers announced a breakthrough in understanding which cells protect against Salmonella – a critical step in developing a better vaccine against the often deadly bacterium.

An illustration showing THC binding to cannabinoid receptors. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, green molecules) is the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis. (Getty Images)

The Blitz of Neuroscience

UConn neuroscience researchers from across departments and campuses came together this week for a "datablitz," where several graduate students presented fast-moving summaries of their research to a live audience.

Suicide Risk Higher Among Older Vets Who Were in Jail

Veterans released from prison are five times as likely to attempt suicide as their peers who have never been incarcerated, according to a study by UConn Health researchers.

Digitalis lanata, the woolly foxglove, is the source of digoxin, a medication long used to treat heart conditions that has now been found to have potential for treating medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. (Michael Wolf via Wikimedia Commons)

Old Drug, New Hope for Pediatric Brain Cancer

Researchers from JAX, Connecticut Children's Hospital, and UConn Health have identified several drugs used against other diseases that also have the potential to fight the most common form of childhood brain cancer.

The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The molecule (inset) shows the active part of the peptide, the section that binds copper. (Image courtesy of Alfredo Angeles-Boza Lab)

A Copper Bullet for Tuberculosis

In a new study, UConn chemists report a new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria where they hide.

A human fetus in utero. (Getty Images)

Calm the Immune System, Halt Premature Birth

UConn Health researchers found that a drug that blocks the cytokine GM-CSF may reduce the number of preterm births.

The DNA receptor (green) is bound to DNA (blue) inside immune cells (macrophages) (cell membrane colored pink) during infection. (Image courtesy of the Rathinam Lab)

Cell Death Protein also Damps Inflammation

A new study by UConn Health researchers shows how the body keeps inflammation in check, making double use of a protein previously thought to be responsible only for cell death.

Researchers at UConn Health have shown how a mutated gene causes excess bone resorption in a rare bone disease known as Lehman Syndrome. (Jungeun Yu/UConn Photo)

When More Bone-making Cells Equal Less Bone

Researchers at UConn Health have shown how a mutated gene causes excess bone resorption in a rare bone disease known as Lehman Syndrome.

Fumiko Hoeft speaks with Roeland Hancock at the Brain Imaging Resource Center on Aug. 1, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

In Dyslexic Children, Brain Features Can Predict Reading Comprehension

The amount of gray matter in a kindergartner’s brain can predict whether she will have trouble with reading comprehension as a third grader, according to UConn researchers.

Cancer cells tend to hoard iron, and researchers at UConn Health have found that iron may be playing a critical role in fueling the cells' growth through increased fatty acid synthesis. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Ovarian Cancer Cells Hoard Iron to Fuel Growth

Researchers at UConn Health have found that iron may be playing a critical role in increased fatty acid synthesis in cancer.