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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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Very Special Snowflakes

If you have a theorem in mind you believe holds true for all possible curves, you may want to test it against a snowflake, according to UConn mathematician Vyron Vellis.

March 7, 2018 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
Nathan Chen of the United States trains during figure skating practice ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Figure Skating by the Book

As Olympic figure skating events begin in Pyeongchang, UConn professor Jaci VanHeest discusses the science behind the artistry of today’s elite figure skaters.

February 9, 2018 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
Bone-forming cells inside a living bone from a newborn mouse. The cells were engineered to contain a fluorescent green protein that senses cyclic GMP, a molecule that stimulates bone growth. In a recently published study in eLife, Leia Shuhaibar and others at UConn Health showed that these cells produce less cyclic GMP under conditions that resemble those in people with achondroplasia (dwarfism). Understanding how cyclic GMP production is regulated could contribute to improved therapies for achondroplasia.

Fertility Study Offers Unexpected Lead on Dwarfism

In the most common type of dwarfism, the fibroblast growth factor receptor is always 'on' so bones don’t grow enough. UConn Health researchers found a way to block that function in the lab.

February 5, 2018 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
Dr. Marc Lalande, founding chairman of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences. (Lanny Nagler for UConn Health).

Giving Silenced Genes a Voice

UConn Health researchers generated cells that expressed the maternal copy of the Prader-Willi gene that, when silenced, causes the life-threatening disorder.

January 25, 2018 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
In this handout photo provided by NBCUniversal, Oprah Winfrey accepts the 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Hollywood and Beyond: The Role of Organizations in Preventing Sexual Harassment

How to make good on Oprah Winfrey's promise to young girls that 'a new day is on the horizon,' according to UConn psychologist Vicki Magley.

January 8, 2018 | Kim Krieger

Five UConn Health researchers have won a new type of NIH grant designed to foster innovation and risk-taking in basic medical research. From left, Duygu Ucar, Justin Cotney, Brenton Graveley, Zhengqing Oyang, and Stefan Pinter, at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

MIRA Awards Reflect Innovation of UConn Scientists

Five UConn Health researchers have won a new type of NIH grant designed to foster innovation and risk-taking in basic medical research.

January 8, 2018 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
Research in health psychology over the past 50 years shows that the ingredients for a long, healthy life are within our grasp, according to a meta-analysis by two UConn researchers. (Getty Images)

The Keys to a Long and Healthy Life

Research in health psychology over the past 50 years shows that the ingredients for a long, healthy life are within our grasp, according to a meta-analysis by two UConn researchers.

December 29, 2017 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
Geriatric nurse measuring blood pressure of patient. (Getty Images)

Blood Pressure Begins to Decline 14 Years Before Death, Study Says

Previous studies reported falls in blood pressure late in life, but the study by UConn and University of Exeter is the first on individual trajectories before death.

December 4, 2017 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
A man winces in pain. (Getty Images)

Pain Gets Personal: UConn Health to Host Symposium

How to prevent acute pain developing into chronic pain, and how to treat pain without resorting to opioids will be among the topics for discussion.

November 27, 2017 | Kim Krieger

UConn Health
Grandfather and grandson taking a nap together on the couch. (Getty Images)

Thanksgiving Turkey Makes You Sleepy? Gobbledygook.

While you may feel sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner, that's not because of the turkey, says UConn neurobiologist John Redden.

November 17, 2017 | Kim Krieger