Writer

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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The Class of 2023 poses for a photo on the Great Lawn on Aug. 24, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Class of 2023: By the Numbers

For 7,707 Huskies, this month's ceremonies cap years of hard work, determination, and passion

A burning candle isolated in darkness.

Genocide and Remembrance Are Topics at UConn Yom HaShoah Event

The April 18 event will bring together the testimony of a Holocaust survivor with the insights of scholars

Load it up. Column (a) shows how the high dose, slow release microneedle antibody patch (MA) works. PLGA is a biodegradable polymer that can be tuned to degrade faster or slower. The middle image shows microneedles made of differently tuned PLGA represented by different colors. The graph on the bottom shows how the patch keeps blood levels of antibodies (Ab) in a certain range, with little spikes as the different PLGA microneedles dissolve and release their antibodies into the bloodstream over 30 days. Column (b) shows the high dose powder-filling method the team developed. It can deliver doses of 4 to 5mg of antibodies per square centimeter of patch. The traditional technology shown in column (c) can deliver only much lower doses.

Less Painful, More Convenient Antibody Treatments

A timed-release patch made of biodegradable polymer could make antibody treatments more accessible and safer

A gloved hand holds a petri dish showing enlarged images of bacteria.

Form is (Mal)function: Protein’s Shape Lets Bacteria Disarm It

Findings may allow scientists to study food poisoning in mice

An older man covers his face with his hands in a sign of severe depression.

Depressed, and Aging Fast

UConn Center on Aging researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers

The figure’s x-axis compares two subpopulations of microglia cells (the brain’s ‘waste disposal team’.) One group causes inflammation; the other group repairs damage. The figure’s y-axis shows that the T-cell receptor signaling pathway (a known major immune-regulatory mechanism) is significantly more active in the blue cells repairing damaged tissue. On the other hand, the immune system is relatively suppressed in the red cells causing inflammation.

Brain’s Garbage Collectors May be to Blame in Alzheimer’s

Instead of being the primary cause of the disease, perhaps the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer’s are a symptom

Ph.D. student and pro cyclist Geno Villafano biking outside

UConn Magazine: Road Eats

When this Ph.D. student isn’t working in a genomics lab, he’s biking — and finding some truly wild things on the side of the road. (And, often, eating them!)

A health care worker wearing blue rubber gloves draws a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe.

The Stronger the Side Effects, the Longer Lasting the Vax

'Prior infection with COVID meant you were more likely to have a sustained immune response'

Wilbur Cross on a fall day on Oct. 15, 2019.

UConn Launches New Genetic Counseling Professional Science Masters Degree Program  

The program is the first of its kind at a public university in New England

Yaowu Yuan at the EEB greenhouse

Yellow Evolution: Unique Genes Led to New Species of Monkeyflower

Research sheds light on a crucial area of evolution