Research & Discovery
Atmospheric Scientist Studies Climate Change and Develops Future Researchers
Growing up on the shores of Lake Victoria, future climatologist Richard Anyah watched huge cloud banks build into thunderstorms.
UConn Researchers Develop Model to Assess Teachers’ Classroom Skills
In a study applying the model to Connecticut teachers, graduates of the Neag School's teacher preparation program performed well.
Pharmacy School Working with FDA to Improve Drug Manufacturing Standards
UConn's research is expected to help improve drug safety, create jobs, and reduce health care costs.
Timex Partners with Korey Stringer Institute to Improve Athletic Training
The partnership will carry out research with athletes to enhance performance and safety in a variety of sports.
A Vaccine for Nicotine?
A UConn scientist has received NIH support to develop a vaccine against the effects of nicotine.
Why HIV Patients Might Neglect Treatment
A Ph.D. student in psychology is conducting research on why some HIV patients neglect treatment and how that can be changed.
Divorce is Costly for Women
A UConn economics professor analyzed Social Security data on 600 women from their divorces in the 1970s through retirement. Divorce cost them dearly.
Study Authored by Health Center Physician-Scientist Shows Positive Results for Herpes Vaccine
The research by Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava, director of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, is published in two back-to-back papers in the current issue of Vaccine.
Sniffing Out Parkinson’s
Neuroscience researchers at UConn have found an unexpected link between the sense of smell and Parkinson’s disease in the brain.
Mark Their Words
Linguist Jonathan Bobaljik, an expert on the nearly extinct language Itelmen, says up to 90 percent of the world’s languages could vanish in the next 100 years.