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Meet the Researcher: Haiying Tao, CAHNR
Haiying Tao ‘07 Ph.D. has pursued her interest in agriculture across two continents. She studied first at China Agricultural University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and then...
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Heat Mitigation Improves Worker Safety and the Bottom Line
The Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) within UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) has established itself as a leader in the field of athletic heat safety. But a branch of...
View ArticleGift of Fuel Cell Units Enhances UConn’s Clean Energy Commitment
The Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) is set to receive a significant gift that will contribute to UConn’s goal of carbon neutrality. InfraPrime – an international company that empowers its...
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UConn Researchers Closer to Near Real-Time Disaster Monitoring
When disaster hits, a quick and coordinated response is needed, and that requires data to assess the nature of the damage, the scale of response needed, and to plan safe evacuations. From the ground,...
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Exploring the Links Between Stigma, Drug Use, and HIV Vulnerability
Raymond L. Moody, assistant professor of human development and family sciences, is investigating an understudied link between drug use and HIV vulnerability in Hispanic and Latino sexual minority men...
View ArticleTwo Neag School Researchers Honored with AERA Early Career Awards
Two assistant professors in the Neag School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction have been named recipients of Early Career Awards by the American Educational Research Association...
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UConn Leading Federally Backed Regional Initiative to Defend Electric Grid...
Since the start of 2024, federal officials have been sounding alarms over the critical threat of cyberattacks to the country’s energy infrastructure. Researchers at UConn are answering the call for the...
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How Hemp Could Save Horticulture
Hemp is emerging as an unexpected remedy for one of the horticulture industry’s hidden environmental harms, thanks to research from horticulture professor Jessica Lubell-Brand. For years, gardeners...
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Advancing Approaches to Physical Therapy
Daniele Piscitelli, assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, seeks to advance physical therapy practice through approaches like utilizing novel...
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Snapshot: Miles of Mud Yield Clues About Our Climate Future
In August and October of 2023 a team of researchers supported by the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) traveled aboard the JOIDES Resolution, a massive drilling ship, to the coast of...
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UConn Professor to Study Impact of Social Factors on Accelerated Aging in...
In the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, next to skin cancers. About 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every year, according to data from the American...
View ArticleResearchers Look at Sleep Quality in Black and Hispanic Women of Childbearing...
Not getting enough sleep is bad for your health. And while many of us don’t get enough, Black and Hispanic women report particularly poor quality sleep. Now a team of researchers in Connecticut is...
View ArticleShining Light Makes Materials Magnetic at Room Temperature
From faster computers to more efficient energy use, a new quantum study with roots at UConn can potentially revolutionize technology. Conducted by a team of UConn researchers, the Nordic Institute of...
View ArticleMeeting the High-Speed Challenge
A team of UConn researchers is taking on a high-speed, high-altitude challenge. UConn and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are continuing their partnership with a new $10.5 million...
View ArticleKeeping Bears Wild
It’s an increasingly familiar sight for Connecticut residents even in densely populated towns: a glance out the window reveals the unexpected shape of an inquisitive black bear, on the lookout for...
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A Dual Mission: Growing Green, UConn Professor Earns Income Licensing Plants...
UConn horticulture professor Mark Brand grew up in Storrs surrounded by flourishing flower fields and native shrubs. They were a unique breed of “classmates” who planted perennial seeds in his young...
View ArticleScience in Seconds: Digital Dentures
Digital technology has transformed the way we produce dentures. Now UConn Health clinicians can deliver dentures that are stronger, more biocompatible and better fitting in fewer clinical visits than...
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CAHNR One Health Initiatives Addressing Human, Animal, and Environmental Issues
Most people are startled to realize that animals can spread 60% of all infectious diseases in humans. The last few years have accentuated the fact that human and animal health are intricately impacted...
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CAHNR’s Class of 2024
On May 4 and 6, 2024, the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) and the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture will recognize graduates as they meet a major academic milestone....
View ArticleDOE Grants Fund Collaborative Clean Energy Projects
UConn is a partner in three important projects with industry that have been selected to receive significant federal funding as the Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to advance hydrogen energy...
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