“Heart failure treatment in the U.S. often follows a one-size-fits-all approach, which can be incomplete or ineffective,” says Dr. Travis Hinson. His work is charting a new path: tailored therapies based on a patient's unique genetic makeup. today.uconn.edu/2025/08/miss...

Tracking the movement of animals is an important aspect of conservation, but some species make it tricky. Animals like whales and mountain lions move all over the map -- but also up and down, diving into sea trenches and climbing mountains. 🐳 ⛰️ today.uconn.edu/2025/08/new-...

This year, @uconnramp.bsky.social helped propel three scientists into the next phase of their careers with NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, a coveted opportunity for doctoral student researchers. 🐝🐟🧬 today.uconn.edu/2025/08/a-ra...

Last week, Marlene Schwartz appeared on the "UConn 360" podcast to discuss the Rudd Center's work! We are so grateful to be part of the @uconnresearch.bsky.social community! Listen to the podcast episode here: uconn.edu/uconn360-pod...

Currently, the only FDA-approved medication for stroke must be given within 4.5 hours of onset -- 90% of patients are no longer eligible by the time they reach the hospital. But what if there were a drug that could extend this window? 💊 🧠 today.uconn.edu/2025/08/turn...

today.uconn.edu/2025/08/swee... Thanks to @uconnresearch.bsky.social and @kimkrieger.bsky.social for covering our glycoRNA paper @vinnieviruses.bsky.social @raflynn5.bsky.social

Film student Evan Elmore is spending his summer documenting Connecticut's underground music scene, with support from UConn's IDEA Grant for undergraduate projects. 🎥 🎸 today.uconn.edu/2025/07/scen...

When high-speed electronics overheat, they can slow down, malfunction, or stop working altogether. ⚙️UConn College of Engineering Professor Georges Pavlidis has engineered innovative new solutions to this critical issue. today.uconn.edu/2025/06/maki...

How does a single-cell organism without a brain remember to prepare for the future? 🦠 Colin Kremer (@quant-ecology.bsky.social‬) and a team of other researchers think they've cracked the case. today.uconn.edu/2025/06/stoc...

Two recent CAHNR publications dig into the impacts of compounding factors threatening New England trees when ecosystems face new pressures and often multiple challenges simultaneously. today.uconn.edu/2025/06/when... @uconnresearch.bsky.social

🌈 This #PrideMonth, UConn was proud to host the 4th annual Queer Science Conference, which introduces Connecticut high schoolers to the wide rainbow of possible career paths in science. today.uconn.edu/2025/06/at-u...

An international group of physicists, including two UConn faculty, has published a white paper representing a major step forward in developing our understanding of one of the smallest units of our world, and with it, the basic laws of physics. ⚛️ today.uconn.edu/2025/06/phys...

You're probably familiar with the idea that your "biological age" can differ from your chronological age. ⏱️ 🧬 Now, researchers are taking the concept one step further, demonstrating how 86 key protein markers can predict disease and mortality risk. today.uconn.edu/2025/06/scie...

Just out in PNAS! Our new study finds that a pregame ritual created stronger emotional synchrony among football fans than the game itself. @uconnresearch.bsky.social Read: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #Science #Rituals #Emotion #Football #CollectiveBehavior

As the only lab in the Northeast authorized by the USDA to test for bird flu, the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at UConn, is helping play a role in detecting diseases in companion animals, livestock and wildlife. www.courant.com/2025/06/02/c... @uconnextension.bsky.social

In her lab, Natale Sciolino researches the interactions between the brain and behavior, and fosters the next generation of UConn neuroscientists. 🧠 💡 today.uconn.edu/2025/06/meet...

UConn researchers in CAHNR and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) have demonstrated that a novel protein-based nanoparticle can make mRNA vaccines more effective to tackle a troublesome pathogen in chickens. today.uconn.edu/2025/06/figh... @uconnresearch.bsky.social

There’s no magic pill for youth, but there might be a magic...poo. 🪄 today.uconn.edu/2025/06/youn...

Today’s watch: Kanny Salike, a rising senior studying Linguistics/Philosophy and Anthropology and a 2024–25 Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellow, examines how racism and audism shaped the development of African American English and Black American Sign Language.

What can centuries-old deer bones teach us about conservation? 🦌 @elicweitzel.bsky.social analyzes these bones to study unsustainable practices of the past. His work could help us avoid making the same mistakes in the future. today.uconn.edu/2025/06/how-...

This year marks the Rudd Center's 10th anniversary at the University of Connecticut! “UConn’s commitment to multidisciplinary research has made it the perfect home for the Rudd Center" - @marlene-schwartz.bsky.social Learn more about our @uconnresearch.bsky.social journey:

Curious about the "bear necessities" for life in Connecticut? 🐻 today.uconn.edu/2025/05/livi...

In a recent @natrevelectreng.nature.com article, Prof. Junbo Zhao and colleagues unpack the growing connection between wildfires and power grid vulnerabilities in the face of changing climate. 🔥🚒 today.uconn.edu/2025/05/powe...

With the advent of reliable wearable technologies, researchers in the UConn Department of Kinesiology captured data from runners outside the lab for better real-world results about injury risks. today.uconn.edu/2025/05/wear... @uconnresearch.bsky.social

The study led by UConn Department of Allied Health Sciences researcher at UConn Waterbury, Anna-Michelle McSorley, PhD, MPH, found that people living in Puerto Rico had the most disparities when compared to those residing in the 50 states. today.uconn.edu/2025/05/stud...

University research changes the world for the better. UConn research has an extensive, proud history of federal and state partnerships that have helped shape Connecticut and the world beyond. 🌎 Learn more: uconn.edu/research/imp...

💊 A Dose of History: @uconnpharmacy.bsky.social is celebrating its 100th year with a look back at some notable alumni, from the first Black woman to graduate from the school to a scientific herbalist with a passion for stamp collecting. Read more: today.uconn.edu/2025/05/a-do...

UConn faculty: Need guidance on navigating the federal funding climate? Join InCHIP’s 5/30 Coffee Break to hear from PIs who have recently submitted NIH grants on the strategies they've used. Learn more about the event and how InCHIP is working to support UConn researchers: s.uconn.edu/7ammfqo9mp

Fiona Vernal, Associate Director of Africana Studies, is helping communities across Connecticut preserve and share their own stories. @uconnhistory.bsky.social today.uconn.edu/2025/05/usin...

The most sophisticated musical instrument in the world is the human brain, according to a groundbreaking new paper in Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 🎼🎸 today.uconn.edu/2025/05/this...

On Saturday, April 26, CAHNR held its annual Graduate Research Forum. Held each year during the spring semester, this event gives students an opportunity to present their research, sharpen their skills, and compete for prizes. today.uconn.edu/2025/05/cahn... @uconnresearch.bsky.social

A new collaboration between researchers @uconnhumanities.bsky.social and the International University of Rabat is tackling issues of language and AI. today.uconn.edu/2025/04/what...

@uconneeb.bsky.social is excited to welcome @soltislab.bsky.social to @uconnresearch.bsky.social for the Biodiversity Bonanza this Thurs! Free & open to the public - RSVP: csmnh.uconn.edu/biodiversity... - join us for this amazing seminar, reception & showcase of UConn's biodiversity collections! 🌱🐛

Our lab is featured in several parts of the latest National Geographic special issue on religion. Here, our grad student, Sevgi Demiroglu, talks about her fieldwork in Toraja, Indonesia @uconnresearch.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social

This one goes out to everyone who's ever needed to be left alone in a pitch-dark room. 🧠 today.uconn.edu/2025/04/rese...

A new documentary showcases Prof. Nate Hohman's laser-powered journey to create new quantum materials -- using crystals. ⚛️ 🔮 Read all about it, and watch the full film: today.uconn.edu/2025/03/crys...

Created in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) recently celebrated its 10th year helping safeguard the state against the disastrous effects of climate change. today.uconn.edu/2025/03/refl...

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering is marking its 50th anniversary with a class of inductees featuring a significant UConn presence. 🏅 today.uconn.edu/2025/03/case...

How do people band together in the face of disaster? See our latest paper in Nature Scientific Reports, led by our graduate student Sevgi Demiroglu! shorturl.at/boQ3d @uconnresearch.bsky.social

Meet Kayvona Brown, a McNair Scholar and community advocate with a passion for supporting survivors. 🌟 Sexual assault prevention and post-traumatic healing are her guiding stars, both in and out of the lab. today.uconn.edu/2025/03/meet...

New England’s expanse of stone walls is not only picturesque: each wall contains a rich history of the region’s geological past and insights about the people who placed each stone. today.uconn.edu/2025/03/a-st...

“Having the ability to see a doctor or travel to the inner city to work is a human right. ... Engineering shapes every facet of human life, and with this level of influence comes a profound responsibility.” today.uconn.edu/2025/03/nsf-...

For solving some of college students' biggest challenges in just 20 hours -- congratulations to the winning student teams at Hack UConn 2025! 👏 today.uconn.edu/2025/03/hack...

With flooding and wildfires raging across the globe, the "Great Dying" was the worst mass extinction event in Earth's history.🌋 Understanding how plant life bounced back from this event can help us understand recovery from present-day climate change. 🌱 today.uconn.edu/2025/03/plan...

New research from Julie Burland, director of research for the UConn Institute of Sports Medicine, shows that biomarkers in the blood may be able to help predict the risk of injury for athletes. 🏀 today.uconn.edu/2025/03/biom...

Over 100 years ago, beavers were driven to extinction in Connecticut. Today, beavers are back -- but where, exactly? And how are they impacting ecosystems across the state? Evan Zocco investigates. 🦫 today.uconn.edu/2025/03/busy...

With an undergraduate research fellowship from @uconnhumanities.bsky.social, Kanny Salike is tracing the co-evolution of African American English (AAE) and Black American Sign Language (BASL). today.uconn.edu/2025/03/huma...

Congratulations to computational astrophysicist Daniel Anglés-Alcázar, who was awarded the Sloan Research Fellowship for his work modeling the evolution of galaxies! 🌌https://today.uconn.edu/2025/03/computational-astrophysicist-daniel-angles-alcazar-awarded-sloan-research-fellowship/

🥊💢 VIRUSES - 1 BACTERIA - 0 Research from Prof. Dennis D'Amico has shown that bacteria-eating viruses can effectively kill harmful pathogens in milk and cheese, making food safer for everyone. today.uconn.edu/2025/02/viru...

Drs. Se-Jin Lee and Emily Germain-Lee of UConn Health are leading the charge to develop new drugs that could help prevent muscle loss among patients taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic. today.uconn.edu/2025/02/next...