University News
- Mulch Ado About Plastics: Shuresh Ghimire Works to Make Mulch More Sustainable November 9, 2026“If we increase crop yield, it may help humans in the short term. But if we’re degrading the environment, that would ultimately, in the long term, harm humanity. Everything we do should be in the One Health framework.”Jessica McBride, PhD
- UConn Expanding Spring Commencement Schedule to Ease Traffic and Parking, Give Guests More Time to Celebrate November 9, 2026'Moving forward, candidates and guests can linger comfortably on campus, perhaps stopping to take photographs at their favorite spots, and not feel so rushed to leave'Stephanie Reitz
- UConn Researcher Takes a Look at Relationship Between Women and Guns November 9, 2026‘When we don’t ask questions about how this is different for women, we then don’t look for policy solutions that will help address the part of this epidemic that women bear’Kimberly Phillips
- UConn Researchers Uncover Water’s Critical Role in Human Tissue Elasticity November 9, 2026New research from Anna Tarakanova and Metehan Çam offers insight into a decades-long scientific debate about what makes the human body’s tissues stretch and spring back.Sarah Redmond
- NIH Grant Supports Development of Innovative 3D Organoid Platform for Drug Discovery November 9, 2026Xueju “Sophie” Wang is developing a “micro-lab” to support organoid growth and functional evaluationAnna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Engineering News
- UConn Researchers Uncover Water’s Critical Role in Human Tissue Elasticity November 9, 2026New research from Anna Tarakanova and Metehan Çam offers insight into a decades-long scientific debate about what makes the human body’s tissues stretch and spring back.Sarah Redmond
- NIH Grant Supports Development of Innovative 3D Organoid Platform for Drug Discovery November 9, 2026Xueju “Sophie” Wang is developing a “micro-lab” to support organoid growth and functional evaluationAnna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
- Northeast Power Electronics Symposium To Be Held at UConn for the Third Year November 6, 2026The third annual NEPES symposium will be held at UConn this November, bringing together industry leaders, researchers, and students to explore emerging technologies and strengthen collaborations.Sarah Redmond
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Keynote Address at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics (ATiO) Foundation Annual Meeting November 2, 2026Laurencin spoke on Regenerative Engineering at the 2026 ATiO Conference in Berlin, Germany.Sara Capozzi
- UConn to Advise Greece on Energy Resilience and Safety October 29, 2026The Alexandroupolis region of Greece has become an important gateway for natural gas supply to southeastern and central Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. UConn will provide expertise to ensure energy resilience, environmental safety, and economic development for the regionMatt Engelhardt