“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. 🐝🐟🧬
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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!
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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? 💊 🧠
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Film student Evan Elmore is spending his summer documenting Connecticut's underground music scene, with support from UConn's IDEA Grant for undergraduate projects. 🎥 🎸
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Love to see lab groups having fun (and keeping warm)! ❄️
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.
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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.
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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.
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🌈 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. ⚛️
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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.
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Just out in PNAS!
Our new study finds that a pregame ritual created stronger emotional synchrony among football fans than the game itself.
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#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.
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In her lab, Natale Sciolino researches the interactions between the brain and behavior, and fosters the next generation of UConn neuroscientists. 🧠 💡
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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.
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There’s no magic pill for youth, but there might be a magic...poo. 🪄
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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.
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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? 🐻
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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. 🔥🚒
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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.
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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.
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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. 🌎
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💊 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.
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Graphic promoting InCHIP's next Virtual Federal Funding Coffee Break Friday, May 30, 2025 from 10AM to 11:30AM Insights from leadership and a panel discussion on adapting grant submissions to the current federal research funding climate RSVP: https://s.uconn.edu/inchip-coffee-break The text is backgrounded by a translucent blue banner against an image of people meeting around a conference room table.
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
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