Students and faculty work with community partners on the front lines of the opioid epidemic
Health
Winning Starts with Wellness
Athletes play to win, but what happens when injuries keep them from even trying?
A Vaccine with Global Reach
Moving one step closer to developing a universal vaccine for leptospirosis, a widely neglected disease
Eating for Two with Meals4Moms
Keeping moms and babies safe from gestational diabetes mellitus
What’s Feeding Sports Nutrition Misconceptions?
High school athletes push their bodies hard — on the field, in the gym, and in practice. But a new UConn-led study shows many aren’t giving themselves the right fuel. Researchers, including Jennifer B. Fields of UConn’s Department of Nutritional Sciences, found both general and sport-specific nutrition knowledge among adolescent athletes to be surprisingly low. […]
Go Baby Go
With students and faculty from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and College of Engineering, the Go Baby Go program helps children and their families gain independence, and have fun while they’re doing it. Go Baby Go modifies commercially available battery-powered cars for children, typically one to five years old, with mobility-related disabilities. At the […]
Protecting Connecticut from Mosquito-Borne Illness
CAHNR researchers go beyond the bite to help keep Connecticut residents safe