UConn Spin-off ImStem Biotechnology to Move Forward with Clinical Trial of Investigational New Drug for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

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UConn Spin-off ImStem Biotechnology to Move Forward with Clinical Trial of Investigational New Drug for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Just as the United States was recognizing the severity of the coronavirus and state governments were reacting to the impending health crisis, a Farmington-based company with ties to the University of Connecticut that has been pursuing a cure for another elusive disease received milestone news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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UConn Researcher Earns National Grant to Explore Changing Attitudes Toward Pandemic Response

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UConn Researcher Earns National Grant to Explore Changing Attitudes Toward Pandemic Response

A University of Connecticut researcher has launched a year-long study to examine how behavior and social attitudes change, and what factors influence those changes, when people in the United States are faced with the threat of widespread disease. A National Science Foundation grant will fund the national study, which is already underway.

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CT Academy for Science & Engineering Elects 36 New Members from Academia, Industry; Nominations for Prestigious 2020 Medal of Technology Due March 12

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CT Academy for Science & Engineering Elects 36 New Members from Academia, Industry; Nominations for Prestigious 2020 Medal of Technology Due March 12

In 2020, the Connecticut Medal of Technology, Connecticut's highest honor for technological achievement in fields crucial to Connecticut's economic competitiveness, will be awarded by the Connecticut Academy for Science & Engineering (CASE). Nominations are being accepted through March 12. CASE has also elected 36 new members, from academia and industry, including a former astronaut and a university president.

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Youth Suffering From Trauma Benefit From EMDR Therapy in Community Mental Health Settings, Study Shows

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Youth Suffering From Trauma Benefit From EMDR Therapy in Community Mental Health Settings, Study Shows

A study by The Village for Families & Children and Yale University School of Medicine Consultation Center demonstrates that a recognized psychotherapy technique originally developed to help war veterans is also helping at-risk children and adolescents in Connecticut process the trauma they’ve experienced from sexual or emotional abuse, loss or separation and domestic or community violence.

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UConn Puts 7 On List Of World’s Most Highly-Cited Researchers; 51 at Yale University Earn Place

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UConn Puts 7 On List Of World’s Most Highly-Cited Researchers; 51 at Yale University Earn Place

Seven University of Connecticut professors have been named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers.  The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list, released recently by the Web of Science Group, identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top one percent.

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