Can a lab-grown neuron learn a new rhythm?
Neural organoids offer a window into development, but what counts as learning when a network has no body?
Maya Patel
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
UConn USJ · Reporting & analysis
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Neural organoids offer a window into development, but what counts as learning when a network has no body?
Maya Patel
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
Astronomers infer dark matter from its gravitational fingerprints. New sky surveys are making those maps more detailed than ever.
Jordan Kim
Department of Physics & Astronomy
In Long Island Sound, microscopic plankton connect changing water conditions to the species people notice most.
Eli Thompson
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Prediction tools can narrow a vast search space. The next step is learning how to interpret their confidence and blind spots.
Sofia Martinez
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Temperature changes the pace of electrochemical reactions, offering a practical lens on energy storage and materials design.
Noah Williams
Department of Chemistry
Research priorities are shaped by communities, institutions, and choices about whose problems deserve attention.
Avery Chen
Department of English and Department of Molecular & Cell Biology