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Blue lights casting across the large UConn branded sign at night during the winter on Jan. 22, 2020. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Tapping Talent in Trying Times

A working group drawing together stakeholders from Storrs and Farmington is helping UConn respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Understanding the Impact of Ed Tech to Prevent ‘COVID-19 (Academic) Slide’

UConn researchers are looking at solutions to prevent a drop-off in learning among students during pandemic-related school closures.

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UConn Stamford Residence Hall to House Recovering Coronavirus Patients

A UConn Stamford residence hall will house recovering coronavirus patients.

A Ugandan farmer examines her plantain crop. UConn researchers have found problems in the country's food supply chain are likely caused by mismanagement or poor infrastructure. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)

Mismanagment, Not Tampering, at Root of Supply Problems for Ugandan Farmers

Two UConn researchers have discovered that mismanagement, rather than tampering, is to blame for problems in the Ugandan food supply chain.

Of Science and Squid Emojis

UConn's Sarah McAnulty talks about making science communication better - and what's wrong with a squid emoji.

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Pandemic Prompts Largest Class in UConn History

UConn is currently offering undergraduate students a one-credit online course that studies the COVID-19 pandemic and it has reached an enrollment of over 4,000 – easily the largest in school history.

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Help For Owners of Small Businesses During Pandemic

The Connecticut Small Business Development Center is helping owners and entrepreneurs throughout Connecticut navigate the pandemic economy.

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Three Members of UConn Nation Among HBJ’s Women in Business Honorees

Three extraordinary UConn women have been honored by the Hartford Business Journal.

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UConn Research Team Developing Emergency Ventilator Prototype

UConn researchers have developed a prototype of an emergency ventilator that could be manufactured to meet surges in demand stemming from the coronavirus crisis.

How Mapping COVID-19 Could Help Drug Companies

UConn's Ranjan Srivastava aims to mathematically model how the novel coronavirus replicates within an infected cell and how the infection spreads within the human body, boosting efforts to find effective treatments.