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A paramecium, an example of the microorganisms known as protists.

A Roadmap to Transform Protist Research

An international group of scientists from over 40 research groups, including UConn marine science professor Senjie Lin’s team, collaborated to create the tools necessary for studying the genetic details of a broad range of microscopic marine creatures called protists.

Two women talking via videoconference.

For the First Time, UConn’s Mental Health, Student Care Services Go Virtual

The coronavirus pandemic has not slowed UConn's mission of providing for its students' mental health needs.

A woman kneels in prayer in an empty Catholic cathedral in the Philippines.

Op-Ed: Why People Need Rituals, Especially in Times of Uncertainty

A UConn anthropologist explains the value rituals play in the lives of individuals and societies - especially in times of widespread confusion.

UConn Students Participate in Global Climate Change Forum

A video documents how the 2019 UN forum on climate changed has influenced UConn students.

The Numbers on Connecticut’s Newest Crop: Hemp

A new report provides the first overall look at the financial realities of Connecticut's newly legal hemp farming industry.

Q&A: Coronavirus and Connecticut Taxes

UConn School of Law Prof. Richard Pomp provides some insight on how the coronavirus pandemic might affect Connecticut's state and local revenues (hint: it's not a pretty picture).

UConn Prof. Janet Pritchard is documenting the complexities of life along the Connecticut River watershed through photography, as in this picture of fly fishing in Pittsburg, N.H. (Photo courtesy of Janet Pritchard)

Janet Pritchard Considers the Lay of the Land with her Photography

UConn's Janet Pritchard talks about her approach to landscape photography as a blending of past and present.

a doctor wearing a mask

Farmington and Storrs Team to Make Needed PPE for UConn Health

The collaborative efforts of medical doctors from UConn Health with engineers, scientists, and researchers from Storrs will soon produce an increased supply of personal protection equipment,

Yuansun (Sonny) Jiang and Prof. Oskar Harmon examine the site Jiang built to track the spread of coronavirus in Connecticut. (UConn Photo)

UConn Student Tracks Pandemic With Data

An MS student at UConn has created a website to track the spread of coronavirus in Connecticut.

Materials arrayed on a table for the Ballard Institute paper puppet workshop.

Ballard Moves Puppet Workshops Online for Family Fun at Home

Undaunted by coronavirus closures, the Ballard Institute Museum of Puppetry is taking its popular puppet-making workshops online.