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UConn Funds Five COVID-19 Research Projects, Announces Additional Funding
The Office of the Vice President has announced five awards to researchers as part of its new internal funding program to address the urgent needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 2, 2020 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Ancient Microbial Life Used Arsenic to Thrive in a World Without Oxygen
Researchers traveled to a landscape in Chile similar in some ways to Mars to learn how life existed on Earth before oxygen.
October 2, 2020 | Pieter Visscher, University of Connecticut Brendan Paul Burns, University of New South Wales Kimberley L. Gallagher, Quinnipiac University
UConn Releases Annual Safety Reports
The University of Connecticut is releasing two reports this week that detail its response to reports of criminal activity, sexual violence, and other issues it monitors to ensure the safety of its campus communities.
October 2, 2020 | Stephanie Reitz
Two Months From Graduation, Xavier Cole ’20 (BUS) Says: ‘Make Excuses, Or Make It Happen’
Xavier Cole '20 (BUS), primed for graduation in December, has overcome obstacles in life that would have been the undoing of most people.
October 1, 2020 | Claire Hall
UConn Absorbs Significant Spending Cuts, but Still Needs State Help for COVID Costs
UConn has absorbed more than $35 million in reductions at the Storrs and regional campuses since its budget went into effect in July and expects to realize another $13 million throughout the fiscal year, leaving about $28 million that the University will request as a one-time COVID bridge allocation from the state.
September 30, 2020 | Stephanie Reitz
Avery Point Marine Sciences Building to be Renamed in Weicker’s Honor
UConn's Board of Trustees has voted to rename the Marine Sciences Building at Avery Point in honor of former Gov. Lowell Weicker.
September 30, 2020 | Stephanie Reitz
Meet Werth Innovator Lauren Boulay ’21 (ENG)
Meet UConn electrical engineering major Lauren Boulay ’21, part of the next generation of makers and a member of the inaugural cohort of Werth Innovators.
September 30, 2020 | Angelina Reyes
UConn Women’s Student Leadership Program Receives $1.2 Million Grant
A leadership program for undergraduate women at UConn has proven so successful the funder donated $1.2 million to extend it for at least three years.
September 29, 2020 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center Receives 5-year Extension to Improve and Expand Safety Analysis Tool
UConn's Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center has won a grant to continue developing its nationally-lauded highway safety data analysis tool.
September 29, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Snapshot USA Helps Conservation Efforts By ‘Trapping’ Wildlife on Camera
UConn's Erin Kuprewicz talks about what goes into participating in the largest annual inventory of wildlife in the United States.
September 28, 2020 | Elaina Hancock