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UConn Addresses Misconceptions, Questions About COVID-19 Dashboard and Data

Answers to frequently asked questions relating to the University's strategy of testing and containment in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detail of a partially blurred periodic table of the elements. Focus on arsenic

Without Oxygen, Earth’s Early Microbes Relied on Arsenic to Sustain Life

A UConn researcher has found evidence indicating that arsenic once played a role similar to oxygen for organisms early in the history of life on Earth.

UConn student Megan Chiovaro, in beekeeping gear, inspects a honeybee hive as part of her research.

The Psychologist and the Bees

Doctoral student Megan Chiovaro has learned a lot about people - from working with honeybees.

Pinkney “Pink” Anderson with his son Alvin, known as “Little Pink,” at their South Carolina home in 1962 when they appeared in the film “The Blues,” made by Samuel and Ann Charters.

Documentary Tracks Charters ‘Searching for Secret Heroes’ of Blues Music

A new documentary focuses on a legendary early 1960s film made by Sam Charters and UConn professor emerita Ann Charters about American blues musicians.

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Graduate Storrs Open For Business As New Campus Hotel

The Graduate Storrs hotel opened for business on September 12 and is located in the former Nathan Hale Inn, but the property has a brand-new look to it.

An aerial photo of the gold cupola of the Wilbur Cross building as the sun rises in the horizon

‘Brave Space’ Series Will Further UConn Dialogue on Justice, Equity, and Diversity

'Brave Space,' a new audio interview series launching this month, seeks to further the conversation at UConn on issues of justice, diversity, and equity.

Students walk along Fairfield Way near the Homer Babbidge Library. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn, CSCU Combine For Innovative eBook Purchasing Initiative

UConn and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities have together purchased a huge collection of eBooks from leading university presses, making these widely accessible to students, faculty, and staff.

President Theodore Roosevelt and conservationist John Muir (to the President's left) in Yosemite Valley, California, 1903

Op-Ed: American Environmentalism’s Racist Roots Have Shaped Global Thinking About Conservation

The racist assumptions underlying early US environmentalism have had far-reaching effects.

An aerial view of Fairfield Way, showing the word "UConn" spelled out in brick work.

UConn Remains in U.S. News Top 25 Public Universities for 9th Consecutive Year

UConn remains among the nation’s top 25 public universities for the ninth consecutive year.

Students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Student Union Mall on the Wednesday following the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks.

Remembering September 11: How UConn Responded

Nineteen years later, the terrible trauma of that day is still fresh.