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UConn Research and the COVID-19 Pandemic

A new online resource collects the various coronavirus-related projects being undertaken by UConn faculty, students, and staff.

President Thomas Katsouleas speaks with Letita Naigles, left, University marshall, and Del Siegle, mace bearer, before the virtual Commencement ceremony broadcast from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 9, 2020.

A Commencement With 9,000 UConn Huskies Present in Spirit

The unique virtual commencement of 2020, captured in images.

A television monitor shows President Thomas Katsouleas during the virtual Commencement ceremony broadcast from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 9, 2020.

Huskies Forever: UConn Celebrates First ‘Virtual’ Commencement

Although the COVID-19 pandemic made a traditional commencement impossible, UConn found a way to provide a special day for its nearly 9,000 graduates.

A photo featuring a member of the Class of 2020 and her family at a restaurant.

Love, Your Family

UConn Today asked various parents and siblings to pen a letter to their graduate and share their feelings during this time of both celebration and challenges.

A student sits with her feet up while studying inthe Wilbur Cross South Reading Room.

UConn Receives National Honor for Commitment to First-Generation Students’ Success

A quarter of UConn Storrs students, and half the undergraduates attending regional campuses, are first-generation college students, and UConn's efforts to serve them have gained national recognition.

Students walk past the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 5, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Celebrating UConn’s Class of 2020

In a challenging years, UConn's graduating students offer hope and inspiration.

Ahmed Diakhate, a UConn Stamford student, sews masks for health care workers.

UConn Stamford Student Makes 250 Masks for Health Care Workers

A UConn Stamford student put his fashion design skills to work in making masks for area health care workers.

Students studying in the Wilbur Cross South Reading Room.

UConn Students to Receive CARES Act Grants

Students from all levels of the University of Connecticut will receive the majority of funds that the institution gets from the Coronavirus Assistance, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Exterior view of the Stamford campus.

UConn Stamford Residence Hall to House Recovering Coronavirus Patients

A UConn Stamford residence hall will house recovering coronavirus patients.

Aerial shot of UConn from Rte. 195, looking west.

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.