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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.

From left to rigth, Mike Kovach (landscape supervisor), Brian Murray (arborist), William Bates (arborist), and Patrick McKee (UConn Office of Sustainability) plant the Class of 2020 tree, an oak.

UConn’s Class of 2020, Uprooted from Campus, Puts Down ‘Roots’ with Class Tree

Despite challenges presented by the pandemic, a UConn tradition endures with the planting of the Class of 2020 tree on campus.

Allied health students hold posters of support for patients and staff

A Little Extra for Isolated Inpatients

UConn undergrads come up with an alternative way to engage older adult patients as they wait out the pandemic in the hospital without visitors.

An illustration by the artist Simi Kang of a reflection written by Tamanna Brar '20 (CLAS): "I also feel blessed that my family can make home-cooked meals. In other words, my family is Punjabi therefore we cook Punjabi food that is enough for all of us at this time," it reads in part.

New Online Exhibit Highlights Asian American Student Narratives

UConn’s Asian and Asian American Studies Institute (AAASI) has launched an ongoing online exhibit of student narratives and work from professional artists intended to document student experiences.

Dr. Mervyn F. Silverman, Director Of Health for the City and County of San Francisco, displays poster and leaflets during the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Looking at the Social Side of COVID-19 Through HIV Research

UConn researchers say the HIV/AIDS epidemic offers important lessons for confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 seated man gesturing with both hands while speaking.

Gestures Heard As Well As Seen

A group of UConn researchers has found that body movements can influence how our voices sound.

An opening illustration from Professor Álvaro Lozano-Robledo's YouTube videos on math, entitled "Algebra: What is it good for?"

UConn Professor Uses Social Distancing to Create Math Enthusiasts

UConn mathematics professor Álvaro Lozano-Robledo is responding to social distancing by creating videos that show the fun side of math.

An unilluminated "On Air" light in the closed studio of WHUS.

WHUS Airs New Programming as Staff Records Shows at Home

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced WHUS from their on-campus studio, but original programming continues.

A still frame from a video showing trees in bloom at UConn Storrs.

UConn in Bloom

A video essay documents the splendor of the season at UConn Storrs.