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Yuansun (Sonny) Jiang looks at a laptop screen displaying a map of coronavirus cases worldwide in a dark room.

CLAS Faculty and Students Shifting Work to COVID-19

Researchers in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak with their scholarship and service.

Tracey Lafayette

Neag School Alumni Teachers on Navigating the Virtual Classroom

With the recent transition from educating in the classroom to the virtual realm due to the pandemic, the teaching world has changed drastically. We wanted to hear from Neag School alumni now serving as teachers about how they are managing the online teaching and learning environment.

Members of the team working on the portable heaters in Costa Rica (Photo by Christina Baer).

Bringing the Heat to Field Research

The ability to 'MacGyver' equipment in the field has led UConn researchers to an important tool for studying global warming.

Connecticut Closer to Establishing National Research Reserve

Connecticut is closer to having a national research reserve established along its coastline.

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Elections in a Time of Pandemic: A UConn Legal Expert Explains

UConn legal scholar Douglas Spencer explains how the COVID-19 pandemic could affect U.S. elections.

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As Families Struggle During Pandemic, Children At High Risk for Neglect

The coronavirus pandemic has created conditions that could put children at severe risk of neglect, researchers say.

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Got Seasonal Allergies? Beetles Could Help

It’s time once again for the misery familiar to millions of people around the world: seasonal allergy season. But there may be hope, courtesy of a tiny critter with a big appetite: a new study published in Nature Communications suggests that a species of beetle could help control an invasive and highly allergenic weed at […]

Bert Wachtelhausen.

Q&A With Neag School 2020 Distinguished Alumna Bert Wachtelhausen

Former UConn women’s basketball player and recreational therapy graduate Bert Wachtelhausen ’81 (ED) has shaped a thriving career combining skills she honed as a Division I athlete with her longtime interests in physical health and helping others. Climbing the corporate health insurance ladder in what for many years remained a male-dominated industry, Wachtelhausen has long since shattered the glass ceiling to excel as a senior executive who now serves as president of startup WellSpark Health.

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2020 Convergence Awards for Research in Interdisciplinary Centers (CARIC) Announced

UConn's OVPR recently announced the 2020 Convergence Awards for Research in Interdisciplinary Centers (CARIC), an initiative that provides up to $150,000 to interdisciplinary teams to bid for major federally funded initiatives.

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Op-Ed: No, CBD is Not a Miracle Molecule that Can Cure Coronavirus

Claims for CBD's effectiveness in treating coronavirus are baseless hype rather than evidence-based evaluations, says UConn's C. Michael White.