Schools & Colleges
Of Science and Squid Emojis
UConn's Sarah McAnulty talks about making science communication better - and what's wrong with a squid emoji.
Tolerating Uncomfortable Emotions During a Pandemic
UConn Health clinical psychologist Cassandra Holinka suggests there’s a time and place for accepting our feelings rather than trying to change them.
How Mapping COVID-19 Could Help Drug Companies
When the spread of COVID-19 started to affect the University of Connecticut, the state, and the country, Ranjan Srivastava, department head for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, knew he had to spring into action. Drawing on his previous work in mathematically modeling how the Hepatitis B virus spreads, Srivastava realized he could apply the principles of what he knew to the behavior of COVID-19, which could be useful to other researchers and drug companies.
UConn Research Team Developing Emergency Ventilator Prototype
Jeffrey McCutcheon, the Al Geib Professor of Environmental Engineering Research and Education at UConn, is usually busy this time of year studying subjects like membrane separations and filtration. But like many, the director of the Fraunhofer USA Center for Energy Innovation, located in the Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park, has seen the focus of his work change with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak, UConn Researchers Working on Simple, Low-Cost CRISPR-based Diagnostic Test for Infectious Diseases
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering— a shared department in the schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, and Engineering—have been working to develop a new, low-cost, CRISPR-based diagnostic platform to detect infectious diseases, including the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
Analysis Suggests COVID-19 Racial Disparities
A UConn Health study led by Dr. Cato T. Laurencin shows communities of color are more vulnerable to coronavirus infection and mortality.
What We Know About Online Learning
The use of technology, particularly the internet, to support remote learning is nothing new.
Help For Owners of Small Businesses During Pandemic
The Connecticut Small Business Development Center is helping owners and entrepreneurs throughout Connecticut navigate the pandemic economy.
Building a Geoscience Workforce
A team from UConn's Department of Geosciences has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to combat climate change with a strong geoscience workforce.
Three Members of UConn Nation Among HBJ’s Women in Business Honorees
Three extraordinary UConn women have been honored by the Hartford Business Journal.