Coronavirus
After Developing CRISPR-based Diagnostic Test for Infectious Diseases, UConn Researchers Validate Clinical Feasibility for COVID-19 Testing at Point of Care
A simple, low-cost method of detecting infectious disease is one step closer to being a cutting-edge diagnostics technology used by clinicians.
September 18, 2020 | Courtney Chandler
Weight Stigma Predicts Emotional Distress and Binge Eating During COVID-19
Young adults who have experienced weight stigma have more distress and maladaptive eating behaviors during the pandemic, regardless of their body size, researchers at UConn's Rudd Center have found.
September 10, 2020 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
UConn Health Helps Paramedic Trainees Get Back on Track
True to its educational mission, UConn Health opened the John Dempsey Hospital ED to a class of paramedics in training who found themselves without a place for their clinical rotations when the pandemic struck.
September 3, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Facemasks Show Commitment to Human Rights Along With Public Health
One of the ways UConn is helping to ensuring the health and safety of its community is the requirement that all students, faculty and staff wear face coverings while on campus.
September 2, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Launches Funding Program for COVID-19 Research
UConn's Office of Vice President for Research is announcing a new rapid-response funding program open to researchers studying aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 31, 2020 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Study: COVID-19 Messaging Less Effective When Tied to Trump
A study by UConn's InCHIP finds that messaging related to the COVID-19 pandemic is less effective when linked to President Donald Trump.
August 27, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Interning in a Pandemic: One UConn Student’s Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic might have complicated one UConn student's dream internship, but it didn't derail it.
August 27, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
More than Politics or Age, Psychological Disease Avoidance Linked to Preventative Behavior, Study Finds
Pre-existing feelings of germ disgust turn out to be helpful in prompting preventative health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 21, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
Fall Sports: OK to Play?
As pandemic mode extends into a new school year, UConn Health sports medicine physicians offer perspective on student athletics.
August 20, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn’s Information Solutions Helping to Reopen Connecticut
A UConn researcher's passion for data solutions is playing an important role in Connecticut's reopening process.
August 20, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance