Coronavirus

Church Donates 1,900 Masks to UConn Health, More on the Way

The Chinese Baptist Church of Greater Hartford has donated 1,900 masks to UConn Health, with more on the way.

Parade Honors Employees of UConn Health

First responders circled around the main entrance of UConn Health with sirens and horns blaring to say “Thank You."

PPE Patent Pending: Next Generation Custom-fitting Masks

UConn and UConn Health collaboration uses facial recognition technology to 3D-print individually sized add-ons that ensure proper fit and optimal protection.

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.

A store with a sign in front that says "Support Local Business."

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.

A woman with a surgical mask is prepared to donate blood.

UConn Health to Use Blood From Recovered Patients to Fight COVID-19

UConn Health is using blood plasma from employees who have recovered from COVID-19 to help those still suffering from the disease.

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UConn Research Team Developing Emergency Ventilator Prototype

UConn researchers have developed a prototype of an emergency ventilator that could be manufactured to meet surges in demand stemming from the coronavirus crisis.

Members of the Connecticut National Guard came to UConn Health to help clean out offices and set up hospital rooms in the Connecticut Tower of UConn John Dempsey Hospital. April 13, 2020 (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

National Guard Sets up Additional COVID-19 Surge Capacity at UConn Health

Members of the Connecticut National Guard helped UConn Health prepare for a potential surge in COVID-19 patients.

How Mapping COVID-19 Could Help Drug Companies

UConn's Ranjan Srivastava aims to mathematically model how the novel coronavirus replicates within an infected cell and how the infection spreads within the human body, boosting efforts to find effective treatments.

Recreation of Thoreau's Cabin at Walden Pond in Massachusetts. (Getty Images)

Op-Ed: What ‘Walden’ Can Tell Us About Social Distancing

Henry David Thoreau's classic meditation on life's essentials finds new resonance in the age of social distancing.