Coronavirus

Q&A: Coronavirus and Connecticut Taxes

UConn School of Law Prof. Richard Pomp provides some insight on how the coronavirus pandemic might affect Connecticut's state and local revenues (hint: it's not a pretty picture).

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Farmington and Storrs Team to Make Needed PPE for UConn Health

The collaborative efforts of medical doctors from UConn Health with engineers, scientists, and researchers from Storrs will soon produce an increased supply of personal protection equipment,

Yuansun (Sonny) Jiang and Prof. Oskar Harmon examine the site Jiang built to track the spread of coronavirus in Connecticut. (UConn Photo)

UConn Student Tracks Pandemic With Data

An MS student at UConn has created a website to track the spread of coronavirus in Connecticut.

Materials arrayed on a table for the Ballard Institute paper puppet workshop.

Ballard Moves Puppet Workshops Online for Family Fun at Home

Undaunted by coronavirus closures, the Ballard Institute Museum of Puppetry is taking its popular puppet-making workshops online.

A man inside a house holds up a hand-drawn sign that says "Social Distancing Please."

Yearlong UConn Study to Look at COVID-19, Pandemic Preventative Health Behavior

UConn researcher Natalie J. Shook has received funding to study how people respond to recommended behaviors during health crises like COVID-19.

UConn Health white coats ready to be distributed at a ceremony held at John W. Patterson Auditorium at UConn Health in Farmington on March 22, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

“Outpouring of Support” as Researchers, Barnes & Noble Donate Lab Supplies to UConn Health

A UConn researcher's desire to help out during the coronavirus pandemic sparked a University-wide effort to collect needed supplies for UConn Health.

An electronic sign reading "US Border Closed" at the country's border with Canada.

Q&A: What COVID-19 Means For Immigration

UConn Law Prof. Valeria Gomez talks about the ways in which the coronavirus pandemic has already changed the U.S. immigration system.

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How You Can Help UConn Health Fight Coronavirus

UConn Health has been overwhelmed by the generosity of people seeking to help frontline workers in the battle against COVID-19. Here's how you can help.

An illustration depicting the coronavirus microbe.

Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak, UConn Researchers Working on Simple, Low-Cost CRISPR-based Diagnostic Test for Infectious Diseases

UConn researchers are working to develop a simple, low-cost method of testing for coronavirus and other infectious diseases.

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UConn’s Dr. Anthony Alessi Looks Out For Connecticut in “Healthy Rounds”

Dr. Anthony Alessi is the host of “Healthy Rounds” on WTIC NewsTalk 1080. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the show has gone to a daily format from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.