Coronavirus
UConn Reports 94% of Incoming Storrs Residential Students Fully or Partially Vaccinated
Student vaccination rate far exceeds the state and national figures
August 12, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Distributing Federal Emergency Grants for Qualifying Students
UConn has received $28.4 million in emergency grants for students to help with unexpected and urgent needs that arose due to the coronavirus
August 5, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz
Pandemic Has Teens Feeling Worried, Unmotivated, and Disconnected from School
In the coming school year, social connection and communication between students and teachers should be prioritized
August 2, 2021 | Leah M. Lessard, Postdoctoral Fellow at the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
UConn Magazine: Say it With a T-shirt
Wear Ya Mask! tees were created to encourage health and safety during the pandemic.
July 30, 2021 | Lisa Stiepock
Their Efforts Today Will Impact the State, and the World, for Decades to Come
UConn researchers working in the environment, documenting people’s lives during the pandemic, and teaching children to write better will have profound implications in the future
July 15, 2021 | Amanda Song
When Life Gives You Lemons … Hold a Virtual International Fish Conference
A scholarly conference with a more diverse group of participants and a smaller carbon footprint, 'thanks' to the pandemic
July 15, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
The Impact of COVID-19 on Food-Shopping Behavior for Food-Insecure Populations
Differences in shopping behavior highlight another health disparity for lower-income individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
July 13, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Walking Down Memory Lane to Battle COVID Isolation
An unexpected result of a project designed to combat pandemic isolation changed the lives of a student and her 93-year-old project partner.
June 23, 2021 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
UConn Engineer Develops Lab-on-Paper SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic by CRISPR
Changchun Liu’s low-cost, easy-to-use device provides accurate results within an hour
CT Small Business Development Center Supports Businesses During, After COVID-19
The Connecticut Small Business Development Center, housed in the UConn School of Business, saw demand for its services soar during the pandemic