Coronavirus
Mothers in Academia Unite to Face COVID Challenges
A team of mothers in academia are proposing solutions to challenges they face as researchers, amplified by the pandemic.
March 9, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Returning the Favor: UConn Researchers Presented With PPE Supply
UConn researchers who donated personal protective equipment for emergency use early in the pandemic had the favor returned this week.
March 5, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Pandemic Got You Down? A Little Nature Could Help
Spending time in nature can help ease stressful feelings, researchers found.
February 18, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
An Intimate Reflection on Motherhood, Family, Academia, and Inequality During a Pandemic
How three scholars took an untraditional approach to exploring the experiences of new mothers during the pandemic.
February 9, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Health Researchers Track COVID-19 Immunity
Antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 are universal in survivors of the illness, but their ability to counteract the virus varies significantly.
February 8, 2021 | Kim Krieger
Re-Entry Testing Curbs 150+ COVID Cases from UConn Campuses
UConn’s re-entry testing strategies halted more than 150 positive cases – which often are asymptomatic in college-age students – from circulating and spreading on its campuses.
February 4, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz
We Can Get Vaccines To People Faster: A Supply Chain Management Perspective
Right now, demand vastly exceeds supply; UConn's Cuihong Li explains how that can be fixed.
February 1, 2021 | Cuihong Li, Professor of Operations and Information Management
Nurse Researchers Study How to Increase COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination Among Underserved Hispanic Families
Xiaomei Cong and Kelley Newlin Lew are partnering with the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut for the study, with support from the Office of the Vice President for Research’s COVID-19 Research Seed Funding Program.
February 1, 2021 | Mikala Kane
President Katsouleas Hosts COVID Awards Recognition Ceremony
The awards celebrate UConn employees who have gone above and beyond during the pandemic.
January 29, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Onset of COVID Pandemic Significantly Threatened CT School Meal Programs
Innovation by food service directors and local communities helped meal distribution numbers rebound last spring.
January 28, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center