Coronavirus
UConn School of Pharmacy Joins State of Connecticut in COVID Immunization and Contact Tracing
The UConn School of Pharmacy is assisting the state's COVID-19 vaccine strategy in a variety of ways.
UConn Health Experts Serve on Governor’s Vaccine Advisory Group
As Connecticut readies for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, UConn experts are providing key assistance to state decision-makers.
Health Care Innovation Students Tackle Workplace Inefficiencies Brought to Light by COVID-19
UConn's Healthcare Innovation Online Graduate Certificate program is helping professionals tackle inefficiencies in their fields uncovered by the pandemic.
UConn’s Unique COVID Testing Strategies Garnering Praise, Serving as Model for Others
Over the fall semester, UConn has administered or tracked more than 42,000 COVID-19 individual and surveillance tests among its student body, helping it successfully complete the semester’s in-person portion.
UConn Researcher Developing Rapid COVID-19 Testing
UConn researcher Bahram Javidi is developing a rapid, portable method of testing for COVID-19 that could be a boon to health care providers and patients alike.
UConn Researchers Track Connections Between COVID-19 Health Behaviors and Experiences of People of Color
UConn researchers found that experiences with racism and negative stereotyping shapes how some people see the health measure of wearing a face mask.
For Some Older Adults, a Pandemic of Loneliness
Dr. David C. Steffens, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UConn School of Medicine, offers insight and advice on older adults facing the prospect of a lonely, pandemic-marred holiday season.
Double Down: Election Anxiety on Top of Pandemic Stress
UConn Health psychologist Karen Steinberg talks about the double dose of stress confronting many Americans during this time, and what they can do about it.
UConn Health Model: Travel Ban Would Have Killed CT COVID in August
UConn Health's Pedro Mendes talks about what a sophisticated computer model of Connecticut's COVID-19 infections tells us about where we've been, and where we might be headed.
Lost Your Sense of Smell? Suspect COVID-19
Dr. Denis Lafreniere, Chief of the Division of ENT at UConn Health, discusses one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19.