Coronavirus

Senior couple staying home and staying fit during COVID-19 lockdown

Exploring the Effects of Social Isolation on Couples During a Pandemic

A UConn researcher is part of an effort to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way couples communicate and stay healthy.

Medical assistant Regina Rushby takes William Cordero's temparature using a heat scanner, part of the screening process for entry at UConn Health. June 5, 2020 (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

The Re-Engineering of UConn Health

When UConn Health professionals saw the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, they knew that "business as usual" was over.

Large letter entrance UConn sign on route 195. July 24, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Reducing Fees for Undergrads Learning Exclusively Online in Fall

Full-time UConn undergraduates based at the Storrs campus will save more than $700 in discounted mandatory student fees if they choose to take all of their fall courses fully online and do not live in University housing.

Goodbye, Handshake. Hello, LMG

With handshakes on hold because of the pandemic, UConn researchers offer a germ-free way to greet each other in person.

A Mexican restaurant adapts to the Covid-19 lockdown. The owner hands an order to a customer outside the restaurant; they are both wearing gloves and masks.

Op-Ed: This Simple Model Shows the Importance of Wearing Masks and Social Distancing

An actuarial tool developed by UConn researchers helps people understand the effect that various social distancing and personal protective measures can have on the spread of COVID-19.

nurse with custom-fitted frame over her mask

UConn-made COVID-19 Mask Solution Coming to Market

Licensing deal with Connecticut Biotech of South Windsor enables commercial production of custom-fit mask frames developed by UConn’s Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering.

Female hands type onto laptop; learning during a pandemic.

Reading and Language Arts Center Champions Literacy Amid Pandemic

The Neag School of Education's Reading and Language Arts Center is helping schools around the state in the pandemic-caused shift to online learning.

The UConn sign in Storrs, lit up at night, with light steaks from passing traffic

A Message to UConn About Plans for Fall 2020

A message to the UConn community with details about plans for the Fall 2020 semester.

Surgical Mask Close-up headshot portrait with a black background. A beautiful 40-44-year-old woman looking down close-up of her eyelids. Her right eye is wet from running tears. She is sad and emotionally distressed.

Op-Ed: Resilience is an Important Tool to Help You Deal With Coronavirus and the Surge in Cases

Learning resilience can be a hugely beneficial strategy for the stress of contemporary life.

PGA Honoring UConn Health Care Workers

Ten UConn Health workers have been chosen to be honored at the Travelers Championship for work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.