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Nurse receiving the COVID-19 vaccination

How Many People Need to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine in Order to Stop the Coronavirus?

The more infectious a disease is, the larger the number of people who need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity.

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UConn’s COVID Re-Entry Tests Successful

UConn’s multi-step COVID-19 testing process prevented the introduction of 76 positive cases into the student body as undergrads returned to residence halls last weekend for the spring semester.

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Beetles Reveal How to Hide the Body

A corpse is a home to the burying beetle, and UConn researchers are learning how this specialist critter keeps its home free of unwanted visitors.

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UConn Puts Eight On List Of World’s Most Highly-Cited Researchers

Eight University of Connecticut faculty members have been named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers.

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Q&A: Trump, the Capitol, and Social Media

Social media played a significant role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, and its influence in shaping American politics is unlikely to wane, says UConn's Marie Shanahan.

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Brave Space: Shardé Davis and Mason Holland

In the summer of 2020, UConn students made a pointed observation: the University had no single course devoted to the epidemic of anti-Black racism in the U.S.

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What is a Margin of Error? This Statistical Tool Can Help Explain Vaccine Trials and Political Polling

If you've ever read a news story about a political poll, you've heard the phrase "margin of error." But what does it actually mean?

UConn Professor David Bergman, sitting at a desk and talking to an off-screen interlocutor, recently won $2.5 million in a fantasy football contest using skills he teaches to students.

Business Professor Wins $2.5 Million Fantasy Football Jackpot Using the Concepts He Teaches Students

For David Bergman, applying his knowledge and skills to the "cool math problem" of fantasy football has paid off - literally.

Thanh Nguyen

UConn Engineer Invents Reusable Biodegradable Facemask

The huge increase in facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic is creating heaps of trash that take years to decompose - until now, thanks to an invention by a UConn engineer.

An image from Basil Twist’s “Symphonie Fantasique,” performed with fabric in a tank of water.

Ballard Forum Highlights Links Between Puppetry and Engineering

The director of the Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry has been finding ways to explore the surprising connections between puppetry and engineering.