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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.
January 13, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
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.
January 13, 2021 | Kenneth Best
Remembering Dee Rowe
The obituary of UConn's iconic athletic and institutional ambassador.
January 12, 2021 | The Rowe Family
The Fourth Wave of Firefighting Innovation
An idea that came to Andy Slater while riding his motorcycle has led to the development of a technology that could become a life-saving tool for firefighters.
January 12, 2021 | Eli Freund
Meet the Researcher: Michelle Williams
Psychological sciences researcher Michelle Williams says her research doesn't achieve its purpose if it can't lead to interventions that can provide help.
January 12, 2021 | Anna Zarra Alrdich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Cytokine Storms Can Kill. Researchers Found the Protein that Sparks Them
Researchers at UConn Health have made a discovery that offers insight into a disease that kills roughly 270,000 Americans every year.
January 11, 2021 | Kim Krieger
UConn Legend Dee Rowe Passes Away at the Age of 91
Donald E. (Dee) Rowe, former head coach of UConn's men's basketball and UConn's iconic Athletics and Institutional Ambassador for the past 53 years, passed away early Sunday at his home in Storrs at the age of 91.
January 10, 2021 | Athletic Communications
As COVID Vaccines Arrive, Remembering How An Earlier Pandemic Touched a Family
Not all of my insights into pandemics have come from academic research.
January 8, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Magazine: Take Them Down
History professor Manisha Sinha, an Indian American who is one of the world’s leading experts on the Civil War and slavery in the U.S., on removing Confederate statues.
January 8, 2021 | Combined Reports
Leveraging Soft Skills to Improve College and Career Readiness
Neag School of Education associate professor Jennifer Freeman is working to improve college and career readiness for students with emotional and behavioral disorders.
January 7, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich ‘20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research