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Kendra Maas, facility scientist, Microbial Analysis, Resources and Service

COVID Wastewater Testing Continuing this Spring – with an Absorbent New Twist

After a successful launch for the program in the fall, UConn's MARS lab will ramp up its wastewater surveillance testing to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UConn Senior Works For Diversity and Inclusion in His Hometown

Jacob Lopez ’21 (CLAS) has become a leader in his hometown of Manchester even before he earns his undergraduate degree from UConn.

A person in a hazmat suit with a gas mask holds a tray of lettuce in a greenhouse, illustrating the idea that E. coli bacteria like the type that can be found in some types of vegetables can be deadly to humans.

Discovering What Makes This Toxin Even Worse Than Diarrhea

UConn Health researchers have gained new insight into a particularly nasty strain of E. coli bacteria, which might lead to more effective treatments for this potentially deadly ailment.

A portrait photograph of Sarah Sandford Broderick.

The Executive Is In – at The Werth Institute

After achieving success in corporate America, Sarah Sandford Broderick is back on her Husky home turf as the Werth Institute's first Executive-in-Residence.

Migrant workers from other states arrive at the Anand Vihar bus terminal, in New Delhi on August 18, 2020. - India's official coronavirus death soared past 50,000 on August 17 as the pandemic rages through smaller cities and rural areas where health care is feeble and stigmatisation rife.

‘These Were Haunting Events’: Researchers Study Migrant Precarity During Pandemic in US, India

An interdisciplinary group of researchers is designing a toolkit of methods to study the problems faced by migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UConn Selected For Prestigious Program Serving Under-Resourced High Schools

High school students from some of the most disadvantaged districts in the United States will soon be able to take UConn classes as part of their curriculum.

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UConn Magazine: American Sign Language

Doreen Simons uses a full-immersion approach in Intro to ASL class, starting from the very first day when she invokes her one rule — no talking, ever. The class is taught in silence. Students can only communicate by signing.

Meg Hall standing in front of giant lego statues

UConn Magazine: Playing Through

Among the many ways that parents are finding to entertain and educate their children at home during this strange time is one that’s been around for almost 100 years, what those who work at Lego simply call “the brick.”

Gateway UConn sign surrounded by snow

2020: UConn’s Year in Photos

Looking back on an unforgettable year that many of us would like to forget.

Lauren Stowell '06 holds one of her five Emmy awards on the red carpet at the awards ceremony.

UConn Graduate Tells Inspiring Stories Through Eyes Of ESPN

The first time Lauren Stowell ’06 (CLAS) walked into a television production truck, she knew this was how she wanted to make a living.