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Daily HeadlinesJanuary 8, 2021

Eleanor Roosevelt acts as a disk jockey for children afflicted with polio. The purpose of the broadcast was to generate interest in a series of talent shows nationwide benefiting the March of Dimes. The children in the studio with Mrs. Roosevelt are (left to right): Florence Krieger, 15; Allen Fox, 13; George Redmond, 9; and Joyce Alexander, 12.

As COVID Vaccines Arrive, Remembering How An Earlier Pandemic Touched a Family

Not all of my insights into pandemics have come from academic research. Read more.

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. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet new faculty member Adeleye Adaralegbe

CAHNR Veterinary pathologist returns to CAHNR as director of the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab

UConn in the News

Fox 61

Dr. David Banach Answers COVID-19 Questions

NBC Connecticut

Here’s Why You Maybe Experiencing More Allergy Symptoms This Winter Season

The New York Times

‘Sedition’: A Complicated History

Journal Inquirer (Manchester, Conn.)

What — and When — You Eat May Be Keeping You Awake

CNBC

25th Amendment: What It Is and How It Works, According to a Constitutional Law Expert

McKnight's Senior Living

Staff Opposition Thwarts Telemedicine Success in Reducing ED Transfers: Study

NBC Connecticut

UConn Students Help With COVID-19 Contact Tracing

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