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UConn Launches COVID-19 Dashboard

The University of Connecticut has developed and launched a dashboard that will track important information about the COVID-19 situation on a university-wide basis. Read more.

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

As Storrs Campus Reopens, UConn Scientist Will Be Watching Wastewater

UConn scientist Kendra Maas is watching wastewater from the campus for early signs of COVID-19 infection. Read more.

A screen shot of a database dashboard showing hypothetical COVID-19 numbers; a live version of the database is used by the state of Connecticut

UConn’s Information Solutions Helping to Reopen Connecticut

A UConn researcher's passion for data solutions is playing an important role in Connecticut's reopening process. Read more.

Young female soccer coach wearing surgical mask

Fall Sports: OK to Play?

As pandemic mode extends into a new school year, UConn Health sports medicine physicians offer perspective on student athletics. Read more.

A student with a face covering moving into her dorm room at UConn

Multidisciplinary UConn Team Provided Evidence-Based Recommendations for Fall Reopening

UConn's multidisciplinary InCHIP played a crucial role in readying the University for the Fall 2020 semester. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CLAS New Faculty in Social Justice Bring Diverse Voices to UConn

ED 4 Questions to Ask Now in Preparing Your Child for School

LAW Diversity Fund Established in Honor of UConn Law Assistant Dean Karen DeMeola

MED A United Fight Against Brain and Spinal Tumors

MED Vascular Surgeon Leverages Latest Innovation and Least Invasive Approach

MED UConn Health Home to 30 New Public Access AEDs

UConn in the News

CNN

Six Questions About Slavery Reparations, Answered

Science

Senior U.S. Lawmaker Wants National Academies to Scrutinize Racism in Science

The New York Times

Will Coronavirus Join the Rush at Fraternities and Sororities?

CNN

Professor Thomas Craemer on United Shades of America

National Geographic

Coronavirus Gets Dangerously Close to Isolated ‘Arrow People’ in Amazon

CBS News

The Racial Origins of Fat Stigma

The Hartford Courant

Reopening Schools is the Equivalent of Running Human Experiments Without Consent

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