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School of Nursing students in the Clinical Learning Simulation Center of the Widmer Wing of the School of Nursing.

$3 Million Grant to Help Students with Disadvantaged Backgrounds Become Nurse Practitioners

The UConn School of Nursing has won a $3 million grant to a launch a program aimed at increasing diversity among health care providers in underserved communities. Read more.

nurse with custom-fitted frame over her mask

UConn-made COVID-19 Mask Solution Coming to Market

Licensing deal with Connecticut Biotech of South Windsor enables commercial production of custom-fit mask frames developed by UConn’s Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering. Read more.

UConn alumn putting bags of groceries into car trunk.

UConn Magazine: Local Hero

Louis Goffinet ’17 (CLAS) offered in a Facebook post to shop for elderly neighbors. Two months later he was still shopping, and overseeing a $30,000 Neighbors Grocery Fund. Read more.

Op-Ed: Resilience is an Important Tool to Help You Deal With Coronavirus and the Surge in Cases

Learning resilience can be a hugely beneficial strategy for the stress of contemporary life. Read more.

Female hands type onto laptop; learning during a pandemic.

Reading and Language Arts Center Champions Literacy Amid Pandemic

The Neag School of Education's Reading and Language Arts Center is helping schools around the state in the pandemic-caused shift to online learning. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Athletic trainer’s research examines work-life balance

CAHNR Meet graduate student Yuxiang Wang

LAW Law Professor Steven Wilf Named Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Scholar

MED Science Teacher Turning Medical Student to Repair Our World

MED Dr. Roy Beebe, Longtime Orthopedic Surgeon, Retires

UConn in the News

The New York Times

WNBA Star’s Role in Freeing Man From Prison Shows Female Athletes at Forefront

Glamour

Meet Glamour’s 2020 College Women of the Year

Mashable