University Life
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.
January 6, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
2020: UConn’s Year in Photos
Looking back on an unforgettable year that many of us would like to forget.
December 30, 2020 | Tom Breen
Scholarship ‘Releases Stress’ on First-Generation UConn Student
Cristal Arguello says her scholarship enables her to pursue important research without worrying about how to make ends meet.
December 18, 2020 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
Hawley Armory, Named For a Military Typhoid Fever Victim, Now Home To COVID-19 Testing
Hawley Armory's newest use as a site for on-campus employee COVID-19 testing brings the history of the building back full circle to its namesake -- Willis N. Hawley.
December 17, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Dental School During a Pandemic: UConn Students Reflect on Challenging Year
Although the pandemic has changed the way students at the UConn School of Medicine do their work, it hasn't changed the fundamentals of patient care and learning at the heart of dental education.
December 15, 2020 | Courtney Chandler
UConn Waterbury Is the Place For Life-Long Learning
The OLLI program at UConn Waterbury, which offers courses on everything from English literature to gardening, has not been slowed down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 7, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Home for the Holidays
This year, many of us can only be together in spirit – but that spirit is strong. UConn Pride brings us together, wherever we happen to be.
December 3, 2020 | Bret Eckhardt
A Thanksgiving Treat
Happy Thanksgiving, UConn Nation! UConn Dairy Bar's popular turkey dinner ice cream pie is a deliciously unique way to cap off a Thanksgiving meal.
November 26, 2020 | UConn Communications
Thank You, UConn
Unprecedented challenges call for unprecedented perseverance, and in the Fall of 2020, that’s what characterized UConn Nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 20, 2020 | Angelina Reyes
Journaling Project Makes The Pandemic Personal
All types of people have kept journals and diaries for years. Unfortunately, most of them get lost in history, unless fame and fortune come the writer’s way. The Pandemic Journaling Project is designed to make sure that does not happen to people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 16, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications