University Life

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.

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.

The UConn Foundation building

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.

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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.

A dental resident in PPE assists a young patient at the UConn School of Dental Medicine clinic in West Hartford.

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.

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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.

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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.

UConn Dairy Bar's popular turkey dinner ice cream pie

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.

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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.

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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.