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Daily HeadlinesApril 15, 2020

Aerial shot of UConn from Rte. 195, looking west.

Pandemic Prompts Largest Class in UConn History

UConn is currently offering undergraduate students a one-credit online course that studies the COVID-19 pandemic and it has reached an enrollment of over 4,000 – easily the largest in school history. Read more.

A store with a sign in front that says "Support Local Business."

Help For Owners of Small Businesses During Pandemic

The Connecticut Small Business Development Center is helping owners and entrepreneurs throughout Connecticut navigate the pandemic economy. Read more.

A woman with a surgical mask is prepared to donate blood.

UConn Health to Use Blood From Recovered Patients to Fight COVID-19

UConn Health is using blood plasma from employees who have recovered from COVID-19 to help those still suffering from the disease. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CLAS Building a Geoscience Workforce

UConn in the News

The Hartford Courant

Legal Scholars Say Trump Has No Authority to Tell States When to Reopen Businesses

Bloomberg Law

$1 Billion in Taxes on Internet Access Set to Vanish in July

Forbes

Discrimination And Neglect May Contribute To Death Toll Of Old People From COVID-19

The Washington Times

DeVos Wants Expansion of Remote Learning Tools

Pyschology Today

Creativity in a Coronavirus World

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