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Daily HeadlinesJanuary 24, 2021

President Katsouleas talks with students about the Climate Strike outside Gulley Hall on Sept. 20, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Opinion: A Book for All of Us Living in the Time of ‘The Great Derangement’

Amitav Ghosh's meditation on the inability of contemporary society to face up to climate change is an urgent and timely selection for UConn Reads. Read more.

Art, Music Faculty Collaboration Illuminates ‘Paradox in Political Tribalism’

Following a divisive election, a multimedia collaboration asks searching questions about values and principles. Read more.

A nursing student administers a COVID-19 vaccine.

Nursing Students Join the COVID-19 Fight, Help Administer Vaccines

School of Nursing students helped vaccinate UConn Health employees and other front-line workers, and, in turn, gained vital experience that will help them throughout their careers. Read more.

Professor Jeff Hoch standing in the lab where he conducts much of his research.

Meet the Researcher: Jeff Hoch, School of Medicine

Hoch, a professor of molecular biology and biophysics, sees tremendous potential waiting to be unlocked by his research. Read more.

Marine One carrying President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as they departed from the White House flies over the U.S. Capitol ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Why Do Presidential Inaugurations Matter?

Ceremonies speak directly to some of our basic instincts, triggering intuitions about their efficacy, symbolism, and importance. Read more.

hot sauce

How Hot Sauce Shots Will Be Sending Kids To UConn Games

From heartburn to heartwarming. Read more.

Senior couple in self isolation looking through the window at home clapping. They are showing their support for all the workers and helpers who are helping during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Age Provides a Buffer to Pandemic’s Mental Health Impact, UConn Researchers Say

A study by UConn researchers finds that while older adults are more concerned about the risks of COVID-19 than younger adults, they are also less likely to feel anxious or depressed. Read more.

Nurse receiving the COVID-19 vaccination

How Many People Need to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine in Order to Stop the Coronavirus?

The more infectious a disease is, the larger the number of people who need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity. Read more.

An image from a drone of Wilbur Cross at sunset

UConn’s COVID Re-Entry Tests Successful

UConn’s multi-step COVID-19 testing process prevented the introduction of 76 positive cases into the student body as undergrads returned to residence halls last weekend for the spring semester. Read more.

Step-by-step illustration of how burying beetles find homes to start their family.

Beetles Reveal How to Hide the Body

A corpse is a home to the burying beetle, and UConn researchers are learning how this specialist critter keeps its home free of unwanted visitors. Read more.

The University seal

UConn Puts Eight On List Of World’s Most Highly-Cited Researchers

Eight University of Connecticut faculty members have been named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers. Read more.

A news photo of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, holding their smart phones in the air.

Q&A: Trump, the Capitol, and Social Media

Social media played a significant role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, and its influence in shaping American politics is unlikely to wane, says UConn's Marie Shanahan. Read more.

a woman in front of a table

Brave Space: Shardé Davis and Mason Holland

In the summer of 2020, UConn students made a pointed observation: the University had no single course devoted to the epidemic of anti-Black racism in the U.S. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ENG Using Big Data to Identify Genetic, Neural Bases for Substance Use Disorder

MED National Multiple Sclerosis Society Honors UConn MS Center Director

CAHNR Extension educator creates programs and initiatives to protect water resources

CAHNR Meet undergraduate student Chloe Edwards

MED STEP-HI – Helping Women Gain Strength After A Broken Hip

ENG Kuhn Receives Prestigious International Status for Leadership in Biomaterials

PHR Pharmacy Students Create COVID-19 Vaccine Information Series in 5 languages

MED Love and Vaccinations for 75+ in Farmington

UConn in the News

WILI-AM Radio (Willimantic, Conn.)

UConn Senior Jakob Lopez on Diversity and Equity Inclusion on Wayne Norman Show

Jewish News Syndicate

Restoring My Lost Childhood: How Children’s Homes Revived the Youngest Holocaust Survivors

The Conversation

The IRL Impact of Curbing Hate Speech Online

Food Safety News

Even a Small Farm Needs a Strong Food Safety Plan and Legal Protection For It

The Hartford Courant

Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations Down Slightly As Experts Forecast Further Improvement

Chalkbeat

For Miguel Cardona, the Ability to Build Community and Confront Racism Was Forged In His Connecticut Hometown

All Things Considered (NPR)

400 Lights, For 400,000 Dead, Illuminate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Connecticut magazine

After Losing Her Job, Hannah Bacon is Crossing the U.S. On Foot For Climate Action

Connecticut magazine

Kollwitz Exhibit Takes a Hard Look at War and Social Justice At the William Benton Museum

Mother magazine

How To Help Kids Build Creativity, Both On & Offline

KCUR Radio (Kansas City, Mo.)

The Capitol Insurrection Revived The Story Of A Legendary Abolitionist

The Conversation

Why Do Presidential Inaugurations Matter?

The Hartford Courant

UConn Professor of Business Analytics Wins $2.5 Million in DraftKings Fantasy Football Competition

Hearst Connecticut Media

He’s a Stamford UConn Professor. And He Just Won $2.5M in Fantasy Football Using Analytics.

The 74 Million

For the Second Time In Less Than Two Years, Miguel Cardona is Set to Prove Himself on a Much Larger Stage.

Journal Inquirer (Manchester, Conn.)

She Plans to Witness History: Ellington Teen Will Attend Biden’s Inauguration

Associated Press

Beetle Keeps Rivals Off Scent of Food Buried For Offspring

First For Women

Six Natural Ways to Sick-Proof Your Winter

Hearst Connecticut Media

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Time in Connecticut

The Conversation

Does ‘Deplatforming’ Work to Curb Hate Speech and Calls For Violence?

Republican-American (Waterbury, Conn.)

Silent, Yet Sinister: Osteoporosis Often Hidden, Ignored

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