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Daily HeadlinesMay 11, 2020

A television monitor shows President Thomas Katsouleas during the virtual Commencement ceremony broadcast from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 9, 2020.

Huskies Forever: UConn Celebrates First ‘Virtual’ Commencement

Although the COVID-19 pandemic made a traditional commencement impossible, UConn found a way to provide a special day for its nearly 9,000 graduates. Read more.

4H volunteers unloading dairy products from the back of a truck.

Preventing Spilled Milk — UConn Responds to the Dairy Dilemma

UConn Extension and the Litchfield County 4H are leading an effort to donate dairy products that can't be sold because of the pandemic, helping both food pantries and dairy farmers. Read more.

Aziz Sandhu (bottom), Sameer Laul (far right), Sahil Laul (center right) and Anupam Laul collaborated over Zoom video calls to design their product.

UConn CLAS Alumni Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

UConn CLAS alumni are stepping up to confront the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in a diverse range of environments. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

OVPR Improving the Outlook for Ovarian Cancer Patients

LAW 2020 UConn Law Graduates Say Thank You

DENT Honoring the Class of 2020—Virtually

MED School of Medicine Celebrates 30 New Honor Medical Society Inductees

UConn in the News

National Science Foundation

Researchers to Measure ‘Coronavirus Slide’ in Kids’ Reading Skills

Pharmacy Times

Study Shows PrEP Use Lower in Black Women

Popular Science

Stay-at-Home Science Project: Bake S’mores Using the Power of the Sun

San Antonio Express-News

Coronavirus Bill Included Tax Break for Millionaires that Democrats Didn’t Know Existed

Hearst Connecticut Media

‘Going to be Insane:’ Mother’s Day Flower Delivery During a Shutdown

Hearst Connecticut Media

Experts: Judging educational Equity in the Midst of a Pandemic Isn’t Easy

Outside

The AT Legend Passing on Wisdom to Young Thru-Hikers

The Hartford Courant

When Mother’s Day and Graduation Day Collide During Coronavirus, Priorities Come Into Focus

Chicago Tribune

Suburban Couple Who Were Both In ICU With Coronavirus Have Survived, Been Moved to Care Facility

The Hartford Courant

Our Pets Might Not Be Able to Spread the Coronavirus to People — But What If They Could?

ABC News

Ways Coronavirus Has Changed an NCAA Basketball Team’s Recruiting Process

Fox 61

Nurses Rise to the Challenge During COVID Pandemic

The Hartford Courant

UConn Seniors, Some of Them the First in Their Families to Finish College, Celebrate and Mourn the Loss of an In-Person Graduation Ceremony

ESPN Radio - Golic and Wingo

Hometown Heroes – UConn Health

The Hartford Courant

On the Front Lines Fighting the Coronavirus: Connecticut Doctors and Nurses

University Communications

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