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The iconic Gampel Pavilion floor, as it looks in Minecraft.

Can’t Gather in Person for Commencement? No Problem, Thanks to the UConn Gaming Club

After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the planned commencement ceremonies this spring, the UConn Gaming Club sprang into action on a virtual version. Read more.

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Video and eVisits – At UConn Health, There’s an App for That

UConn Health's revamped MyChart portal offers new services to patients, including video visits with health care providers. Read more.

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Elections in a Time of Pandemic: A UConn Legal Expert Explains

UConn legal scholar Douglas Spencer explains how the COVID-19 pandemic could affect U.S. elections. Read more.

UConn Puts Innovation to Work In Fight Against COVID-19

Joe Luciani of the Proof of Concept Center at the Innovation Partnership Building is putting his skills and technology to work for those on the front lines of the struggle against coronavirus. Read more.

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Five UConn Students Receive Fulbright Program Grants

Five UConn students have been selected as recipients of a grant through the Fulbright US Student Program for the 2020-21 academic year. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet undergraduate student Scheba Derogene

CAHNR Researcher studies behavioral economic and mHealth interventions for weight loss

CLAS CLAS Faculty and Students Shifting Work to COVID-19

CLAS Katharina von Hammerstein Named BOT Distinguished Professor

CLAS CLAS Class of 2020: Jeffrey Rasmussen

ED Neag School Alumni Teachers on Navigating the Virtual Classroom

OVPR UConn Health Researcher Investigates Potential Therapeutic Target for Insulin Resistance

MED Delivered During Pandemic

PHR C. Michael White Named UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor

UConn in the News

The New York Times

Could the Power of the Sun Slow the Coronavirus?

Scientific American

Prime Factorization as Verse

The Hill

The Perils of Incrementalism

Associated Press

Companies Seek to Limit Legal Liability for Virus Infections

The Hartford Courant

Are We Using Our Streets Properly? Coronavirus Gives Connecticut a Chance to Reassess

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