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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.

An opening illustration from Professor Álvaro Lozano-Robledo's YouTube videos on math, entitled "Algebra: What is it good for?"

UConn Professor Uses Social Distancing to Create Math Enthusiasts

UConn mathematics professor Álvaro Lozano-Robledo is responding to social distancing by creating videos that show the fun side of math. Read more.

An unilluminated "On Air" light in the closed studio of WHUS.

WHUS Airs New Programming as Staff Records Shows at Home

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced WHUS from their on-campus studio, but original programming continues. Read more.

A screen showing members of the UConn Choirs performing online.

UConn Choirs Go Virtual with ‘Old Connecticut’ Alma Mater

Unable to perform in their normal venues because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UConn Choirs have taken to the Internet. Read more.

UConn Law Alumni Say Pandemic Brings New Challenges to Legal Aid Work

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges faced by lower-income people in Connecticut, say graduates of the UConn School of Law. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Life goes on at UConn animal barns during COVID-19 pandemic

CAHNR Meet graduate student Matthew Costello

CLAS UConn Microbiome Seed Fund Recipients

CLAS Political Scientist Honored with Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

ED Aspiring School Administrators Present Capstone Projects Via Zoom

ED New Online Graduate Certificate on Educating Bilingual Learners

ED Alumni, Students Assist in UConn’s Transition to Remote Learning

DENT UConn Health Commencement Goes Virtual in a COVID-19 World

DENT Honoring the Class of 2020—Virtually

LAW 2020 UConn Law Graduates Say Thank You

OVPR Improving the Outlook for Ovarian Cancer Patients

MED Elective Surgeries Start to Resume at UConn Health

MED Run the Virtual UConn Health Half, 10k, and 5k June 4-7

NUR Thank You, UConn Health

PHR School of Pharmacy Holds First Virtual Commencement

UConn in the News

The New York Times

Joel Kupperman, Scarred by Success as a ‘Quiz Kid,’ Dies at 83

Science

The End of the Handshake?

National Georgraphic

Old Math Reveals New Secrets About These Alluring Flowers

National Science Foundation

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

The Hartford Courant

There Are Fewer Cars On the Roads During Connecticut’s Stay-At-Home Order, but There Are More Deadly Crashes

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