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In midst of COVID-19 pandemic, UConn attracts record 38,000 applications for the fall of 2021

'To protect and restore the Sound:' Research projects seek to improve water quality FacebookTwitterEmail Research projects to promote the health of Long Island Sound and the waters around Greenwich Point will commence this spring./ file photo A multimillion-dollar research program will study water quality, seaweed formation, sedimentation, acid levels, pollution and other scientific topics associated with Long Island Sound, in an effort to make it a healthier ecosystem. The Long Island Sound Study Research Grant Program is a partnership among Connecticut, New York and the federal government. ...

The state's data shows that Black residents are significantly less likely to have received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Re-Entry Testing Curbs 150+ COVID Cases from UConn Campuses UConn’s re-entry testing strategies halted more than 150 positive cases – which often are asymptomatic in college-age students – from circulating and spreading on its campuses. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) Copy Link UConn’s comprehensive COVID testing for off-campus students with in-person classes or similar obligations helped identify, and avoid introducing, 75 positive cases into the student body, new re-entry test results show. Those positives are in addition to the 76 cases that UConn caught in re-entry te...

CT Sea Grant leads project designed to spur the seaweed industry DJ Simmons FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Participants in the National Seaweed Symposium examine samples of seaweeds\ grown in Maine during the Seaweed Showcase in Providence, R.I., in March 2020, which brought together more than 100 growers, researchers, regulators and others.contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less 2of6 Products made by Barnacle Foods using Alaskan kelp are among those on display at the Seaweed Showcase during the March 2020 Seaweed Symposium.Contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 Chef Jeff Trombetta separate...