Climate change is already impacting the state’s trees. Here’s what environmentalists are doing to mitigate the damage.
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UConn will require students to be vaccinated against COVID
Students who are not fully vaccinated when they return to school will be placed in a “modified quarantine.”
Posted inEducation
Andrew Agwunobi appointed UConn interim president
The CEO of UConn Health is first person of color to hold the post.
Posted inEducation
UConn President Katsouleas resigns
Katsouleas submitted a resignation letter to the UConn Board of Trustees in March.
Posted inEconomic Development
UConn report: Don’t put federal relief funds under the mattress
The choice is between investing in the economy or spending federal aid on state and municipal budgets.
Posted inMoney
Auditors: UConn Hartford campus construction cost $30M more than budgeted
Construction and renovations combined originally were priced at $87 million. Final cost: $116.7 million.
Posted inEducation, Health
J&J vaccine ‘pause’ complicates campus clinics, but the big question remains: Should colleges require vaccinations?
The COVID vaccines are authorized for “emergency use,” making the legality of mandates murky
Posted inTransportation
Funding to fix CT’s roads and bridges is drying up, and officials don’t have a solution
Connecticut’s transportation building program is on a financial diet after a five-year ramp-up after lawmakers rejected tolls.
Posted inEducation, Money
If COVID-19 makes campus life less attractive, CT universities will pay a stiff price
If the coronavirus changes students’ attitudes toward residential life, the state’s public university’s and colleges face severe financial risk.
Posted inHealth
Member of Lamont’s security detail tests positive for COVID-19
A member of Gov. Ned Lamont’s security tested positive for COVID-19, the second employee from Lamont’s office to test positive.
Posted inEducation
UConn’s Storrs campus goes on full quarantine as COVID cases spread
The University of Connecticut announced Friday that its entire Storrs campus will be placed under quarantine.
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UConn halts free tuition program amid surging budget deficits
Citing gaping deficits caused by the pandemic, UConn announced Wednesday it is discontinuing its free tuition program after one year.
Posted inMoney
Lawmakers eye higher ed, nonprofits for state bailout as COVID continues
Lawmakers say the state should help programs, like higher education, beset by the COVID pandemic. Will the governor agree?
Posted inEconomic Development
CT economy will struggle until at least 2030 to recover from COVID, UConn report warns
The UConn think tank also said state has hurt itself by failing to make investments in information technology.
Posted inEducation
UConn partners with public schools to add social work students for support
Public schools, in need of more support staff, are teaming up to bring UConn social work students into the mix.