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President Biden will be in Hartford and Storrs Friday afternoon, and there are several roads that will be intermittently closed to traffic because of the visit. Here’s what you need to know. Starting at 9:30 a.m. commuters in Hartford should find alternative routes for certain streets in the Capitol City. Broad Street at Russ Street – No northbound traffic Broad…

UConn evacuated the Gant Buildings on Friday afternoon over a HazMat incident.

University officials said a hazmat incident caused evacuations on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus after an incident in a science lab. Officials said the incident happened at around 4 p.m. when a person cleaning lab equipment accidentally mixed two chemical substances, which caused the container to break. This created an odor in that fourth-floor lab and nearby. As a…

University of Connecticut officials are reporting 28 additional COVID-19 cases since Saturday. Of these new cases, 14 are on-campus positive cases and the other 14 are off-campus positives, university officials said. Seven of the 28 new cases were already in medical quarantine, the university said. University officials said that 23 of these new cases were identified through 740 surveillance tests,…

UConn officials added new modified quarantine restrictions for residential students at the Storrs campus.

Being stuck inside a dorm for two weeks is not what UConn freshman Aidan Toland imagined the college experience would be like. But he and dozens of others are doing just that after UConn alerted on Friday that Belden Hall, which houses 93 students, had been placed under quarantine because of a rising number of positive cases associated with the…

A student in quarantine at UConn Storrs spoke with NBC Connecticut about his experience.

The person accused of defacing a Black Lives Matter message on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus spirit rock was not a member of the school community, officials said Friday. The rock, which had been painted to say “Black Lives Matter,” was defaced to read “All Lives Matter,” causing frustration from both students and university leaders. School officials said Friday…

The course is designed to teach students about systemic and anti-Black racism.

An investigation is underway on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus after the school’s spirit rock was defaced.

Fall 2020 is the first time that UConn students will have the chance to learn about the roots of racism in our country. The nine-week course is designed to teach students about the foundational and systemic racism in the country that affects communities of color. Widespread protest and racial tension are some of the reasons the university decided to develop…

An investigation is underway on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus after the school’s spirit rock was defaced. Through the last month, Black Lives Matter is the message that’s been on the spirit rock. The rock being defaced to read “All Lives Matter” caused frustration from both students and university leaders. “It was a little annoying to see that...

Students at UConn who are back at school and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic now have the option of taking a course in emotional wellness.

A residence hall at the University of Connecticut has been placed under medical quarantine starting on Saturday after multiple new cases of coronavirus in the building.

The University of Connecticut said there are currently 50 positive COVID-19 cases on campus and 37 off-campus cases. There have been a total of 99 cumulative confirmed coronavirus cases among resident students since testing began on Aug. 14, the university said. A total of 67 people with COVID-19 have recovered and left isolation, according to the university. According to the…

The University of Connecticut now has 58 cases of coronavirus at their Storrs campus, according to the university. Six of these cases were added over the weekend, the university said. A total of 75 residential students have tested positive for coronavirus since testing began on Aug. 14, the university said. Of these cases, 58 are in isolation and 16 have…

UConn now has 50 cases of coronavirus at their Storrs campus, according to the university. Seven of these cases are new since yesterday, the university said. Five of the seven new COVID-19 cases reported live in the Garrigus Suites residence hall, which the university announced was placed under quarantine yesterday. There are 270 students living in the dorm, according to…

UConn has 42 positive cases of COVID-19 on its Storrs campus, according to the university. That is 10 additional cases since Wednesday’s reported numbers. The school also said that five students who previously tested positive have recovered. Nine of the 10 new cases are associated with the Garrigus Suites residence hall. Because of this, the entire dorm is being placed…

The University of Connecticut released its coronavirus testing strategy for the upcoming fall semester. The university said their approach consists of testing necessary students and employees who return to UConn’s campuses. Officials say there is not a “once-size-fits all” approach and the university will utilize different avenues and strategies. All students living on campus will move in two weeks...

UConn police have identified the two students who were arrested in connection to an incident involving racial slurs being shouted on campus earlier this month.