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Significant Power Outage Causes UConn To Cancel Classes At Storrs Campus
A “significant” power outage led to the cancellation of some classes at the University of Connecticut. Early classes at the UConn Storrs campus were canceled on Monday, March 21 because of a power outage, school officials announced due to the outage. UConn said the cause of the power outage isn’t yet known, but the university decided to cancel Storrs-based classes before noon because many of its academic and residential buildings are affected. Other classes at the school’s regional campuses in the Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, Avery Point, UConn Health, and School of Law were unaffected b…
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19: UConn Announces New Vaccine Requirement For Employees
The University of Connecticut has announced a new vaccine requirement for its employees. The university announced on Tuesday, Aug. 17 that in addition to its vaccine mandate for students, all employees must show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Friday, Oct. 15. This applies to employees at the University of Connecticut and UConn Health. The decision was made due to the rise in cases of the delta variant and as in-person classes are set to begin, the university said. UConn added that individuals can request a medical or religious exemption or a limited d…
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Wife Accused Of Hiding Body Of Murdered UConn Professor, Collecting His Paychecks For Months
A Connecticut woman accused of murdering her husband and hiding his body for several months while cashing in his paychecks is facing a new larceny charge, investigators announced. Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, age 73, the wife of longtime UConn professor Pierluigi Bigazzi, has been charged with larceny as prosecutors continue their investigation into his murder. It is alleged that Kosuda-Bigazzi murdered her husband before hiding the body underneath their family home for several months, while continuing to collect his paychecks from UConn Health in Farmington. UConn Chief Financial Officer Jeffr…
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UConn Names Interim President
The University of Connecticut is turning to a familiar face to fill the shoes of former President Thomas Katsouleas, who announced his resignation last week. Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, UConn Health’s CEO who has a reputation of being a respected leader with strong medical, academic, and business credentials, has been selected to serve as UConn’s interim president. Original story - UConn President Thomas Katsouleas Resigns A pediatrician by trade, Agwunobi, who has been UConn Health’s CEO since 2014, also holds an MBA and will be the first physician and first person of color to serve at the …
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Covid-
19: CT First State In Nation To Utilize FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit
A new mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit from FEMA is making its national debut in Connecticut. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that FEMA has loaned the state its mobile vaccination van, which can provide up to 250 vaccinations each day. Hartford Health, Trinity Health, Griffin Health, and UConn Health will be administering the doses at sites across the state. The mobile unit was scheduled to debut on Monday, March 29 at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport before making the rounds across the state. It will utilize the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine so as to avoid having to m…
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19: Here Are Ways For CT Residents 45-And-Over To Book Vaccine Appointments
Approximately 400,000 more Connecticut residents are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as the state continues ramping up its vaccination program at one of the quickest rates in the country. As of Friday, March 19, all Connecticut residents 45 and older can book an appointment to receive the vaccine, joining healthcare workers, nursing home residents and employees, educators, and first responders. To help expedite the process of scheduling an appointment, eligible Connecticut residents can do so online or through the state's telephone hotline. Once the first appointment is made, a…
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Covid-
19: UConn Announces Furloughs, Cuts
Facing the biggest budget deficit in history amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the University of Connecticut announced furloughs and cuts for some staff. Beginning next month, non-union managers at the university will be furloughed without pay for one day a month - approximately 5 percent of their yearly salary - UConn President Tom Katsouleas wrote in a letter to staff last week. The university’s budget is expected to top more than $50 million due to the COVID-19 outbreak. "While we have taken steps to ameliorate this by implementing hiring and spending restrictions, advocati…
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Emergency Bond Hearing Will Be Held After Missing Mom Estranged Husband's Suicide Attempt
An emergency bond hearing will be held in Stamford Superior Court without Fotis Dulos, who remains in critical condition following an apparent suicide attempt. Dulos, who is charged with killing his estranged wife Jennifer Farber Dulos of New Canaan, was rushed to the hospital Tuesday, Jan. 28, after authorities say he attempted to kill himself with carbon monoxide poisoning. The father of five was found at his Farmington, Connecticut, mansion during a welfare check by Farmington Police after he failed to show up in court for the originally scheduled emergency bond hearing. He was found u…
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Three UConn Students Diagnosed With Mumps
Three cases of mumps have been identified in students enrolled at the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs. UConn Student Health and Wellness sent a message announcing the cases to the university community on Friday, Dec. 27, noting students are required to have received two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in order to attend classes. There is no increased risk for students at UConn's regional campuses, UConn Law or UConn Health, according to officials. Mumps is a contagious and infectious viral disease spread through infected respiratory droplets, inc…
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UConn President Says She's Stepping Down
University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst, who has led the university since 2011, announced on Monday, May 21 that she will step down next summer when her current employment agreement ends. Herbst will have completed eight years of service to UConn. “Being able to lead this outstanding institution has been one of the great honors and privileges of my life,” Herbst said. “These have been exciting and rewarding years. UConn has continued to rise in the rankings and grow academically as we embarked on transformational new initiatives, formed vital partnerships, addressed long-standing …
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UConn Professor, Students Took 'Selfie' With Severed Heads At Yale Workshop
The head of orthodontics at the University of Connecticut is among those spotted, very much alive, in a photograph with severed heads taken as a "selfie," according to multiple reports. A college spokesman would not say whether disciplinary action has been taken against anyone including Dr. Flavio A. Uribe, D.D.S., an assistant professor who is program director and clinic director in the college's Division of Orthodontics. Graduate dental school students and Dr. Uribe reportedly took a selfie with two severed heads in the background, that were used last year for medical research d…
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