The following post was originally posted at https://core.uconn.edu/news:

As a result of the Governor’s Executive Order and the latest directive at the University to ramp down all non-critical research, and for the safety of our users and staff, the following COR²E managed facilities will be closed for operation starting on Monday (3/23/20): Advanced Light Microscopy, BioSupply, Biophysics, Electrical/Electronics: Technology & Repair, Flow Cytometry, Mechanical/Glass: Design & Fabrication, Microbial Analysis, Resources, and Services, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Proteomics & Metabolomics.  Our Statistical Consulting Service will remain open as all consultations are being carried out remotely.  Doors to these facilities will remain locked until further institutional guidance is provided.

Those performing critical (i.e., COVID-19 related) research that wish to utilize the COR²E managed facilities should contact the respective facility director to make special arrangements.

As our BioSupply facility will be closed starting on Monday (3/23/20), all orders to the TLS, PBB, and BPB buildings that were previously delivered through the BioSupply facility will be diverted to the Central Warehouse for delivery; however researchers should take care not to order non-critical reagents at this time (in part because refrigeration and freezer capabilities in the Central Warehouse are limited).

It is important to note that our facility directors are still working remotely – this is an opportune time to schedule a teleconference to plan out future experiments or analyze existing data.

If there are any facility-specific questions please reach out to the appropriate facility director, and for all other questions please feel free to reach out to Dan Schwartz (daniel.schwartz at uconn.edu).

Stay healthy and safe everyone.