UConn Today

Media coverage of the people and programs at UConn. As a vibrant, progressive leader among public research universities, UConn fosters a diverse and dynamic culture that meets the challenges of a changing global society.

January 2019

• January 18, 2019 - CNN
  ‘Stealth Condition’ Found to Multiply Risk of Cancer and Chronic Conditions, Study Reveals
• January 18, 2019 - The Atlantic
  When It’s Time to Sell the Family Home
• January 18, 2019 - Phys.org
  More Data, Lower Cost – DIY Electronics Tackle Global Change
• January 17, 2019 - Hearst news
  UConn’s Barreca: The Surprising Journey of Aging
• January 17, 2019 - Bloomberg
  Foreign Students Provide Critical Revenue to U.S. Universities. Trump is Scaring Them Off
• January 17, 2019 - Marketwatch
  TV Food Commercials Target Hispanic and Black Youth with Unhealthy Snacks and Sugary drinks
• January 17, 2019 - NBC News
  Junk Food Ads Disproportionately Target Black and Hispanic Kids, Study Finds
• January 16, 2019 - Smithsonian magazine
  The Quest for a Totally American Cheese
• January 16, 2019 - Hearst news
  UConn’s McEvoy: Political Candidates as Brands-Politics Meets Marketing
• January 16, 2019 - Telemundo
  El nuevo blanco de las compañías de comida chatarra: Las minorías
• January 16, 2019 - Reuters
  McDonald’s Loses ‘Big Mac’ Trademark Case to Irish Chain Supermac’s
• January 16, 2019 - United Press International
  Black Teens See Twice the Junk Food Ads as White Teens, Study Says
• January 16, 2019 - New York Daily News
  Fast-food Companies Target Blacks and Latinos with Ads for Greasiest and Most Sugary Foods
• January 15, 2019 - Health Day
  Junk Food Ads Target Minority Kids: Study
• January 15, 2019 - CNN
  Black and Hispanic Youth are Targeted with Junk Food Ads, Research Shows
• January 15, 2019 - Huffington Post
  Junk Food Companies Spend Billions Of Dollars On Ads Targeting Black Children
• January 15, 2019 - Health Medicine Network
  Food Ads Targeting Black and Hispanic Youth Almost Exclusively Promote Unhealthy Products
• January 15, 2019 - Hearst news
  Report Finds Sugar, Junk Food Advertised More to Black, Hispanic Kids
• January 15, 2019 - Medicine Newsline
  Genetically Modified Food Opponents Know Less Than They Think, Research Finds
• January 14, 2019 - American Sociological Association
  ASA Honors Leaders in the Discipline
• January 14, 2019 - Inside Higher Ed
  To Add Black College Students, Recruit Black Schoolteachers, Study Says
• January 14, 2019 - Hearst news
  What Goes Out to DC Doesn’t Always Come Back to CT
• January 11, 2019 - Reuters
  Public Spaces Should Stock Bleeding-Control Kits for Mass Casualties, Experts Say
• January 10, 2019 - American Bar Association Journal
  NAACP Official Slams Lawyer’s ‘Ku Klux Coors’ Facebook Photo. Is it an Ethics Violation?
• January 9, 2019 - Hearst news
  Purdue Pharma to Research Non-Opioid Treatments
• January 9, 2019 - Bustle
  11 Difficult Things To Consider Saying To Your Partner For A Healthier Relationship
• January 8, 2019 - Newsweek
  UConn Pharm: Beware of Natural Supplements for Losing Weight, Improving Sex
• January 8, 2019 - Hearst news
  National Search for DCF Commissioner Ends Close to Home
• January 8, 2019 - Science blog
  Climate Change: It (Doesn’t Have To Be) What’s For Dinner
• January 8, 2019 - Hearing Review
  UConn Researchers Find Protein Connected with Hearing Loss
• January 8, 2019 - Phys.org
  A Little Squid Sheds Light on Evolution with Bacteria
• January 7, 2019 - New York Times
  Connecticut Has Among the Lowest Growth in the Nation. Can Links to Silicon Valley Help?
• January 7, 2019 - Vox
  Intellectual Humility: The Importance of Knowing you Might be Wrong
• January 7, 2019 - Hearst news
  UConn’s Barreca: I Really Shouldn’t Be Telling You This, but …
• January 4, 2019 - National Public Radio
  Kraken The Code… Of Squid
• January 4, 2019 - Phys.org
  Video: Climate change—it (doesn’t have to be) what’s for dinner
• January 3, 2019 - Health Day
  The Skinny on Schools’ Efforts to Promote Healthy Eating
• January 3, 2019 - Wall St. Journal
  UConn’s Thorson: ‘Timefulness’ Review – Thinking in Eons
• January 3, 2019 - Phys.org
  Want to Thwart Climate Change? Here are 8 Steps You Can Take
• January 2, 2019 - USA Today
  UConn’s Pagoto: Ladies, Get that Commitment to Gender Equality in Writing
• January 2, 2019 - Charlotte Observer
  Headed to the Beach in NC? Consider Taking Your Rotting Christmas Tree
• January 2, 2019 - National Public Radio
  A Space Experiment That Could One Day Cure Blindness
• January 2, 2019 - National Public Radio
  How Much Plastic Is In Your Body? Scientists Turn To Oysters, Mussels For Clues
• January 2, 2019 - Hearst news
  UConn Prof Honored for Work on How Economic Policies Affect People’s Lives
• January 2, 2019 - Associated Press
  What The Flu Does To Your Lungs And Muscles To Make You Feel So Bad
• January 2, 2019 - Science News
  Poop Provides a Link in Determining Penguin Diet From Space

December 2018

• December 28, 2018 - United Press International
  Children Prefer Fruit Juice Over More Nutritious Whole Fruit, Milk at School
• December 27, 2018 - U.S. News
  Is Juice on School Menus a Problem?
• December 27, 2018 - Hearst news
  How Much Plastic is in Your Body?
• December 26, 2018 - Hearst news
  The Burdens and Blessings of Nostalgia