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.

August 2020

• August 10, 2020 - NBC Connecticut
  Next Challenge for Schools? Safe Ventilation In Classrooms
• August 10, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  In Connecticut, Town Borders Contribute to Systemic Inequality
• August 9, 2020 - Waco Tribune-Herald
  Let’s Keep Athletes Safe in College Football
• August 8, 2020 - Fox Business News
  UConn Football Players to Maintain Scholarships, Student Aid Despite Canceled Season
• August 7, 2020 - NBC Connecticut
  Cell Phone Towers Losing Capabilities After Isaias: Governor
• August 6, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  After the Pandemic and an Economy in the Tank, this Brutal Storm Feels Like a Knockout Punch
• August 6, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  New UConn Law Dean Eboni Nelson Begins Term Amid Coronavirus, Nationwide Reckoning with Criminal Justice System
• August 6, 2020 - Healio
  Rivaroxaban Reduces Recurrent VTE Among Patients with Obesity
• August 6, 2020 - Daily Hampshire Gazette
  Study Analyzes Holyoke’s Response to Hurricane Maria Evacuees
• August 6, 2020 - Everyday Health
  Type 2 Diabetes Is Increasing in Children and Teens, Especially in BIPOC Youth
• August 6, 2020 - Chalkboard Tennesssee
  Tennessee’s Overturned School Voucher Law Goes Before Appeals Court on Wednesday
• August 6, 2020 - Inside Higher Ed
  Decision Time for Athletics
• August 5, 2020 - Tucson Weekly
  Experts: Latino Youth ‘Invisible’ in Juvenile Justice Data
• August 5, 2020 - Meriden (Conn.) Record-Journal
  Stopping the Spread: Federal Investment Boosts Meriden Facility’s Search for Vaccine
• August 5, 2020 - The New York Times
  In Harm’s Way (Anil Magge, UConn Health)
• August 4, 2020 - Connecticut Public Radio
  Giving The New Normal The Old College Try
• August 4, 2020 - Hearst Connecticut Media
  The Future of Genetics: UConn Professor Building ‘Encyclopedia’ of Human Genes
• August 4, 2020 - Smithsonian Magazine
  Should Plants and Animals That Relocate Because of Climate Change Be Considered Invasive?
• August 4, 2020 - Illinois Public Media
  Should Lincoln’s Statues Come Down?
• August 4, 2020 - Inverse
  Sarah McAnulty Has a Tentacle in Every Pot
• August 4, 2020 - Local 12 (Cincinnati)
  A Living Legacy: Korey Stringer Institute Works to Prevent Sudden Death in Athletes
• August 4, 2020 - Wag
  Whither Tokyo’s Summer Olympics?
• August 4, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  UConn Researcher Awarded $10M USDA Grant for Project to Decrease Use of Antibiotics in Poultry
• August 3, 2020 - Kiplinger
  Former Baseball Player Doug Glanville Opens Up About Race, Sports During a Pandemic, and His Transition to a New Career
• August 3, 2020 - WFSB-TV, Hartford
  Experts Discuss If Reopening Schools Will Help the Economy
• August 3, 2020 - WFSB-TV, Hartford
  UConn Receives Multi-Million-Dollar Grant to Develop Chickens Without Antibiotics
• August 3, 2020 - WNYC Radio
  Communal Pondering in a Noisy World
• August 3, 2020 - For Women First
  3 Surprising Ways Your Morning Routine Can Affect Your Heart Health
• August 3, 2020 - Hearst Connecticut Media
  Listening and Learning the Sounds of Different Insects
• August 3, 2020 - Medium
  Should Plants and Animals That Relocate Because of Climate Change Be Considered Invasive?
• August 3, 2020 - Hearst Connecticut Media
  Greenwich’s Brunswick Changes ‘Headmaster’ Title to ‘Head of School’
• August 1, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  Connecticut’s COVID-19 Numbers Remain Low, but is Rate of Transmission Cause for Concern?
• August 1, 2020 - Hearst Connecticut Media
  Will They Get a COVID Vaccine? Three Connecticut Health Experts Weigh In

July 2020

• July 31, 2020 - Connecticut Public Radio
  Scars To Prove It: Living Through Animal Attacks
• July 31, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  Who Decides When Schools Close if Students, Staff Contract Coronavirus or Cases Spike Locally?
• July 31, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  As Youth Sports Return to Connecticut, Leagues Balance a Return to Normalcy
• July 31, 2020 - Kiplinger
  A Level Playing Field
• July 31, 2020 - Wisconsin Public Radio
  The First Gene-Altered Squid Has Thrilled Biologists
• July 30, 2020 - News 8 WTNH-TV
  Expert Discusses Big News in Alzheimer’s Research
• July 30, 2020 - Pinstriple Alley
  The Yankees Could Not Pass on Eric Cressey’s Success
• July 30, 2020 - Pure Wow
  The Absolute Best Tips for Running in the Summer Heat, According to the Pros
• July 30, 2020 - The New Yorker
  The Perils of “People of Color”
• July 30, 2020 - Gizmodo
  Shady Stem Cell Therapies Can Cause Tumors, Infections, and Death, Doctors Report
• July 30, 2020 - Hearst Connecticut Media
  Sandy Hook Father: Remington Using Bankruptcy to ‘Dodge responsibility’
• July 30, 2020 - FBI
  Remembering Wayne Davis
• July 30, 2020 - Psychology Today
  How to Help Children Navigate Back-to-School Debates
• July 29, 2020 - The Hartford Courant
  Lamont Urges Mask-Wearing Among Young People, as Research Suggests Important Benefits in Fighting Spread of COVID-19
• July 29, 2020 - Woman's World
  Six Natural Bloating Remedies That Work Fast
• July 28, 2020 - The CT Mirror
  A Quarter of Students Went MIA When COVID Closed Schools. Could Holding Live, Online Classes Lure Them Back?
• July 28, 2020 - Fox 61
  The L.M.G.: A New Greeting For a New Era