External Media Mentions

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.

September 2018

  • September 28, 2018
    Daily Mail

    Children Are Eating More Fast Food With More Fat Than In 2010

  • September 28, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Apples Or Fries? When It Comes To Kids’ Meals, Fries Are Hard To Beat

  • September 28, 2018
    MSN

    U.S. Kids Eating More Fast Food, Healthier Offerings Not Helping

  • September 28, 2018
    UPI

    Healthier Fast Food Options Might not Help Kids Eat Better

  • September 28, 2018
    Science Daily

    Publicizing a Firm’s Security Levels may Strengthen Security, Study Finds

  • September 27, 2018
    Science magazine

    To Overcome Decades of Mistrust, a Workshop Aims to Train Indigenous Researchers to be Their Own Genome Experts

  • September 27, 2018
    Marketwatch

    Your Kid’s Happy Meal Likely isn’t a Healthy Meal

  • September 27, 2018
    Health Day

    Fast Foods’ Healthier Options Might Not Help Kids Eat Better

  • September 27, 2018
    Phys.org

    Publicizing a Firm’s Security Levels May Strengthen Security Over Time, Study Finds

  • September 27, 2018
    Science Daily

    Breastfeeding and Infant Health Link is not Straightforward

  • September 26, 2018
    Washington Post

    The Straw Man in the New Round of the Reading Wars

  • September 26, 2018
    Science Codex

    Link Between Breastfeeding and Infant Health is not Straightforward, says Study

  • September 25, 2018
    New York Times

    Is a Hunt the Answer When Bears Start Getting Bolder?

  • September 25, 2018
    San Antonio Express-News

    Experts Support AAP Guidelines On Car Seats

  • September 25, 2018
    U.S. News & World Report

    Connecticut Beefing up Election Cybersecurity Infrastructure

  • September 24, 2018
    Washington Post

    UConn’s Stephen Dyson: Showtime’s ‘The Circus’ is Fast Food

  • September 21, 2018
    Broadway World

    Stage Adaptation Of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ in Production

  • September 21, 2018
    Nature

    The Squid Biologist Connecting Schools and Scientists Worldwide

  • September 21, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Puerto Rico Is Still Struggling To Rebuild One Year After Devastating Hurricane Maria

  • September 21, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Are LGBTQ Students Any Safer In Schools Today?

  • September 21, 2018
    US News

    Florence’s Lingering Threat: Mold

  • September 20, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Conn. Health Centers Get Federal Money To Combat Opioid Addiction

  • September 20, 2018
    BBC Newsnight

    UConn’s Michael Lynch on the Anti-Vaccination Movement

  • September 20, 2018
    Wall Street Journal

    Bayer Levels Sights On Weedkiller Verdict

  • September 20, 2018
    Associated Press

    Bye Bye Bugs? Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects are Declining

  • September 20, 2018
    Medical Daily

    How Do Energy Drinks Affect Your Health?

  • September 19, 2018
    Marketwatch

    Bayer Takes Defense of Weed Killer a Step Further

  • September 19, 2018
    Science Trends

    A Supercharged Atomic Engine

  • September 19, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Is Climate Change Causing More Dangerous Hurricanes?

  • September 18, 2018
    Reader's Digest

    8 Ways to Prevent Stress and Heart Disease

  • September 18, 2018
    National Geographic

    Isolated Nomads Are Under Siege in the Amazon Jungle

  • September 18, 2018
    Inside Higher Ed

    ‘Learning to Be Latino’

  • September 18, 2018
    The Atlantic

    The Dignity of the Housegirl

  • September 17, 2018
    New York Times

    Saltmarsh Sparrows Fight to Keep Their Heads Above Water

  • September 17, 2018
    Business Insider

    California Ed on Right Path; Improvements Needed, says study by UConn and Others

  • September 17, 2018
    Associated Press

    Task Force Will Look at Establishing Special Opioid Courts

  • September 17, 2018
    Health Medicine Network

    Study Shows Toxic Effects of Oil Dispersant on Oysters after Deepwater Horizon

  • September 17, 2018
    Hearst media

    Connecticut Finance Sector Endures But With Fewer Jobs

  • September 14, 2018
    Forbes

    Sue Bird Has Defied Age Like No One In Basketball History

  • September 14, 2018
    San Diego Union Tribune

    Doctors Slow To Adopt Medication-Assisted Therapy For Opioid Treatment

  • September 14, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Family Matters: Stories And Realities Of Adoption

  • September 13, 2018
    TIME magazine

    Fortnite Is a Huge Success — And a Sign of What’s to Come in Gaming

  • September 13, 2018
    San Diego Tribune

    Are You Drinking Enough Water?

  • September 13, 2018
    IEEE

    The Prohibition-era Origins of the Police Radio

  • September 12, 2018
    National Geographic

    UConn’s Scott Wallace: Revealing Uncontacted Tribes May Help Save Them

  • September 12, 2018
    MSN

    Purdue Pharma Is Offering Free Opioid Treatment in Legal Talks

  • September 12, 2018
    Food Service Director

    In Sustainability Move, UConn Switching to Smaller Plastic Cups

  • September 11, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Breaking Up (With Your Phone) Is Hard To Do

  • September 10, 2018
    Washington Post

    Is Running Better Than Walking? It Depends on Your Goals.

  • September 10, 2018
    Northeast Public Radio

    On 75th Anniversary, A Fresh Look At Rockwell’s Four Freedoms