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 10, 2018
    Electronic Component News

    Cockroach Cyborgs Don a New Neuro-Controller Backpack

  • September 7, 2018
    New York Daily News

    Correctional Supervisors Develop App to Correct Their Own Sleep Habits

  • September 7, 2018
    Newsweek

    A Reason to Start Liking Cockroaches: Cyborg Insect Could be a Life-Saving Device

  • September 7, 2018
    Hearst media

    New Technology Brings Cyborg Cockroaches One Step Closer To Reality

  • September 7, 2018
    Science Daily

    A Cyborg Cockroach Could Someday Save Your Life

  • September 7, 2018
    Bloomberg News

    Are New Threats of Post-Wafair Retroactivity Looming?

  • September 7, 2018
    WNPR

    Swimming in Plastic

  • September 7, 2018
    Broadway World

    Ballard Institute Presents ‘Women In Puppetry’ Forum

  • September 6, 2018
    Huffington Post

    UConn’s Yarish: American Fishermen Need A Little Kelp

  • September 6, 2018
    Landscape Architecture Magazine

    Far From Home

  • September 6, 2018
    Cape Cod Times

    Indian Country Watching for Decision on Cape Tribe’s Land

  • September 5, 2018
    The Atlantic

    This Tiny Songbird Rolls Its Head to Break Its Victim’s Neck

  • September 5, 2018
    USA Today

    Editorial: Football Safety Not Scoring High Enough in Schools

  • September 5, 2018
    Diverse Issues in Higher Education

    UConn Has Been “Intentional” About Diversity Efforts

  • September 5, 2018
    National Public Radio

    State Continues To Struggle To Recruit Teachers Of English Learners

  • September 5, 2018
    Yardbarker

    Ray Allen: He got Hall of Fame game

  • September 4, 2018
    AMA Wire

    3 Ways Virtual Patients Help Medical Students Step Up Their Game

  • September 4, 2018
    New York Daily News

    In the Age of Trump, Judges Step in to Teach Basics of Civil Discourse

  • September 3, 2018
    Hearst media

    Stock Market Gains Not Felt by Workers, Studies Show

  • September 3, 2018
    Live Science

    Why Is Synthetic Marijuana So Risky?

August 2018

  • August 30, 2018
    BBC News

    Chasing quakes with machine learning

  • August 30, 2018
    Science Daily

    UConn’s Phoebe DeVries: Attacking Earthquake Aftershocks

  • August 30, 2018
    Nature

    Deep Learning of Aftershock Patterns Following Large Earthquakes

  • August 30, 2018
    Christian Science Monitor

    1600s Native American fort is one of the most important Northeast finds

  • August 30, 2018
    National Public Radio

    The Wonder Of Termites (Yep, That’s What I Said)

  • August 29, 2018
    Hearst media

    Study Shows Incentives often Fail to Spur Job Growth

  • August 29, 2018
    Associated Press

    Family of School Shooting Victim to be Honored by UConn Band

  • August 29, 2018
    Associated Press

    Comey to Address UConn Students, Faculty at Annual Forum

  • August 29, 2018
    Associated Press

    Archaeologists Dig Native American Fort Found in Connecticut

  • August 29, 2018
    TeacherCast

    What If? Building Students’ Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges

  • August 28, 2018
    The New York Times

    WNBA Frenemies Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi Save the Trash Talk for Bowling

  • August 28, 2018
    Next City

    Subsidizing Big Firms Doesn’t Really Create Jobs, Research Shows

  • August 28, 2018
    FireRescue 1

    Mass. Paramedic Trains Responders in Stop the Bleed Before Dying

  • August 28, 2018
    EcoWatch

    UConn No. 3 on the Top 20 Coolest Schools 2018

  • August 28, 2018
    ABC 7 News, San Francisco

    Gaming Addiction Psychiatrist Says Snapping While Playing Video Game Possible

  • August 27, 2018
    Hearst media

    Purdue Pharma Grapples with Growing Protests

  • August 27, 2018
    Sports Illustrated

    Former UConn Star Breanna Stewart Named WNBA’s MVP

  • August 27, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Researching Heatstroke In Athletes

  • August 24, 2018
    Reuters

    Amid Praise for Trump, North Korea Doubles Down on Criticism of Japan

  • August 24, 2018
    Washington Times

    What Trump’s Hush Money Case Hinges On

  • August 24, 2018
    Psychology Today

    Psychedelic Psychotherapy is Coming: Who Will be Included?

  • August 23, 2018
    TIME magazine

    New State Rankings Show Gaps in High School Athlete Safety

  • August 23, 2018
    Washington Post

    Deserts Don’t Cause Obesity. But That Doesn’t Mean They Don’t Matter.

  • August 23, 2018
    Forbes

    Four Ways To Be Great And Celebrate

  • August 23, 2018
    Forester Daily News

    3D Printing A Better Membrane

  • August 23, 2018
    Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)

    These CRISPR-Modified Crops Don’t Count As GMOs

  • August 23, 2018
    Insight Into Diversity

    Changing The Culture For Women and Underrepresented Groups in STEM+M

  • August 23, 2018
    High Plains (N.D.) Reader

    Who Is Creating All of These Socialists? Of Course, It’s American Capitalists!

  • August 23, 2018
    U.S. News & World Report

    Officials Warn of Increasing Danger of Dead Trees

  • August 22, 2018
    USA Today

    I’m a lesbian basketball player. Hateful comments are pushing people like me out of sports.