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.

December 2017

  • December 6, 2017
    National Public Radio

    New Haven Long Wharf Development Enters Planning Stage

  • December 6, 2017
    Psych Central

    CBT Can Help Binge Eaters Lose Weight

  • December 6, 2017
    Sports Illustrated

    Maya Moore Is the Greatest Winner in History of Women’s BBall

  • December 4, 2017
    New York Times

    Graduate Students Argue Against Taxing Tuition Waivers

  • December 4, 2017
    Christian Science Monitor

    Forest gumption: Scientists Trying Everything to Stem Global Warming

  • December 1, 2017
    Washington Post

    Trump’s attacks on #TakeaKnee and DACA spurred hundreds of protests

  • December 1, 2017
    The Nation

    Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting

  • December 1, 2017
    Science Newsline

    New Document Guides Hospitals in Responding to Infectious Disease Outbreaks

  • December 1, 2017
    Infection Control Today

    New Document Guides Hospitals in Responding to Infectious Disease Outbreaks

  • December 1, 2017
    Sports Illustrated

    Minnesota Lynx Star Maya Moore Wins Sports Illustrated’s Performer of the Year Award

November 2017

  • November 30, 2017
    Chicago Tribune

    How a theater group reinvented sexual assault prevention

  • November 30, 2017
    National Public Radio

    UConn Gets New Tools To Map The Long Island Sound

  • November 29, 2017
    The Atlantic

    It Took Almost 180 Years to Figure Out the Incredible Way Hummingbirds Drink

  • November 29, 2017
    New York Times

    President Wins Round in the Battle for the Consumer Bureau

  • November 29, 2017
    Capital News Service

    Policies that protect high school athletes under scrutiny

  • November 28, 2017
    Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

    Scholar Develops Software to Search the Dark Web for Hate Group Manifestos

  • November 28, 2017
    New York Times

    A Healthy Dose of Guilt

  • November 28, 2017
    National Public Radio

    To Predict Storm Power Outages, Build Better Models

  • November 28, 2017
    National Public Radio

    ‘Mascots!’ Exhibit Asks Why We Care About These Costumed Sports Characters

  • November 28, 2017
    Washington Post

    The new ‘Star Trek’ has gotten darker and more pessimistic — just like our politics

  • November 27, 2017
    U.S. News

    Institute Created to Spur Developments in Undersea Vehicles

  • November 27, 2017
    Boston Globe

    UConn, URI, and General Dynamics team on undersea vehicle research

  • November 27, 2017
    Associated Press

    Institute created to spur developments in undersea vehicles

  • November 27, 2017
    U.S. News

    Weighing the Cost of War Crimes Justice

  • November 27, 2017
    News Talk, Washington D.C.

    Black Male Shortage in Medical Profession is ‘National Crisis’

  • November 27, 2017
    Yahoo Sports

    Growing Pains: Raiders Rookie Melifonwu Begins Process

  • November 27, 2017
    National Public Radio

    To Predict Storm Power Outages, Build Better Models

  • November 21, 2017
    Huffington Post

    Weight Discrimination In The Workplace

  • November 21, 2017
    Today's Parent

    When your kid is fat-shamed—and what you can do about it

  • November 21, 2017
    NPR

    New England Researchers Race to Turn Seaweed Into Biofuel

  • November 21, 2017
    NPR

    Are We Creeping Toward A Nuclear Disaster?

  • November 21, 2017
    San Francisco Gate

    The dangers and potential of ‘natural’ opioid kratom

  • November 21, 2017
    Diverse Issues in Higher Education

    Leaders Address Shortage of Black Men in Medical Profession

  • November 20, 2017
    New York Times

    How Not to Talk to a Child Who Is Overweight

  • November 20, 2017
    ESPN

    UConn completes perfect season with field hockey national title

  • November 20, 2017
    Hearst newspapers

    UConn Field Hockey Wins Fifth National Title, 2-1 Over Maryland

  • November 20, 2017
    NCAA

    UConn field hockey finishes perfect season with third national championship in five years

  • November 20, 2017
    Business Insider

    Help obese kids avoid weight stigma, doctors advise

  • November 17, 2017
    Yahoo News

    Amid obesity epidemic, Coke shifts ‘health’ focus from exercise to calories

  • November 17, 2017
    Health News Digest

    Thanksgiving Turkey Makes You Sleepy? Gobbledygook.

  • November 17, 2017
    Professional Mariner

    New navigation software helps ships avoid unpredictable weather

  • November 17, 2017
    ESPN

    Veitner has Connecticut on brink of field hockey national title

  • November 17, 2017
    Bloomberg News

    Take That Scary Hypertension News With a Grain of Salt

  • November 16, 2017
    Washington Post

    ‘As you know,’ Roy Moore’s campaign used a rhetorical tactic to make his denials sound more credible

  • November 16, 2017
    IEEE Global Spectrum

    Software to Locate Hate Groups’ Radicalization Pages

  • November 16, 2017
    Discover magazine

    The Problem With E-Cigarettes

  • November 16, 2017
    The Guardian

    Bigotry against indigenous people means we’re missing a trick on climate change

  • November 16, 2017
    National Audubon Society

    Are Birds Nesting Earlier So Their Chicks Don’t Overheat?

  • November 16, 2017
    Hearst newspapers

    Wineries booming, tobacco farming waning, study says

  • November 16, 2017
    Consumer Reports

    The Dangers of Driving While Distracted