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.
August 2017
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August 1, 2017Phys.org
Free admissions tests help more poor students go to college
July 2017
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July 31, 2017Forbes
If You’re Feeling Unproductive, Blame The Summer Heat
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July 31, 2017Boston Globe
UConn pitchers see summertime action
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July 28, 2017Sports Pro
UConn ticks off mega Nike renewal
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July 27, 2017TIME
You Asked: What’s the Best Way to Rehydrate—Besides Drinking Water?
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July 27, 2017The Hill
Why Donald Trump flipped a Dem county in blue Connecticut
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July 27, 2017ESPN
The humanity and hubris of ‘Cyborg’ Justino
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July 26, 2017Houston Chronicle
Helping your students with disabilities prepare for the future
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July 26, 2017New Republic
Betsy DeVos Is Making “School Choice” Toxic for Democrats
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July 25, 2017Los Angeles Times
Fake news about statins is discouraging the use of these life-saving drugs, expert warns
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July 25, 2017Reader's Digest
If You Were Born In Summer, This Is What We Know About You
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July 25, 2017Washington Post
More people in the U.S. protested in June than in any month since the January Women’s Marches.
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July 25, 2017Consumer Reports
How to Stay Safe in the Heat
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July 24, 2017TIME
Why Americans Need to Understand Chinese Ways of Thinking
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July 24, 2017Education Week
Free ACT and SAT Exams Drive Up College Enrollment for Poor Students
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July 24, 2017Business Insider
There’s one major thing everyone gets wrong about Amazon and the retail apocalypse
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July 24, 2017Public Radio International
What does a scientist look like? The ‘Skype a Scientist’ program helps schoolkids find out.
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July 24, 2017U.S. News & World Report
UConn Alums Chosen as Veterinarians for School Mascot
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July 21, 2017New York Times
UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute on Heatstroke Risk in Young Athletes
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July 20, 2017New Scientist
Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic
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July 20, 2017The Conversation
Why the US doesn’t understand Chinese thought – and must
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July 20, 2017Washington Post
President Trump, do you remember that time Margaret Thatcher fired all the economists?
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July 19, 2017The Atlantic
How Churches Could Run Charter Schools
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July 18, 2017Washington Post
Too much surveillance makes us less free. It also makes us less safe.
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July 18, 2017Chemistry World
Sun shines for iron catalyst to convert carbon dioxide to methane
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July 18, 2017Los Angeles Times
In Tupac’s life, the struggles and triumphs of a generation
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July 18, 2017New York Post
Thousands Agreed to Clean For Free Wi-Fi
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July 18, 2017Men's Fitness
5 ways technology threatens your health
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July 18, 2017Science Newsline
Reduced Oxygen Nanocrystalline Materials Show Improved Performance
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July 17, 2017The Weather Channel
Connecticut: A Ticking Time Bomb
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July 17, 2017New York Times
How Universal College Admission Tests Help Low-Income Students
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July 17, 2017Runner's World
Does Vitamin D Affect Your Blood Pressure During Exercise?
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July 14, 2017Washington Post
The inescapable politics of ‘Game of Thrones’
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July 14, 2017Washington Post
‘We’re losing more people to the sweets than to the streets’
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July 14, 2017Variety
The Overachievers: Which Stars Got Multiple Emmy Nominations?
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July 13, 2017New York Times
Hall of Fame Coach Assists Cast in Play About Recruiting
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July 13, 2017Slate
The Shame of Rikers
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July 13, 2017Science Daily
Seaside sparrows caught between predators, rising seas
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July 13, 2017NY Daily News
It’s insulting that ESPN hasn’t found ‘the right woman’ to host ESPYs — here are some who can
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July 12, 2017Wine Spectator
The $110 Million Question: Is Alcohol Good for You?
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July 11, 2017NPR
Don’t Phone A Friend. Skype A Scientist!
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July 11, 2017Associated Press
Chocolate milk off the menu at San Francisco schools
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July 11, 2017San Francisco Chronicle
Chocolate milk booted off the menu at SF school cafeterias
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July 11, 2017San Diego Union-Tribune
San Francisco schools ban chocolate milk: It’s ‘a bummer, but whatever’
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July 11, 2017Chalkbeat
When states pay for the SAT or ACT, more poor students go to college
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July 11, 2017Daily Mail
The secret lives of hummingbirds: Incredible slo-mo footage
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July 10, 2017Men's Fitness
How to add 5 pounds of muscle in a month
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July 10, 2017Associated Press
Trump’s friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
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July 10, 2017International Business Times
Understanding Kim Jong Un And What Makes North Korea’s Leader Tick
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July 10, 2017Associated Press
Rising tides could spell extinction for East Coast’s saltmarsh sparrow