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.

May 2017

  • May 2, 2017
    Reader's Digest

    Two meals at a time may be the key to dropping pounds

  • May 2, 2017
    Health News Digest

    Melanoma’s Signature

  • May 1, 2017
    U.S. News

    3 Ways Retirement Planning Has Gotten Trickier in 2017

  • May 1, 2017
    NBC News

    Energy Drinks Worse for Your Heart Than Caffeine Alone: Study

  • May 1, 2017
    Consumer Reports

    New Worries About Energy Drinks

  • May 1, 2017
    The Olympian

    Are Tattoos Toxic?

  • May 1, 2017
    Fulbright Foundation

    Motivation Boost for German Teachers in Connecticut

  • May 1, 2017
    Associated Press

    Raiders take UConn’s Melifonwu

  • May 1, 2017
    CBS Sports

    NFL Draft: Raiders continue to add playmakers with Obi Melifonwu

April 2017

  • April 28, 2017
    Science magazine

    Stem cells help researchers identify neuronal defects causing Angelman syndrome

  • April 28, 2017
    Washington Post

    To solve our post-truth problem, these TED speakers say we have to admit we don’t know everything

  • April 28, 2017
    Washington Post

    James Fenimore Cooper — not just your grandpa’s favorite author

  • April 28, 2017
    Brookings Institute

    Does more rigorous middle school math change students’ college readiness?

  • April 28, 2017
    The Conversation

    Is charter school fraud the next Enron?

  • April 28, 2017
    Associated Press

    Surprises galore on Day 1 of NFL draft

  • April 27, 2017
    PBS Newshour

    Can Arctic Ecosystems Survive Without River Icings?

  • April 27, 2017
    Chicago Tribune

    ‘Burning Sands’ offers a lesson in hazing violence

  • April 27, 2017
    NBC News

    Energy Drinks Worse for Your Heart Than Caffeine Alone: Study

  • April 27, 2017
    New Scientist

    Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

  • April 27, 2017
    Huffington Post

    Study Shows Gut-Calming Effects Of Chili Peppers And Marijuana

  • April 27, 2017
    Popular Science

    How hot peppers and marijuana could help cure gut problems

  • April 27, 2017
    Boston Herald

    Area college coaches excited for Fenway football

  • April 26, 2017
    Medical News Today

    Chili peppers, marijuana may reduce gut inflammation

  • April 26, 2017
    Fox News

    Chili pepper, pot may fix your ailing stomach

  • April 26, 2017
    Men's Health

    Eating Pot Edibles (Or Spicy Food) Could Soothe an Upset Stomach

  • April 26, 2017
    Science World Report

    Chili Peppers, Marijuana Could Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes And Reduce Gut Inflammation

  • April 25, 2017
    Health News Digest

    Chili Pepper and Marijuana Calm the Gut

  • April 25, 2017
    University Chronicle

    UConn Makes Top 5 Greenest Colleges for 2017

  • April 25, 2017
    Science Daily

    Stem cells help researchers identify neuronal defects causing Angelman syndrome

  • April 25, 2017
    Ed Tech Magazine

    3 Digital Citizenship Standards Educators Should Teach

  • April 25, 2017
    Broadway World

    Ballard Presents the Legend of the Banana Kid

  • April 24, 2017
    Washington Post

    Who’s Protesting and Why? Here’s Our March Report.

  • April 24, 2017
    Inside Higher Ed

    Why They Marched

  • April 24, 2017
    Huffington Post

    Keep Calm and Carry On… Gangnam Style

  • April 24, 2017
    The Week magazine

    No one understands health insurance. That’s a problem.

  • April 24, 2017
    Quartz

    Rhetoric scholars pinpoint why Trump’s inarticulate speaking style is so persuasive

  • April 24, 2017
    Alternative Daily

    Grow Your Own Medicinal Herb Garden

  • April 24, 2017
    ESPN

    Meet Obi Melifonwu, the NFL draft’s biggest workout freak

  • April 21, 2017
    CNN

    How to cut the price of prescription drugs

  • April 21, 2017
    Money Magazine

    The 25 Best Public Colleges for Big Paychecks

  • April 21, 2017
    Inside Higher Ed

    Community College Survey: Transfers to UConn Improved

  • April 21, 2017
    PR Web

    UConn Innovation Fund Provides First Round Funding to Three Biotech Startups

  • April 21, 2017
    Broadway World

    Shrek the Musical Opens at Connecticut Repertory Theatre

  • April 20, 2017
    USA Today Network

    UConn Expert Testifies in Iowa discrimination trial

  • April 20, 2017
    American Medical Association Wire

    Electronic records’ platform brings 11,000 true-life cases to med ed

  • April 20, 2017
    Health Data Management

    Med students to get electronic health record experience

  • April 20, 2017
    ESPN

    UConn women’s basketball team honored at the Ct State Capitol

  • April 19, 2017
    Washington Post

    Yankees vs. Red Sox: Learning how to become a two-team family

  • April 19, 2017
    IEEE Spectrum

    Startup Profile: Enviro Power is Bringing Microcogeneration to the U.S.

  • April 18, 2017
    Reader's Digest

    9 Foods That Calm Anxiety