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 2016

  • August 18, 2016
    Hartford Courant

    New UConn Program Has Funds For Startup Businesses

  • August 18, 2016
    CT News Junkie

    Merrill Defends Integrity of Connecticut’s Voting System

  • August 17, 2016
    WNPR

    Connecticut’s Drought Persists Despite Late Summer Storms

  • August 17, 2016
    Hartford Business Journal

    UConn named top school in state for business management

  • August 17, 2016
    Quartz

    The ‘Yellowstone of the Atlantic Ocean’ could become the first underwater national monument on the East Coast

  • August 17, 2016
    Mongabay

    Climate change pledges not nearly enough to save tropical ecosystems

  • August 16, 2016
    The Telegraph

    If your parents live past 70, there’s a higher chance you will too

  • August 16, 2016
    Hartford Business Journal

    Cable manufacturer first in new innovation cluster

  • August 16, 2016
    New Haven Register

    New Haven metro area looks most like ‘normal America’ study finds

  • August 15, 2016
    Consumer Reports

    Why You Should Skip Adderall as a Study Drug

  • August 15, 2016
    Phys.Org

    Novel smart materials inspired by sea creatures

  • August 15, 2016
    Hartford Business Journal

    UConn’s startup interns build CT’s STEM-talent pipeline

  • August 15, 2016
    USAgNET

    NIFA Announces $3.1 Million to Train Next Gen Ag Leaders

  • August 12, 2016
    USA Today

    US Women’s Basketball Team Like Extended Family

  • August 12, 2016
    PBS

    Taurasi breaks own Olympic record

  • August 12, 2016
    Science Newsline

    Five Ways Bioengineers Want to Use 3-D Printing

  • August 12, 2016
    New York Daily News

    Clinton-Kaine Echoes History

  • August 12, 2016
    WNPR

    Sen. Blumenthal Urges More Money For Zika Research

  • August 12, 2016
    Republican American

    Technology on Target

  • August 12, 2016
    New Haven Independent

    Promise Kept

  • August 10, 2016
    Washington Post

    Researchers Say Species Face Bigger Threats Than Climate Change

  • August 10, 2016
    Hearst media

    UConn-Stamford Dorms Receive Final Approval

  • August 10, 2016
    Associated Press

    UConn Adds Housing at Stamford Satellite Campus

  • August 10, 2016
    The Atlantic

    The Real Olympic Challenge for American Basketball

  • August 10, 2016
    Fortune

    Two Years After Ferguson, What Has Changed?

  • August 10, 2016
    New York Magazine

    The Primordial Reason People Need to Party

  • August 10, 2016
    Huffington Post

    These Are The Ages You’re Most Likely To Cheat

  • August 10, 2016
    Hartford Courant

    UConn Foundation Reports Strong Fundraising In 2015-16

  • August 9, 2016
    WBUR

    New Strategies For Old-School Vocational Training

  • August 9, 2016
    Rio 2016

    Humble heroes: USA Women Dominate in Rio, Retain Common Touch

  • August 9, 2016
    Hartford Business Journal

    Yale, UConn Law Schools Pay Off for Grads, Survey Shows

  • August 8, 2016
    NBC News

    U.S. Women Begin Rio Games with Record-Setting Win over Senegal

  • August 8, 2016
    ESPN

    For UConn power trio of Auriemma, Bird and Taurasi, Rio is final encore

  • August 8, 2016
    People

    5 Things to Know About Rio-bound Basketball Star Maya Moore

  • August 8, 2016
    The New Yorker

    What Happened to the Ice Bucket Challenge?

  • August 8, 2016
    Stanly News & Press

    Wildlife at Risk from Global Warming

  • August 8, 2016
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    U.S. Facism Portrayed in ’30s Film, Books Echoed in Today’s Politics

  • August 8, 2016
    Latest Technology

    The Tiniest Parasites

  • August 8, 2016
    Live Science

    Are People More Likely to Cheat at the ‘Danger Age’ ?

  • August 5, 2016
    U.S. News & World Report

    10 Law Schools That Pay Off

  • August 5, 2016
    US Navy

    US Navy Amps Up Cybersecurity Awareness with Hands-on Simulations

  • August 5, 2016
    Stamford Advocate

    Nursing Students Teach Local Campers the Value of Healthy Living

  • August 4, 2016
    Associated Press

    Diana Taurasi Savoring her Olympic Farewell

  • August 4, 2016
    Christian Science Monitor

    Claims of a New Racism, and a New Remedy

  • August 4, 2016
    Houston Chronicle

    Alum Ryan Griffin pumps UConn for Big 12 expansion

  • August 3, 2016
    STAT

    Thirsty? Your Brain Knows Before You Do

  • August 2, 2016
    Forbes

    On Earnings Calls, Retail Execs Underplay How Well The Company Is Performing

  • August 2, 2016
    CNN

    Driving While Distracted: Parents do it, too

  • August 2, 2016
    Philadelphia Tribune

    Watch for Athletes, Coaches With Local Ties at Rio Games

  • August 2, 2016
    New York Times

    Yes, We Have No Peaches