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 2016

  • December 1, 2016
    Boston Globe

    Fitness hacks from Rebecca Lobo, Zdeno Chara, and more

  • December 1, 2016
    Psychology Today

    Trauma Documented Three Decades after Chernobyl Disaster

  • December 1, 2016
    Governing

    Struggling State Parks Seek New Ways to Survive

  • December 1, 2016
    Fox News

    19-year-old battling bone cancer to gift ‘chemo survival kits’ to young patients

  • December 1, 2016
    Vox

    Why America’s Roads are so Much More Dangerous than Europe’s

  • December 1, 2016
    City Lab

    Reimagining the Urban Freeway Holding Back Providence

November 2016

  • November 30, 2016
    Berkshire Eagle

    A Game Changer for Improving Literacy? Look at the Connecticut Initiative

  • November 29, 2016
    Christian Science Monitor

    This American Sparrow Could be Gone in 50 years

  • November 29, 2016
    Phys.org

    NASA Technology Used to Find Stone Age Structures

  • November 29, 2016
    ESPN

    Irish, Huskies Still Atop AP Women’s Basketball Poll

  • November 28, 2016
    Wall Street Journal

    Can’t Get to Sleep? Lay Off the Drugs

  • November 28, 2016
    New York Times

    Fake News and the Internet Shell Game

  • November 28, 2016
    Christian Science Monitor

    Student-led Programs Promote Food on US Campuses

  • November 28, 2016
    Science Codex

    Animal Species in Today’s Oceans Most Diverse Ever

  • November 28, 2016
    NASA

    For a Glimpse of the Stone Age, Some Cutting-Edge Tech

  • November 28, 2016
    Anesthesiology News

    Study: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates Have Not Dropped

  • November 28, 2016
    Health News Digest

    Coping Through Holiday Season Anxiety

  • November 22, 2016
    CNN

    The ‘Surprising’ Way Food Ads Sway Preschoolers’ Snacking Habits

  • November 22, 2016
    Sports Illustrated

    Sports Illustrated unveils contenders for 2016 Sportsperson of the Year

  • November 22, 2016
    Boston Globe

    College Leaders Urge Trump, Others to Protect Undocumented Students

  • November 22, 2016
    Broadway World

    New Literature From Europe Festival features Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri and More

  • November 21, 2016
    New York Times

    Along the Autism Spectrum, a Path Through Campus Life

  • November 21, 2016
    Associated Press

    Officials Prepare to Assert States’ Rights if Necessary

  • November 21, 2016
    Hearst media

    Gina Barreca: Are my working-class roots showing?

  • November 21, 2016
    Medscape

    No Drop in VAP Rates, Study Contends

  • November 21, 2016
    CBS News

    The Cheese Nun

  • November 18, 2016
    Inside IES Research

    The Scoop on Replication Research in Special Education

  • November 18, 2016
    Sierra Magazine

    Is Virtual Reality a New Frontier for Environmental Communication?

  • November 18, 2016
    UPI

    Public Health Campaign Cut Consumption of Sugary Drinks

  • November 18, 2016
    Health Medicine Network

    Law to Temporarily Seize Guns Prevented Suicides, Study Shows

  • November 18, 2016
    World News Report

    State’s Temporary Gun Removal Law Shows Promise in Preventing Suicides

  • November 17, 2016
    Bloomberg

    UConn’s Peter Turchin: How ‘elite overproduction’ and ‘lawyer glut’ could ruin the U.S.

  • November 17, 2016
    New York Times

    Hartford Kicks Open Its Doors to Innovators

  • November 17, 2016
    Phys.org

    Storing Carbon in Western Cascades Forests Could Benefit Some Wildlife Species

  • November 17, 2016
    Muscle & Fitness

    Carnitine: One of 13 Supps with a Secret Benefit

  • November 17, 2016
    Capital Bay

    Howard County’s Unsweetened Campaign to Reduce Sugary Drinks

  • November 17, 2016
    Hearst media

    Improving Pain Care Through Implementation of the Stepped Care Model

  • November 16, 2016
    Pharmacy Practice News

    A Body of Work That Has Made a Real Difference to Patients

  • November 16, 2016
    Broadway World

    Terrence Mann To Lead CRT’s Nutmeg Summer Series

  • November 16, 2016
    WNPR

    Infections Linked to Hospital Respirators Still Pose Risks to Patients

  • November 16, 2016
    The Guardian

    UConn’s Prof Ladha and Architects Imagine Trump’s Wall

  • November 16, 2016
    Latin Post

    UConn Prof Creative Force on Great Pink Wall Design

  • November 16, 2016
    PreMedLife

    Medical School Debuts New Curriculum to Meet Needs of Evolving Medical Space

  • November 15, 2016
    Chronicle of Higher Education

    Endowed Chairs: The Foolproof Recruiting Tool

  • November 15, 2016
    UPI

    Omega-3s Promote Healthy Blood Pressure in Young Adults

  • November 15, 2016
    ScienceLine

    Generic drugs offer $73 billion savings

  • November 14, 2016
    New York Times

    A Lost World of Shipwrecks is Found

  • November 14, 2016
    Baltimore Sun

    Three-Year Campaign Finds Sales of Sugary Drinks Plunged in Howard County

  • November 14, 2016
    Health Medicine Network

    Sugary Drink Sales Drop Nearly 20 Percent After Multi-Faceted Campaign

  • November 14, 2016
    Huffington Post

    Facebook Plans To Crack Down On Some Race-Based Advertising Techniques