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.

October 2016

  • October 26, 2016
    Diverse Issues in Higher Education

    Posse Foundation Veterans Program Offers Path to Elite Colleges

  • October 25, 2016
    Poynter

    Is Media Bias Rampant? Ask the Man Who Studies it for a Living

  • October 25, 2016
    UPI

    Power Outage Caused by Squirrel Cancels Classes at UConn

  • October 25, 2016
    The Economist

    Both Economic Hardship and Racial Divisions Fuel Trump

  • October 24, 2016
    Latest Technology

    New Study Shows Some Children Outgrow Autism and have no Residual Symptoms

  • October 24, 2016
    NASA

    Research Vessel Revelle: Field Campaign Completed

  • October 24, 2016
    The Hill

    The Unproven Benefit of Awareness Campaigns

  • October 20, 2016
    Nature

    Effort to Wrangle Geoscience Data Faces Uncertain Future

  • October 20, 2016
    The Conversation

    Experts Explain What We Know about Marijuana’s Medical Benefits

  • October 19, 2016
    Broadway World

    Connecticut Repertory Theatre to Present NUEVO CALIFORNIA

  • October 18, 2016
    USA Today

    College Students Get Election News on Their Phones

  • October 18, 2016
    Inside Philanthropy

    Why This Foundation is Supporting Research and Services to Keep Kids out of ERs

  • October 18, 2016
    Associated Press

    UConn’s Herbst Says Big 12 decision Was What She Expected

  • October 17, 2016
    New York Times

    New York’s Secret Doors and Hidden Rooms

  • October 17, 2016
    Phys.org

    Maritime Archaeology Expedition in Black Sea

  • October 17, 2016
    UPI

    Study: 1 in 4 College Students is Hungry

  • October 14, 2016
    Boston Globe

    Rats! Bad, Old Memories Stay With Us

  • October 14, 2016
    Voice of America Blog

    Bob Dylan: Nobel Laureate?

  • October 14, 2016
    Philanthropy News Digest

    UConn Granted Funding for Principal Preparation Initiative

  • October 13, 2016
    Wall Street Journal

    UConn Law Prof on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Debt-Collections Case

  • October 13, 2016
    Bloomberg

    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Structure Unconstitutional

  • October 13, 2016
    New York Magazine

    How Much Do You Know About Freudian Dream-Interpretation?

  • October 13, 2016
    Christian Science Monitor

    Police Shootings on Social: Why Some Black People Believe No One Cares

  • October 13, 2016
    Science World Report

    Recalled Maine Shellfish Tainted With Dangerous Neurotoxin

  • October 12, 2016
    Newsweek

    An Invasive Berry Is Turning Birds’ Feathers Red

  • October 12, 2016
    Bloomberg

    Supreme Court Denies Review of ‘Gillette’ Tax Compact Case

  • October 12, 2016
    Yahoo! Finance

    UConn Establishes Synchrony Financial Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity

  • October 11, 2016
    Los Angeles Times

    How ‘Goldilocks Fires’ Can Give Rise to Vibrant Bird Communities

  • October 11, 2016
    New York Times

    In Bridgeport, Property Values Plummet, but Taxes Soar for Some

  • October 11, 2016
    Christian Science Monitor

    Why So Much Blatant Racism is Bubbling to the Surface

  • October 11, 2016
    Associated Press

    UConn Coach Urges Citizens to Register to Vote in New Ad

  • October 11, 2016
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Penguins’ Sidney Crosby Suffers Another Concussion

  • October 11, 2016
    Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

    Study Finds Vets More Comfortable With Racial Residential Integration Than Non-Vets

  • October 11, 2016
    TV Weekly

    NATURE Kicks Off Season with “Super Hummingbirds”

  • October 7, 2016
    CNBC

    Hurricane Matthew: Watch Out For These Insurance Surprises

  • October 7, 2016
    Live Science

    Political Digs Aside, How Common Is Cheating, Really?

  • October 7, 2016
    Los Angeles Times

    Commentary: Young People Confuse Socialism, Communism, Capitalism

  • October 7, 2016
    The Washington Times

    “Birth of a Nation” is Latest of Several Films on Genre

  • October 7, 2016
    Associated Press

    Another Slave Film? Some Are Weary, Others Want More History

  • October 6, 2016
    Health Medicine Network

    Peer victimization in schools: Two studies explore types and repercussions

  • October 6, 2016
    Research & Development Magazine

    Size Matters for Particles in Our Bloodstream

  • October 5, 2016
    USA Today

    Achieving Work-Life Balance: 6 Tips From a Former UConn Athlete

  • October 5, 2016
    The Atlantic

    What If Virtual Reality Can Make Us Better Citizens?

  • October 5, 2016
    STAT

    Ben Stiller Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Says PSA Test Saved His Life

  • October 5, 2016
    Phys.org

    When Push Comes to Shove: Size Matters for Particles in our Bloodstream

  • October 5, 2016
    Science Node

    Are Climate Models Misleading Us?

  • October 4, 2016
    CNN

    Do You Need to Eat More Protein?

  • October 4, 2016
    New York Times

    The Shame of Fat Shaming

  • October 4, 2016
    Health Medicine Network

    The Blood Test that Reveals Whether You Are Going Deaf

  • October 4, 2016
    Popular Mechanics

    The Parking Garage of the Future