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.

March 2016

  • March 11, 2016
    Wired

    Trump’s Lies Undermine the Promise of the Internet

  • March 10, 2016
    U.S. News & World Report

    The Best Motivators for Successful and Sustained Weight Loss

  • March 9, 2016
    New York Times

    Googling is Believing: Trumping the Informed Citizen

  • March 9, 2016
    National Public Radio

    ‘The New Yorker’ Charts the Rise of Black Lives Matter

  • March 9, 2016
    Fox News

    Protecting Yourself Against the Zika Virus

  • March 9, 2016
    WNPR

    Getting Rid of Leftover Pills

  • March 9, 2016
    Washington Post

    Why Does Congress Want to Rollback New School Lunch Standards?

  • March 9, 2016
    USA Today

    Losses in Smell and Taste Can Cause Big Trouble

  • March 8, 2016
    EE Times

    Decoding Electronic Materials Genome

  • March 8, 2016
    Vox

    Israel’s Day of Terror: What We Know

  • March 8, 2016
    Hartford Courant

    Higher Health Plan Deductibles Lead to Sticker Shock

  • March 4, 2016
    CNBC

    McClendon’s Death Creates Complex Financial Picture

  • March 3, 2016
    Hartford Courant

    Team Effort: UConn Unites to Help Pitcher Beat Cancer

  • March 3, 2016
    The Guardian

    Why Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC Show Mattered

  • March 3, 2016
    WNPR

    Legal Thinkers Debate Interpretation of Second Amendment

  • March 2, 2016
    Washington Post

    UConn Women are in a Basketball League of Their Own

  • March 2, 2016
    The Philadelphia Inquirer

    Paying for Our Sugar with High Taxes

  • March 2, 2016
    The Financial

    IBM Expands Data Science Education

  • March 2, 2016
    The Atlantic

    UConn’s Stephen Ross: Race a Factor in Mortgages

  • March 1, 2016
    Live Science

    Experts Discuss Benefits, Risks of CrossFit for Kids

  • March 1, 2016
    WFSB-TV

    Leap Year Baby at UConn Health

  • March 1, 2016
    Hartford Courant

    UConn Names New Athletic Director

  • March 1, 2016
    Public Radio

    UConn Creates ‘Scholars House’

February 2016

  • February 29, 2016
    WNPR

    Charter School Growth is Like Subprime Mortgage Bubble

  • February 29, 2016
    Christian Science Monitor

    Earth’s Climate 3.5 Billion Years Ago Maybe Wasn’t So Different From Today

  • February 29, 2016
    Associated Press

    Oliver Stone, Charles Osgood to Speak at UConn Commencement

  • February 29, 2016
    The Conversation

    African-American Women Could be Decisive on Super Tuesday

  • February 27, 2016
    New York Times

    Fight Over Teacher Tenure Moves to Appeals Court

  • February 26, 2016
    Science Codex

    Consumers Care About Carbon Footprint

  • February 26, 2016
    The Republican

    United Technologies Announces $1 Million Partnership with UConn

  • February 24, 2016
    TIME

    You Asked: Am I Addicted to My Phone?

  • February 24, 2016
    Public Radio International

    Can’t Solve Climate Change Without Teaching It

  • February 24, 2016
    The Independent

    What Happens to Your Brain When You’re Pregnant?

  • February 23, 2016
    Washington Post

    When the Oscars Really Matter

  • February 23, 2016
    USA Today

    Bolivia’s President Set to Lose Bid for Fourth Term

  • February 23, 2016
    Hartford Courant

    Heroin Crisis Calls For Increasing Access to Suboxone

  • February 23, 2016
    WTNH-TV

    18-Hour Dance Raises Record Amount

  • February 22, 2016
    NBC-TV

    Taylor Swift Donates to HuskyTHON

  • February 22, 2016
    New York Times

    Olympic Duties Leave UConn Coach Right at Home

  • February 22, 2016
    Associated Press

    UConn Police to Begin Wearing Body Cameras

  • February 19, 2016
    The Guardian

    Leave My iPhone Alone

  • February 17, 2016
    Business Insider

    Running Out of Prescription Drugs

  • February 17, 2016
    Boston Globe

    At UConn, a Brazilian Emigre Trying to Stop Zika

  • February 16, 2016
    WNPR

    Scalia and the Future of SCOTUS

  • February 16, 2016
    Forbes

    How to Find a Second Act With Purpose

  • February 15, 2016
    Hearing Review

    Study Revisits How Sign Language Affects Cognitive Development

  • February 15, 2016
    Science Newsline

    Study of Deaf Children Revisits Longstanding Debate

  • February 12, 2016
    Washington Post

    How Segregated Schools Turn Kids into Criminals

  • February 11, 2016
    Hartford Courant

    UConn Dental School Wins Top Award

  • February 10, 2016
    Los Angeles Times

    Runners Up Against Unusual Winter Heat