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 2022

  • December 28, 2022
    NBC News

    Travel Nurses Took High-Paying Jobs During Covid. But Then Their Pay Was Slashed, Sometimes In Half.

  • December 27, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    Barking Dogs and a Chain of Fortunate Events Helped Save a Bristol Man From Dying of a Heart Attack

  • December 23, 2022
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Hartford’s Asylum Avenue to Get ‘Road Diet’ to Make Street Safer

  • December 23, 2022
    U.S. News and World Report

    Why Some College Writing Professors Are Ditching Traditional Grading

  • December 22, 2022
    NBC Connecticut

    Holiday Party for Kids of Incarcerated Parents Aims to Illuminate Their Bright Futures

  • December 22, 2022
    Connecticut magazine

    New UConn President Is Fueling a Leap Into a Clean-Energy Future

  • December 22, 2022
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Connecticut’s Winter COVID-19 Spike Has Officially Arrived

  • December 22, 2022
    WFSB-TV

    Mother With Sickle Cell Disease Celebrates Christmas With Her Healthy Baby

  • December 20, 2022
    NBC Connecticut

    STEM Field Job Growth Expected to Outpace Others

  • December 20, 2022
    Christian Science Monitor

    Jan. 6 Committee Just Made History. How Will History Judge It?

  • December 20, 2022
    Daily Caller

    Puerto Rico Statehood Might Not Be A GOP Disaster Waiting To Happen

  • December 19, 2022
    The Middletown Press

    Beloved Football Coach, 40-Year Middlesex Chamber President Larry McHugh Retires

  • December 16, 2022
    The Hidden Brain Podcast

    An Ancient Solution to Modern Problems

  • December 16, 2022
    TV Ontario

    Do Rituals Give Life Greater Meaning?

  • December 16, 2022
    National Geographic

    ‘Snakes’ On the Moon? These Helpers Could Soon Join Our Lunar Mission.

  • December 16, 2022
    Player FM

    James Webb Telescope Reveals Unexpectedly Busy Early Universe

  • December 16, 2022
    NBC News

    House Votes in Favor of Resolving Puerto Rico’s Territorial Status

  • December 15, 2022
    NBC Connecticut

    Inside the Effort to Reduce Road Salt Amounts in Connecticut

  • December 15, 2022
    Player FM

    Seeing Truth in Variability, Creativity, and Building Biological Collections

  • December 15, 2022
    Undark

    What’s in a Genome? The Quest to Decipher Human Difference

  • December 14, 2022
    CNN

    How the Sandy Hook Massacre Became a Pivot Point for Misinformation

  • December 14, 2022
    The CT Mirror

    A Sandy Hook Reflection: Gun Violence Is Preventable — If We Want

  • December 14, 2022
    The New York Times

    Attacking Teachers From Every Angle Is Not the Way to Improve Schools

  • December 13, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    How Heat Pumps Could Help CT’s Energy Challenges

  • December 13, 2022
    Forbes

    Parenting The Disappointed College Applicant

  • December 13, 2022
    Religion News Service

    Shopping For a New Church? Your Politics May Determine Which Pew Fits

  • December 12, 2022
    K-12 Dive

    Oklahoma Attorney General Greenlights Religious Charter Schools

  • December 12, 2022
    The Conversation

    What is Voluntary Sterilization? A Health Communication Expert Unpacks How a Legacy of Forced Sterilization Shapes Doctor-Patient Conversations Today

  • December 12, 2022
    NOLA

    The Road Home Program Shortchanged Low-Income Homeowners in Louisiana. New Data Proves It.

  • December 12, 2022
    The Conversation

    10 years After the Sandy Hook Shooting, Alex Jones Is Being Held Accountable for Spreading Conspiracy Theories – but Those Sorts of Lies Now Plague the US

  • December 9, 2022
    Health Leaders

    How UConn Health, Cleveland Clinic Battled the No Surprises Act This Year

  • December 9, 2022
    Connecticut Public Radio

    Exploring Majestic Antarctica

  • December 8, 2022
    WFSB-TV

    Importance of Screening for Colon Cancer

  • December 8, 2022
    Connecticut Public Radio

    It’s All Connected: Understanding How Our Physical and Mental Health Are Linked

  • December 7, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    Doctors Predict COVID and Flu could Make Winter Miserable. ‘COVID Is Still Out There and Still a Threat.’

  • December 7, 2022
    NBC News

    Kirstie Alley Died of Colon Cancer. These Are the Disease’s Early Warning Signs

  • December 7, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    Doctors Predict COVID and Flu Could Make Winter Miserable

  • December 5, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    New England Needs a Natural Gas Capacity Market

  • December 2, 2022
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Lower Staffing Level at Connecticut Stores Could Bring Longer Lines During Holiday Season

November 2022

  • November 28, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    Refugees Need Medical Care When They Arrive In Connecticut From Overseas. UConn Immigrant Health Has Seen More Than 1,000 Patients.

  • November 28, 2022
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    For 40 Years, This UConn Group Has Been Reading and Dissecting Yiddish Text

  • November 25, 2022
    Salon

    The Social Lives of Birds: Turkeys Are Violent, Back-Stabby, and Class-Obsessed

  • November 23, 2022
    WFSB-TV

    Lung Cancer Awareness Month

  • November 23, 2022
    CIAC Sports

    CIAC to Play 2023 Softball Championships at University of Connecticut

  • November 23, 2022
    Hartford Business Journal

    State Names First Cannabis Food and Beverage Manufacturers

  • November 22, 2022
    Discover

    Kelp Farming Could Help Clean up Polluted Waters

  • November 22, 2022
    Associated Press

    How Cooking Food and Gathering for Feasts Made Us Human

  • November 22, 2022
    USA Today

    As Police Arrest More Seniors, Those With Dementia Face Deadly Consequences

  • November 20, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    Connecticut Landlords Usually Have Lawyers. Tenants Often Don’t. UConn Law Students Want to Change That.

  • November 17, 2022
    Campus Rec

    Director’s Download No. 7: Silvia Chan and Jay Frain at UConn