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 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

  • November 17, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    Thinking About Throwing Away Your Leaves? Why Experts Are Saying to Leave the Leaves Alone

  • November 17, 2022
    The Hartford Courant

    A Decade of Change for Connecticut and Climate Change

  • November 17, 2022
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    UConn Stamford Students Say Money Is Tight and Food is Expensive. So the University Started a Food Pantry.

  • November 16, 2022
    News12 Connecticut

    UConn Professor Develops Comfortable Breast Prosthetics With 3D Printer

  • November 15, 2022
    WFSB-TV

    Dr. Alexandre West Talks About Birth Trauma

  • November 15, 2022
    Diverse Issues in Higher Education

    Asian American Mental Health: Heritage and Roots

  • November 14, 2022
    Self

    How to Talk to Your Kids About Your MS Diagnosis

  • November 14, 2022
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Long Island Sound is a ‘Restaurant’ For Birds and Others Because of One Type of Fish

  • November 11, 2022
    NPR

    In One First-Grade Classroom, Puppets Teach Children to ‘Shake Out the Yuck’

  • November 10, 2022
    Rhode Island PBS

    Green Seeker: Fish and Fahrenheit