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 2021

  • December 17, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    As Roar of Big East Men’s Basketball Crowds return, Former UConn President Susan Herbst Couldn’t Be Happier

  • December 17, 2021
    The Conversation

    Latest Trials Confirm the Benefits of MDMA – the Drug in Ecstasy – for Treating PTSD

  • December 15, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    COVID-19 Positivity Rate Above 8% Tuesday As Current Surge Likely to Last At Least a Few More Weeks

  • December 14, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    Highway Enforcement by State Police Plummeted During the Pandemic. COVID-19 Fears and Police Morale May Be Part of the Problem.

  • December 13, 2021
    New England Cable News

    Finding Joy in the Holiday Season

  • December 13, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    Chris Dodd: Protecting Democracy and Securing Human Rights Starts With Education

  • December 10, 2021
    The Conversation

    How Conspiracy Theories in the US Became More Personal, More Cruel and More Mainstream After the Sandy Hook Shootings

  • December 10, 2021
    The Day (New London, Conn.)

    Worship Dancing at Avery Point

  • December 9, 2021
    New England Public Media

    Why Teacher Shortages are Growing in New England

  • December 9, 2021
    The New York Times

    The Era of the Celebrity Meal

  • December 8, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    Early Screening and Early Detection for Lung Cancer

  • December 8, 2021
    The 74

    In Dress Code Case, Federal Appeals Court to Weigh in on Public Status of Charter Schools

  • December 7, 2021
    Healthcare IT Today

    Healthcare Informatics and the Role of CMIO

  • December 7, 2021
    earth.com

    Remote Sensing Can Help Detect Forest Infestations

  • December 7, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    Health Officials Urge People To Get Shots As State Detects First Case of Omicron Variant

  • December 7, 2021
    Forbes

    White Students Have An Advantage In College Admissions, Says New Survey

  • December 7, 2021
    The Denver Gazette

    Does Religion Make People More Likely to Welcome Refugees? It’s Complicated.

  • December 5, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    UConn Officials Make Indoor Air Cleaners to Stop Spread of COVID-19 in Classrooms

  • December 3, 2021
    NPR

    A West Virginia Mountain Embodies the Long History of the Coal Industry’s Grip

  • December 3, 2021
    USA Today

    Investigation Reveals a Stunning Shift in the Way Rain Falls in America

  • December 2, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    Doctors Weigh In On Vaccine’s Efficacy Against Variant

  • December 2, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Why Experts Say a COVID Vaccine Passport Would Be Nothing New in Connecticut

  • December 1, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    As Scientists Track Omicron Variant, Health Leaders Urge Vaccinations

  • December 1, 2021
    USA Today

    How a Summer of Extreme Weather Reveals a Stunning Shift in the Way Rain Falls in America

November 2021

  • November 30, 2021
    Fox 61

    Connecticut Closely Monitoring the Omicron Variant

  • November 30, 2021
    Fox 61

    Parkland HS Shooting Victim Posthumously Inducted Into UConn Fraternity

  • November 29, 2021
    District Administrator

    How District Leaders Can Seize an Opportunity Emerging From Volatile School Board Races

  • November 29, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    Tracking Overdoses in Connecticut

  • November 29, 2021
    Vox

    It’s Time to Stop Demonizing “Invasive” Species

  • November 26, 2021
    Salon

    Stupid Turkeys? Scientists Say That the Unfairly Maligned Bird May Actually Be Stuffed With Smarts

  • November 24, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    Biden Will Tap Into Strategic Petroleum Reserve

  • November 24, 2021
    Cosmopolitan

    Can You Lose 5 Pounds in a Week or Is That a Lie?

  • November 24, 2021
    ABC News

    Impact of the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial on the Black Community

  • November 23, 2021
    Fox 61

    Doctors and Nurses Open Up About Working Through Pandemic

  • November 22, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    MLK in Connecticut and the Continuing Story of Segregation

  • November 22, 2021
    The Chronicle (Willimantic, Conn.)

    UConn’s Canine Ambassadors Help Police Connect With Community

  • November 19, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Connecticut’s ‘Time of Reckoning’ With a Colonial Hero’s Horrific Past

  • November 19, 2021
    Associated Press

    Contrary to Popular Belief, No Great Migration in Pandemic

  • November 18, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    Connecticut Ranks First In Lung Cancer Survival But Report Shows Outreach To Underserved Communities Necessary

  • November 18, 2021
    Healio

    Rethink Standard Weight-Loss Treatments to Improve Obesity Outcomes for Black Women

  • November 18, 2021
    Time

    Congress Is Looking Into Groups Profiting From Fake COVID-19 Drugs

  • November 18, 2021
    The New York Times

    The DNA of Roma People Has Long Been Misused, Scientists Reveal

  • November 17, 2021
    Fox 61

    COVID Safety Over the Holidays

  • November 17, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    Amidst Covid Surge, State Officials Strongly Encouraging Booster Shots

  • November 17, 2021
    Fox 7 Austin

    City of Austin Begins to Rebury Remains Found in Oakwood Cemetery

  • November 17, 2021
    The Conversation

    Companies Are Pushing Sweetened Drinks to Children Through Advertising and Misleading Labels – and Families Are Buying

  • November 16, 2021
    The Conversation

    The FDA’s Lax Oversight of Research In Developing Countries Can Do Harm to Vulnerable Participants

  • November 15, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    Dentists Say Dental Pain Should Never Be Ignored

  • November 15, 2021
    USA Today

    Why Are Kamala Harris’ Approval Ratings Lower Than Biden’s?

  • November 15, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    UConn President (Opinion): Double the Pell Grant for College Students