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.

February 2021

  • February 12, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    UConn Business Professor’s Skills Translate Into Fantasy Football Payday

  • February 12, 2021
    The Conversation

    How U.S. Education Secretary Nominee Miguel Cardona Can Stop the Teacher Shortage

  • February 12, 2021
    The Atlantic

    How W. E. B. Du Bois Changed Black Childhood in America

  • February 12, 2021
    Time

    Politicians Quote Abraham Lincoln a Lot. Historians Say They Don’t Always Do His Words Justice

  • February 12, 2021
    Bloomberg Law

    ‘Do-Good’ Bonds Promise Social Change Investors Take on Faith

  • February 11, 2021
    WFSB-TV

    Doctors Credit Advanced Technology for Saving Pregnant New Britain Mom

  • February 11, 2021
    NPR

    Why A Musician Breathed New Life Into A 17,000-Year-Old Conch Shell Horn

  • February 10, 2021
    Yahoo! Sports

    Jets’ Foley Fatukasi, Bennett Jackson Star in ‘The Late Show’ Segment

  • February 10, 2021
    Pharmacy Times

    Study Examines Rimegepant for the Use of Migraine Prevention

  • February 9, 2021
    WFSB-TV

    COVID-19’s Impact On Heart Health

  • February 9, 2021
    WILI-AM Radio (Willimantic, Conn.)

    Journalism Professor Marie Shanahan on Wayne Norman Radio Show

  • February 9, 2021
    First For Women

    Six Easy Ways to Stick to Making This Your Healthiest Year Ever

  • February 9, 2021
    Outsports

    Gay Gymnast Finds New Sports Passion As a College Cheerleader At UConn

  • February 8, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    Variants Vs. Vaccines: What to Know About the Race That Will Shape COVID-19 in Connecticut

  • February 8, 2021
    The Day (New London, Conn.)

    Opioid Overdose Crisis Rages On During Pandemic

  • February 8, 2021
    The Washington Post

    The Trump Years Launched the Biggest Sustained Protest Movement in U.S. History. It’s Not Over.

  • February 8, 2021
    The New York Times

    The Coronavirus Is a Master of Mixing Its Genome, Worrying Scientists

  • February 8, 2021
    The Conversation

    What is Food Insecurity?

  • February 5, 2021
    Boat U.S.

    Marine Weather Routers: They Know When You Should Go

  • February 5, 2021
    Science

    In a Warming World, It’s Better to be a Small Mammal Than a Bird

  • February 5, 2021
    News 8 WTNH-TV

    Gov. Lamont, UConn Propose Plans to Expand Access to Postsecondary Education in Connecticut

  • February 4, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    UConn Health’s Clinical Trial for Hip Fracture Recovery

  • February 4, 2021
    The Conversation

    How Some Drugs Can Turn Into a Cancer-Causing Chemical In the Body

  • February 4, 2021
    The Washington Post

    Several Capitol Rioters Are Blaming Trump’s Rhetoric. What’s In It For Them?

  • February 4, 2021
    Metro Hartford Alliance

    This Is My Hartford: Julio Concepción

  • February 4, 2021
    Scientific American

    Galaxy-Size Gravitational-Wave Detector Hints at Exotic Physics

  • February 3, 2021
    American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

    Pharmacy Students Embrace Opportunity to Play Crucial Rule in Mass COVID-19 Immunization Efforts

  • February 3, 2021
    Connecticut Public Radio

    As COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Continues, Connecticut Trains Corps Of Volunteer Vaccinators

  • February 3, 2021
    The Conversation

    How Connecticut’s Schools Have Managed to Maintain Lunch Distribution for Kids Who Need It Most During COVID-19

  • February 3, 2021
    The 74

    Force of Habit: New Study Finds that Routines Could Be Blocking Teacher Improvement

  • February 2, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    What to Watch For During Miguel Cardona’s Confirmation Hearing

  • February 2, 2021
    Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, Mass.)

    Back to Super Bowl for Chiefs’ Sherman, Still the Pride of the Rocketeers

  • February 1, 2021
    Fox 61

    New COVID-19 Variants: How Concerned Should We Be?

  • February 1, 2021
    Ted Magazine

    2020 30 Under 35 Profile: David Gershaw

  • February 1, 2021
    The New Yorker

    How Black Lives Matter Came to the Academy

  • February 1, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    Opinion: Hartford Needs to be a Walkable City to Thrive, but the City is Built Around Cars Rather Than People

  • February 1, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Connecticut Sea Grant Leads Project Designed to Spur the Seaweed Industry

  • February 1, 2021
    Digiday

    Coronavirus Pandemic Has More Employers Experimenting With Four-Day Work Week

  • February 1, 2021
    CNN

    What This 18th Century Poet Reveals About Amanda Gorman’s Success

January 2021

  • January 30, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    A Connecticut Woman Lost Her Job During the Pandemic, Then Decided to Walk Across the Country

  • January 29, 2021
    Proceedings of the National Academcy of Sciences of the United States of America

    To Predict the Success of Tree-Planting Schemes, Look to Villagers’ Involvement

  • January 29, 2021
    The Conversation

    Beetle Parents Manipulate Information Broadcast From Bacteria In a Rotting Corpse

  • January 29, 2021
    The Wall Street Journal

    ‘Meteorite’ Review: We Are Stardust

  • January 29, 2021
    WFSB-TV

    UConn Health Doctor Weighs In On Vaccine Recommendations for Expectant Mothers

  • January 29, 2021
    Verywell Health

    The Older You Are, the Better You May Cope With Pandemic Stress

  • January 29, 2021
    Omaha World-Herald

    Tips For Making Space For Anxiety — Whether You’re a Child or a Parent

  • January 29, 2021
    Phys.org

    High-Income Earners Have Sturdier Safety Net After Job Loss

  • January 29, 2021
    The Bay State Banner

    In The News: Arielle Sharma

  • January 28, 2021
    Woman's World

    Reverse Winter Hair Loss With These Four Easy Fixes

  • January 28, 2021
    First For Women

    Seven Relaxing Activities That Will Balance Your Blood Sugar