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.

July 2021

  • July 6, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    Agwunobi Was a Rising Star as CEO of UConn Health. He Now Takes Over at UConn Just As the University Returns to Full-Capacity

  • July 5, 2021
    The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo).

    Is the Supplemental Unemployment Payment Helping or Hurting Colorado?

  • July 2, 2021
    ABC 7 (Denver)

    As U.S. Supreme Court Makes Major Election Ruling, Colorado Enacts New Voter Access Laws

  • July 2, 2021
    Bloomberg

    Supreme Court Rules Against Unions Again (Podcast)

  • July 2, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    Dermatology Psoriasis Center at UConn Health

  • July 1, 2021
    The Huffington Post

    Does CoolSculpting Really Work To Freeze Off Fat, And Is It Safe?

  • July 1, 2021
    The Washington Post

    Wearing a Star of David, Another Lawmaker Compares Coronavirus Measures to the Holocaust

June 2021

  • June 30, 2021
    News 8 WTNH

    Connecticut Grown Sugar Kelp Could Prevent Weight Gain, Health Problems Associated With Obesity

  • June 30, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Some Connecticut Communities Are Getting Hotter – Faster, Study Shows

  • June 30, 2021
    Morningstar

    Some Remote Workers Say They’re Being Unfairly Taxed — and They’re Suing to Stop It

  • June 29, 2021
    Fox 61

    Another Heatwave Brings the Tropics to Connecticut

  • June 29, 2021
    The Conversation

    Zantac Unlikely to Turn Into Cancer-Causing Chemical In the Body, but Concerns Remain About How Drugs Age On the Shelf

  • June 29, 2021
    Woman's World

    10 Cheap Ways to Lower Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, and Prevent Heart Disease

  • June 29, 2021
    The New York Times

    Why I Douse My Whole Body With Cold Water Every Night

  • June 28, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    National Trial for Gliobastoma at UConn Health

  • June 28, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    UConn Baseball Player, Family Survive Florida Condominium Collapse By 15 Feet

  • June 28, 2021
    The CT Mirror

    Adapting to an Uncertain Climate future, Connecticut Auditions New Forests

  • June 28, 2021
    Hartford Business Journal

    $47M Plan Allows UConn to Hire ‘Innovation Faculty’ to Promote Research, Startup Ventures

  • June 28, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Whole Foods Expansion Leaves a Hole Along Connecticut’s Shoreline

  • June 25, 2021
    Dorchester (Mass.) Reporter

    Editorial: Getting Particular On the Dangers Of Highway Pollution

  • June 25, 2021
    The Washington Post

    Japan Proposes Four-Day Workweek As Idea Gains Purchase Amid Pandemic

  • June 24, 2021
    Metro Hartford Alliance

    This Is My Hartford: Sneha Jayaraj

  • June 24, 2021
    NBC News

    Black People Are More Likely to Die in Traffic Accidents. Covid Made It Worse.

  • June 24, 2021
    The Chronicle (Willimantic, Conn.)

    Our View: UConn Is Tops For Its Culinary Treats

  • June 24, 2021
    Phys.org

    See You in 17 Years: America’s Cicada Plague Winding Down

  • June 24, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    Between the Old and New Normal, Andy Bessette Steers the Travelers Championship to Its Destination

  • June 22, 2021
    Blog of the APA

    A Reflection on Juneteenth 2021

  • June 22, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    Wide-Awake Surgery at UConn Health

  • June 22, 2021
    Healio

    Increase in Melanoma Incidence Likely Multifactorial

  • June 22, 2021
    Pharmacy Times

    Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and HIV Prevention Go Hand in Hand

  • June 22, 2021
    The Washington Post

    Bad Holocaust Education Leads to Bad Holocaust Analogies

  • June 21, 2021
    The CT Mirror

    Are Wealthy Connecticut Towns Building Elderly Housing to Keep Out Poor Families?

  • June 21, 2021
    CommonWealth

    Remembering a Father Who Was Largely a Stranger

  • June 21, 2021
    Connecticut Health I-Team

    Study: Pandemic Took Toll On LGBTQ+ Mental Health

  • June 20, 2021
    The Day (New London, Conn.)

    Critical Race Theory Has Proved Divisive. What Is It?

  • June 18, 2021
    The Philadelphia Tribune

    Misguided Masculinity Keeps Many Men From Visiting the Doctor

  • June 17, 2021
    NBC Connecticut

    UConn Men’s Basketball Team Cheers on Graduates at E.B. Kennelly School

  • June 17, 2021
    Connecticut Health I-Team

    Sunscreen: Learn What’s In It Before You Slather It On

  • June 17, 2021
    The Conversation

    Smelling in Stereo – the Real Reason Snakes Have Flicking, Forked Tongues

  • June 17, 2021
    Law 360

    UConn Scholar Implores Attorneys To Revise ‘Demeanor’ Standard

  • June 17, 2021
    The Chicago Tribune

    Bulging Red Eyes, Lots of Screeching and a Light Dousing of Sticky Bug Juice. If You Dare, Step Into Cicada Season in Downstate Illinois.

  • June 17, 2021
    The Washington Post

    We Know One Thing About Iran’s New President, Even Before This Week’s Election. He Won’t Be a Reformer.

  • June 16, 2021
    Inside Higher Ed

    Taming the Critical Voice of Self-Doubt

  • June 16, 2021
    Food Management

    Seven Wicked Tasty New England Summer Menu Items

  • June 16, 2021
    The Washington Post

    Black Professors Push a Major University to Diversify and Confront Racism

  • June 15, 2021
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    Protect Yourself from Skin Cancer

  • June 15, 2021
    The Cato Institute

    The Limits of Force in Israel-Palestine

  • June 15, 2021
    The Conversation

    Bringing Joy Back To the Classroom and Supporting Stressed Kids – What Summer School Looks Like in 2021

  • June 15, 2021
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Connecticut’s Afghanistan Veterans Struggle With Trauma From Unfinished Mission

  • June 15, 2021
    The New York Times

    ‘Flying Treats’: Can Dogs and Cats Snack Safely on Cicadas?