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 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

  • January 27, 2021
    The CT Mirror

    The Holocaust, History and Today’s Politics

  • January 27, 2021
    The Connecticut Mirror

    Is the State’s Vaccine Rollout Leaving Behind Black and Latino Residents?

  • January 27, 2021
    Pharmacy Times

    Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Parkinson Disease in a Hospital

  • January 27, 2021
    Tech and Learning

    Secretary of Education Nominee Miguel Cardona Expected to Support Dual Language Schools

  • January 26, 2021
    Hartford Business Journal

    UConn’s New Coding Boot Camp Aims to Fill Key Skills Gap In Connecticut Economy

  • January 26, 2021
    BET

    Gabby Williams: My Friendship With Kobe And Gianna Bryant and What They Meant To Me, and Everyone

  • January 26, 2021
    Healio

    GI, Cardiovascular, Autonomic, Allergic Symptoms More Prevalent in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

  • January 26, 2021
    The Washington Post

    A UConn Fan Drank Hot Sauce on Twitter As a Goof. The Stunt Caught On, and Is Helping Needy Kids Go to Games.

  • January 25, 2021
    Salon

    Does “Deplatforming” Really Work to Curb Hate Speech and Calls for Violence?

  • January 22, 2021
    WILI-AM Radio (Willimantic, Conn.)

    UConn Senior Jakob Lopez on Diversity and Equity Inclusion on Wayne Norman Show

  • January 22, 2021
    Jewish News Syndicate

    Restoring My Lost Childhood: How Children’s Homes Revived the Youngest Holocaust Survivors

  • January 21, 2021
    The Conversation

    The IRL Impact of Curbing Hate Speech Online

  • January 21, 2021
    Food Safety News

    Even a Small Farm Needs a Strong Food Safety Plan and Legal Protection For It

  • January 21, 2021
    The Hartford Courant

    Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations Down Slightly As Experts Forecast Further Improvement

  • January 20, 2021
    Chalkbeat

    For Miguel Cardona, the Ability to Build Community and Confront Racism Was Forged In His Connecticut Hometown

  • January 20, 2021
    All Things Considered (NPR)

    400 Lights, For 400,000 Dead, Illuminate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool