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.

June 2020

  • June 15, 2020
    Salon

    Why Protests Are Actually Good For Your Mental Health

  • June 15, 2020
    Herald-Whig (Quincy, Ill.)

    Kids Can Likely Feeling Stressed from COVID-19 Pandemic, Protests Say Experts

  • June 15, 2020
    The Hartford Courant

    Our Teens Are Missing So Many Milestones, but There Are Things We Can Do

  • June 15, 2020
    USA Today

    Want to Tackle LGBTQ Bullying at Your Middle or High School? Start a Gay-Straight Alliance, Study Finds.

  • June 14, 2020
    The New York Times

    Breanna Stewart Pushes for Change on and Off the Court

  • June 12, 2020
    National Geographic

    Disaster Looms for Indigenous Amazon Tribes as COVID-19 Cases Multiply

  • June 12, 2020
    ASCO Connection

    The Yin and Yang of Global Oncology: Traditional Medicine and Cutting-Edge Care

  • June 12, 2020
    Business News Daily

    Challenges Faced by Women Entrepreneurs and Some of the Most Successful Women to Follow

  • June 12, 2020
    The Counter

    Calorie Labeling — Once Fiercely Opposed by Restaurants — Could Save Thousands of Lives and Billions in Health Expenses

  • June 12, 2020
    NBC Connecticut

    Tracking Protests: UConn Professor Analyzing Data on Nationwide Protests

  • June 12, 2020
    The Ukranian Weekly

    A Remembrance of Wolodymyra Tesluk

  • June 11, 2020
    WFSB-TV

    Nurse Who Became COVID-19 Patient Shares Story of Recovery

  • June 11, 2020
    Wired

    Across the Globe, Scientists Are Striking for Black Lives

  • June 11, 2020
    New Britain (Conn.) Herald

    Plainville High Valedictorian Heading to UConn to study English and Political Science

  • June 10, 2020
    WTNH-TV

    UConn Health Nurse, Former COVID Patient Says Convalescent Plasma Saved Her Life

  • June 10, 2020
    Business Insider

    Researchers Asked Hundreds of George Floyd Protesters About the 2020 Election

  • June 10, 2020
    The Chronicle of Higher Education

    How #BlackInTheIvory Got Started, and What Its Founders Want to See Next

  • June 10, 2020
    New Britain (Conn.) Herald

    Southington High Valedictorian Heading to UConn to Study Business

  • June 10, 2020
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Zoning Expert Says Segregation Tied to Land Use Rules is a Crisis

  • June 9, 2020
    NBC News

    Black Women Create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to Reveal Inequity in Academia and Publishing

  • June 9, 2020
    USA Today

    Coronavirus Shutdowns Prevented 60 Million Infections In the USA, Study Says

  • June 9, 2020
    Jewish News Syndicate

    Jews Come In All Colors, but They Shouldn’t Be Defined By Race Alone

  • June 8, 2020
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    Everyday Heroes: Program Developed Specifically For COVID Treatment

  • June 8, 2020
    The Day of New London

    Historians Wonder: Is This a Watershed Moment?

  • June 8, 2020
    Bloomberg Tax

    Audit Risks Emerge for DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats

  • June 8, 2020
    The Pharmacy Times

    Polypharmacy Interventions Have Potential to Improve Patient Outcomes

  • June 8, 2020
    Grow

    When a Minneapolis Barber’s Shop Burned Down, a GoFundMe Raised $130,000 — and Some New Problems

  • June 8, 2020
    Psychology Today

    Plug Back Into Life

  • June 8, 2020
    The Washington Post

    The Floyd Protests Are the Broadest in U.S. History — and Are Spreading to White, Small-Town America

  • June 8, 2020
    The Hartford Courant

    Nature Abhors a Vacuum. Trump Keeps Filling It.

  • June 8, 2020
    Minnesota Public Radio

    Beyond Protests: Five More Ways to Channel Anger Into Action to Fight Racism

  • June 8, 2020
    Forward

    The Federal Government is Now Funding Holocaust Education, but Does It Actually Work?

  • June 5, 2020
    Hartford Courant

    As a UConn Dean, I Am Privileged. As an African American Woman, I Am Struggling.

  • June 5, 2020
    Hear

    Coronavirus Lessons for Connecticut from a Cholera Epidemic in 1850 London

  • June 5, 2020
    Connecticut Public Radio

    What The Coronavirus Pandemic and the George Floyd Protests Tell Us About Racism And Health

  • June 5, 2020
    Insider

    How Americans Are Trying to Cope With Coronavirus Stress, From Seeking Therapy to Leaning on Alcohol or Humor

  • June 5, 2020
    artdaily.com

    Kehrer Verlag Announces ‘Growing Up Travelling: The Inside World of Irish Traveller Children’ by Jamie Johnson

  • June 5, 2020
    Mic

    Five Common Microaggressions That Perpetuate Racist Stereotypes

  • June 5, 2020
    USA Today

    Richmond Is Taking Down Confederate Statues: Is This The End For Other Confederate Memorials?

  • June 5, 2020
    Scientific American

    Noisy Cicadas Are Widely Misunderstood

  • June 4, 2020
    Fox 61

    Doctors Warn Protesters to March Smart During Pandemic

  • June 4, 2020
    Inverse

    Doctors Clarify Why Racism Against Black Americans is a Public Health Crisis

  • June 4, 2020
    The New England Journal of Medicine

    Using GIS Mapping to Track Hot Spots of Kidney Disease in California

  • June 3, 2020
    NBC Connecticut

    New Britain Schools Vow Inclusion in Wake of George Floyd’s Death

  • June 3, 2020
    Fox 61

    UConn Health Nurse Recovers After COVID Scare; She Credits the Plasma Treatments

  • June 3, 2020
    Consumer Affairs

    How Are Consumers Coping with COVID-19-Related Stress?

  • June 2, 2020
    WTIC NewsTalk 1080

    Antibodies Testing For Health Care Workers at UConn Health

  • June 2, 2020
    WFSB-TV, Hartford

    Two Doctors Come Up With Alternative Greeting to Replace Handshake

  • June 2, 2020
    Fox 61

    Hydroxychloroquine: What We Know, What We Don’t Know

  • June 2, 2020
    The Conversation

    Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: A New Review of Several Studies Shows Flaws in Research and No Benefit