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 2019

  • June 6, 2019
    New York Times

    Putting the Glam in Mammogram

  • June 6, 2019
    MIT Press

    UConn’s Michael Lynch: The Disturbing Power of Information Pollution

  • June 6, 2019
    Inc.

    Looking at Your Phone All the Time Is Literally Shortening Your Life, Doctors Warn

  • June 6, 2019
    Hearst news

    4 Ways Hemp Could Build A More Eco-Friendly Economy

  • June 5, 2019
    Science Daily

    Civility Still Matters to Some in Cyberspace

  • June 5, 2019
    CNN

    White Meat Increases Cholesterol Levels Similar to Red Meat

  • June 5, 2019
    Broadway World

    UConn’s Ballard Presents Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series

  • June 4, 2019
    Houston Chronicle

    Laura Burton: The War on Women Coaches

  • June 4, 2019
    Hearst news

    Gina Barreca: Is Youth Really Wasted on the Young?

  • June 4, 2019
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Protecting Ohio River Islands an Ongoing Challenge

  • June 4, 2019
    Hearst news

    Op-ed: State Would Have Gained from Public Option

  • June 3, 2019
    Education News

    Research: Charters Do Best for California’s Low-Income and Minority Students

  • June 3, 2019
    LA Review of Books

    Histories of Violence: Thinking Art in a Decolonial Way

  • June 3, 2019
    Science Codex

    LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Weight-based Bullying Found to Have Increased Substance Use

  • June 3, 2019
    Hearst news

    UConn study: Weight-related Bullying Leads to Poor Health Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth

  • June 3, 2019
    Daily Mail

    Mole Rats May Hold Secrets to Relief Without Opioids

  • June 3, 2019
    Phys.org

    Is Traffic-related Air Pollution Killing Us?

  • June 3, 2019
    The Scientist

    The Hunt for Electrically Active Microbes

  • June 3, 2019
    Atlanta Journal Constitution

    Father’s Day Can Be Stressful. Here’s How to Cope

  • June 3, 2019
    ProPublica

    A Lawsuit Over Ferguson’s ‘Debtors Prison’ Drags On

  • June 3, 2019
    Technology.org

    Names Prompt Distinct Brain Activity in Preschoolers

May 2019

  • May 31, 2019
    Psychology Today

    10 Questions Culturally-informed Therapists Should Be Able to Answer

  • May 31, 2019
    Fast Company

    The 30-Second Trick That Can Make Anyone More Creative

  • May 31, 2019
    Science & Technology Research News

    Researchers Sequence the Genome’s Elusive Centromere

  • May 31, 2019
    Phys.org

    What Nearly All Languages Have in Common—Whether You Speak or Sign

  • May 31, 2019
    Hearst news

    Naked Mole Rat Genes Could Hold the Secret to Pain Relief without Opioids

  • May 30, 2019
    National Public Radio

    Technology Has Made Voting Lines Move Faster But Also Made Elections Less Secure

  • May 30, 2019
    National Public Radio

    Safe Or Scary? The Shifting Reputation Of Roundup

  • May 30, 2019
    National Public Radio

    Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More

  • May 30, 2019
    Consumer Reports

    A Cut Above: How to Get the Perfect Lawn

  • May 30, 2019
    Vox

    Can the President be Prosecuted? I Asked 16 Legal Experts.

  • May 30, 2019
    Stars and Stripes

    From Weightlifter to Bedridden: Military’s Growing Heatstroke Problem

  • May 29, 2019
    Medicine Newsline

    The Power of Empathy in Product Development

  • May 29, 2019
    Phys.org

    The Power of Empathy in Product Development

  • May 29, 2019
    Science Daily

    Consideration of an End-User’s Feelings is Powerful in Product Development

  • May 29, 2019
    Chicago Tribune

    After Two Boot Camp Deaths, Navy Urges Vigilance for Recruits with Sickle Cell Trait

  • May 29, 2019
    Inside Higher Ed

    Rethinking Campus Mental Health

  • May 28, 2019
    Associated Press

    Georgia Stops Voting by Felons Using Broadest Reading of Law

  • May 28, 2019
    Inc.

    Want to Be More Persuasive? A New Study Says Do This 1 Simple Thing

  • May 28, 2019
    New York Times

    First Opioid Trial Takes Aim at Johnson & Johnson

  • May 28, 2019
    Hearst news

    Gina Barreca: No, You Cannot Make Me Go Out There

  • May 24, 2019
    Science Daily

    New 3D-printed Technology Lowers Cost of Common Medical Test

  • May 24, 2019
    National Geographic

    How These Mysterious Fireflies Synchronize their Dazzling Light Shows

  • May 24, 2019
    Money magazine

    10 Things You Didn’t Know about Veritiv CEO Mary Laschinger

  • May 23, 2019
    New York Times

    What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019

  • May 23, 2019
    ABC Radio

    Mediterranean Diet May Help Against Symptoms of Depression

  • May 23, 2019
    Phys.org

    New 3-D-printed Technology Lowers Cost of Common Test

  • May 23, 2019
    Medicine Newsline

    New Technology Helps Reduce Cost and Time Needed to do Common Lab Tests

  • May 23, 2019
    Food Management

    UConn Goes From Fast Casual to French Flair

  • May 23, 2019
    Best Life

    New Research Shows Exercise Is a Huge Mood Booster For People With Mental Illness