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.

January 2020

  • January 13, 2020
    New Hampshire Public Radio

    The Kratom Debate: Helpful Herb Or Dangerous Drug?

  • January 10, 2020
    The Economist

    New Ways to Pluck Water From Desert Air

  • January 10, 2020
    WTAJ-TV (Altoona, Pa.)

    Former UConn Football Player, Local Coach Recounts Basketball Game with Obama

  • January 10, 2020
    Lensratch

    Janet Pritchard: More than a River: the Connecticut River Watershed

  • January 9, 2020
    Scientific American

    Unexpected Clues Emerge About Why Diets Fail

  • January 9, 2020
    The Fix

    Opioid Crisis in Military Driven by Combat Exposure in the War on Terror

  • January 8, 2020
    The Hartford Courant

    ‘Mighty’ Mice Back on Earth Via SpaceX

  • January 8, 2020
    The Washington Post

    Major Drugstore Chains Sue Doctors in Sprawling Federal Opioid Case

  • January 8, 2020
    Equus

    Which Bedding is Best? Common Options Compared

  • January 8, 2020
    Yahoo! News

    Trump Walks Back Threat To Commit War Crimes Against Iran’s Cultural Sites

  • January 8, 2020
    FairWarning

    Concerns Raised Over Capacity to Inspect Overseas Drug Makers

  • January 7, 2020
    CNN

    Meet The Scientist Trying to Travel Back in Time

  • January 7, 2020
    Popular Mechanics

    This Guy Is Pretty Sure His Time Machine Would Work

  • January 7, 2020
    Fox Business

    Gyms Across America Promote Risky Tanning Beds

  • January 6, 2020
    Healio Primary Care

    Kratom’s Risk Obscured By ‘Soft Data’

  • January 6, 2020
    Medium

    Replication Woes: Hurdles For Reproducibility in deep learning

  • January 6, 2020
    The Hartford Courant

    50 Things To Do To Get You Through A Connecticut Winter (Nos. 29, 45)

  • January 6, 2020
    Chemical and Engineering News

    Mentoring For Excellence

  • January 6, 2020
    Paulick Report

    Study: Seasonal Weather Impacts Growing Horses

  • January 4, 2020
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Connecticut Reacts to Killing of Iranian Military Leader

  • January 2, 2020
    SB Nation

    The 16 Best Basketball Seasons of the Decade

  • January 1, 2020
    BYU Radio

    Top Of Mind With Julie Rose

December 2019

  • December 31, 2019
    Tribune

    Better Blood Pressure Control May Lead to Better Brain Health

  • December 31, 2019
    Law and Politics Book Review

    The Conservative Revolution Of Antonin Scalia

  • December 30, 2019
    UPI

    Stem Cells Effective Against Rare bone disorder In Trial With Mice

  • December 30, 2019
    salon

    With a New Decade — a New Hope? Reasons For Optimism In a Disordered World

  • December 30, 2019
    Portland (Maine) Press Herald

    Slavery Cost Him His Family. That’s When Henry ‘Box’ Brown Mailed Himself to Freedom.

  • December 29, 2019
    Connecticut Examiner

    32 Takes on the New Year

  • December 29, 2019
    Connecticut Public Radio

    Students Engineering Solutions For Everyday Challenges Of Autism

  • December 27, 2019
    For Women First

    Six Foods That’ll Help You Get a Better Night’s Sleep

  • December 27, 2019
    BestLife

    40 Life Changes You Should Make After 40 (No. 39)

  • December 27, 2019
    Hartford Business Journal

    Slower U.S. Economy Will Drag Down Connecticut In 2020

  • December 25, 2019
    Breibart

    Stem Cells Effective Against Rare Bone Disorder In Trial With Mice

  • December 24, 2019
    U.S. News & World Report

    Despite Danger, Tanning Beds Still a Fixture in Many Gyms

  • December 24, 2019
    TruthDig

    Argentina Defies the Americas’ Crisis of Democracy

  • December 24, 2019
    14 Things To Do In D.C. This Week

    DCist

  • December 24, 2019
    Mother Nature Network

    Why You Need to Limit Artificial Light at Night

  • December 24, 2019
    The Atlantic

    The Fight Over the 1619 Project Is Not About the Facts

  • December 24, 2019
    The Hartford Courant

    20 Shows On Connecticut’s Stages Not to Be Missed In 2020

  • December 23, 2019
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    UConn Wants ‘World-Leading’ Data Science Institute in Stamford

  • December 23, 2019
    The New York Times

    Durham Surprises Even Allies With Statement on FBI’s Trump Case

  • December 23, 2019
    The Washington Post

    Think ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Is the End of the Story? Think Again.

  • December 23, 2019
    Norwich Bulletin

    Historically Speaking: Killingly Native Became Influential Educator

  • December 23, 2019
    M.D./alert

    Nearly All U.S. Kids Eating Added Sugars Before Age Two

  • December 20, 2019
    Hearst Connecticut Media

    Editorial: UConn Building Reputation, and Future

  • December 20, 2019
    The New York Times

    The Ultimate Jedi Mind Trick: Embracing 5 Hours of Debate and ‘Star Wars’

  • December 19, 2019
    Healio Primary Care

    HHS Unveils Plan to Allow States to Import Drugs From Canada

  • December 19, 2019
    Earth Info Now

    America’s Obesity Epidemic, Especially Among Women, Expected to Get Worse

  • December 18, 2019
    AARP

    Should You Get More Protein?

  • December 18, 2019
    Everyday Health

    Need-to-Know Numbers for Weight Loss