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.

May 2019

  • May 23, 2019
    Best Life

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

  • May 22, 2019
    MassLive Media

    MGM Resorts, Encore Boston Harbor Talks Could Rile Casinos in Connecticut

  • May 22, 2019
    STAT

    UConn’s Cogan: Vaccinations Will Take a Hit if the Affordable Care Act is Toppled

  • May 21, 2019
    PBS NewsHour

    The Homemade Sunscreen on Social Media is a Recipe for Sunburn

  • May 21, 2019
    ABC's Good Morning America

    What to Know About the Link Between Diet and Mental Health

  • May 21, 2019
    Bloomberg

    Mom Was Right. Politeness Pays

  • May 21, 2019
    Mashable

    How GM Cruise Uses its Dashride Acquisition to Build a Robo-Taxi Company

  • May 21, 2019
    Down to Earth magazine

    UConn’s Kashwan: Indigenous People Have Been Effective Stewards of Biodiversity

  • May 20, 2019
    U.S. News

    10 Medical Schools With the Most African Americans

  • May 20, 2019
    CNN

    U.S. Kids Aren’t Eating Enough Seafood, Study Says

  • May 20, 2019
    Voice of America

    ‘Zombie Cells’: Researchers Fight Aging Process of the Human Body

  • May 20, 2019
    BBC Mundo

    UConn’s Scott Wallace: U.S. Applied Everything it Learned in Vietnam to Central America

  • May 20, 2019
    Philly Voice

    Most Youth who Suddenly Die Playing Sports are Middle Schoolers, Study Finds

  • May 20, 2019
    Science News Magazine

    Key Parts of a Fruit Fly’s Genetic Makeup Finally Decoded

  • May 20, 2019
    Chronicle of Higher Ed

    Make Way for Trenches! Newsletter about Buildings, Grounds, and More

  • May 20, 2019
    New York Daily News

    Universal Truth: Space Telescope Image Contains 265,000 Galaxies

  • May 20, 2019
    Pharmacy Times

    Antifungals Are Key to Fighting Fungal Infections

  • May 17, 2019
    National Public Radio

    Sin Taxes: Revenues from Retail Pot

  • May 17, 2019
    Reuters

    Bayer Bets on ‘Silver Bullet’ Defense in Roundup Litigation; Experts See Hurdles

  • May 17, 2019
    Athletic Business

    Study Examines Sudden Deaths in Youth Athletes

  • May 17, 2019
    Men's Health

    Top 5 Excuses Guys Make for Not Going to Therapy

  • May 17, 2019
    Campus Rec

    What’s Trending in the World of Intramural Sports?

  • May 16, 2019
    Washington Post

    Economists Conducted a $5 Million Experiment to Shed Light on Crime

  • May 16, 2019
    Education Week

    Games Absolutely Have a Role in Teaching and Learning!

  • May 15, 2019
    Newsweek

    The Death of Antibiotics: We’re Running Out of Effective Drugs to Fight Off an Army of Superbugs

  • May 15, 2019
    Healthline

    How Heat Waves Can Wreak Havoc on Your Meds

  • May 15, 2019
    Hearst newspapers

    UConn to Launch Stamford Computer-Coding Program

  • May 15, 2019
    Associated Press

    ‘Zombie Cells’ buildup in Your Body May Play Role in Aging

  • May 14, 2019
    WBUR Radio (Boston)

    Why Are Squids So Smart? We Ask A ‘Squid Nerd’

  • May 14, 2019
    Penobscot Bay Pilot

    Lincoln’s Great Gift to Social Policy Was Heart

  • May 13, 2019
    WILI-AM Radio

    UConn Is Now a HEARTSafe Campus

  • May 13, 2019
    HartfordBusiness.com

    Needy Connecticut Employers Offer Receptive Job Market

  • May 13, 2019
    The Sun (Westerly, R.I.)

    Local Couple Brings Catesby’s World Alive Through Illustrations

  • May 13, 2019
    The Buffalo News

    Albany Assumes Starring Role in Tussle Over Release of Trump’s Tax Returns

  • May 10, 2019
    National Institutes of Health

    NIH Awards will Advance Development of Vaccines for Sexually Transmitted Infections

  • May 10, 2019
    Associated Press

    A New Brew in Stamford

  • May 9, 2019
    Neuroscience News

    A New Culprit for Multiple Sclerosis Relapses

  • May 9, 2019
    The Week

    Obesity On the Rise in Rural Communities Worldwide

  • May 9, 2019
    The Verge

    Weight Gain in Rural Areas Responsible for much of the Global Rise in Obesity

  • May 9, 2019
    CNN

    UConn’s Richard Pomp Debunks Trump’s $1 Billion Loss Defense

  • May 9, 2019
    NBC News

    Warming Oceans Changing the Game for Connecticut Fishermen

  • May 9, 2019
    Hearst news

    Gina Barreca: Confronting Loneliness Within, and Without

  • May 9, 2019
    Boston Globe

    This STEM-focused, Prank-loving School in Maine is No. 2 in the Nation

  • May 8, 2019
    Extreme Tech

    Astronomers Assemble the Most Detailed Picture of the Universe Ever

  • May 8, 2019
    Hearst news

    UConn’s Berger: The Proposed Eminent Domain Law Would Hurt CT

  • May 8, 2019
    U.S. Navy

    Student Projects Address Navy Needs

  • May 8, 2019
    Everyday Health

    New Study Reveals MS May Be a ‘Disease of Aging’

  • May 8, 2019
    Associated Press

    The Hazards of Living on the Right Side of a Time Zone Border

  • May 8, 2019
    Hearst news

    It’s Graduation Season. Here is Who’s Speaking

  • May 8, 2019
    Inside Higher Ed

    Commencement Speakers Announced