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.

April 2019

  • April 17, 2019
    MSN

    Winters Are Only Going to Get Worse, So Researchers Invented a Way to Generate Electricity from Snowfall

  • April 17, 2019
    Science and Technology Research

    New Scientific Device Creates Electricity from Snowfall

  • April 17, 2019
    Associated Press

    This Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

  • April 17, 2019
    Associated Press

    Measles, Plague and Jews: Lessons From Outbreaks of the Past

  • April 17, 2019
    National Public Radio

    Private Philanthropy In Public Schools: Can This Work In Connecticut?

  • April 17, 2019
    Discover Magazine

    Meet the Snake That Hunts Birds With a Spider On Its Tail

  • April 17, 2019
    Broadway World

    UConn’s Ballard Institute Presents ‘Something,’ a Puppet Horror Film

  • April 16, 2019
    Inside IES

    Inequity Persists in Gifted Programs

  • April 16, 2019
    Associated Press

    Hayes Focused on Issues, not Drama

  • April 16, 2019
    Harvard Business Review

    When Scandal Engulfs a Celebrity Endorser

  • April 16, 2019
    Major League Baseball

    The Impact of the Jackie Robinson Foundation

  • April 15, 2019
    Ed Week

    4 Ways Schools Help or Hinder Gifted Students

  • April 15, 2019
    Washington Post

    Georgetown Students Vote in Favor of Reparations for Enslaved People

  • April 15, 2019
    CNN

    People are Talking About Slavery Reparations. But it’s a Complex Issue

  • April 15, 2019
    The Hechinger Report

    Gifted Classes May Not Help Talented Students Move Ahead Faster

  • April 15, 2019
    Associated Press

    UConn Student Awarded Truman Scholarship for Public Service

  • April 15, 2019
    National Public Radio

    Report: Climate Change, Hunger, Obesity Need Collective Solutions

  • April 15, 2019
    Hearst news

    Column: Hugs are Free, But They’re Not for Everybody

  • April 15, 2019
    Pharmacy Times

    More Than 5,000 Placements in Pharmacy Residency Programs

  • April 15, 2019
    Hearst news

    At UConn, Window into the Late Maurice Sendak’s Creative Process

  • April 12, 2019
    National Public Radio

    British Drug Maker Indivior Indicted On Fraud And Conspiracy Charges In The U.S.

  • April 12, 2019
    WBUR

    2 New Species Of ‘Bubblegum Coral’ Discovered Off Mass. Coast

  • April 11, 2019
    Reuters

    Few Family Caregivers Get Formal Training

  • April 10, 2019
    Forbes

    Genetic Astrology: When Ancient DNA Meets Ancestry Testing

  • April 10, 2019
    New York Times

    ‘Dr. Seuss’s Garden’ Yields a Deep-Sea Discovery, but It Already Faces Threats

  • April 10, 2019
    Medicine Newsline

    Researchers Aim to Identify Potential New Drugs for Wide Range of Diseases Using AI

  • April 10, 2019
    Associated Press

    NASA Chooses Site for New Space Habitats Institute

  • April 9, 2019
    Brookings Institution

    How Should Social Media Platforms Combat Misinformation and Hate Speech?

  • April 9, 2019
    Bloomberg News

    New York Lawmakers Could Trigger Release of Trump Tax Returns

  • April 9, 2019
    Business Insider

    NASA Selects Two New Space Tech Research Institutes for Smart Habitats

  • April 8, 2019
    Shape Magazine

    You Can Actually Think Yourself Into Looking and Feeling Younger

  • April 8, 2019
    O, The Oprah Magazine

    How Spring Cleaning Can Help Manage Stress, According to Psychologists

  • April 8, 2019
    Hearst news

    UConn in Hartford: A Campus With a View

  • April 8, 2019
    Hearst news

    New Haven Working to Preserve Shoreline

  • April 8, 2019
    Sun Gazette

    California Remains Lax on Athletic Trainer Certification

  • April 8, 2019
    Vanity Fair

    The Awkward Truth About Democrats and Reparations

  • April 5, 2019
    National Public Radio

    Oklahoma Drops Some Claims To ‘Refocus’ Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers

  • April 5, 2019
    Broadway World

    UConn’s Ballard Institute Presents ‘Holy Puppets: Performing Objects in the Middle Ages’

  • April 5, 2019
    NBC New York

    Fact Check: Trump’s Wind Power Claims

  • April 4, 2019
    Associated Press

    UConn Professor Emerita Named Connecticut Poet Laureate

  • April 4, 2019
    Yahoo News

    Candidates Edge Toward Discussing Slavery Reparations

  • April 4, 2019
    Hearst news

    UConn’s Barreca: You’re as Good as Your Words

  • April 4, 2019
    LA Times

    Boys Trapped in Thai Cave Were Drugged for Risky Rescue Dives

  • April 3, 2019
    National Geographic

    Our Nights are Getting Brighter, and Earth is Paying the Price

  • April 3, 2019
    Science Daily

    Food for thought: Why did we ever start farming?

  • April 3, 2019
    The Nation

    UConn’s Micki McElya: ‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie

  • April 3, 2019
    San Francisco Chronicle

    Citizen Science Indicates Climate Change is Rapidly Reshaping Long Island Sound

  • April 1, 2019
    Associated Press

    UConn Hosts Day-long Forum on Self-driving Cars

March 2019

  • March 29, 2019
    FOX News

    UConn Women’s ‘Tiniest Husky’ Inspiring Players On and Off Court in Battle with Blood Disorder

  • March 29, 2019
    Science Daily

    TB: Promising New Drugs for Old Pathogen Mtb