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 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

  • 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