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.

March 2019

  • March 6, 2019
    Electronic Component Magazine

    Spider Silk Could Be Used as Robotic Muscle

  • March 5, 2019
    Associated Press

    Higher Education: Colleges Add Cannabis to the Curriculum

  • March 5, 2019
    US News

    Social Media ‘Influencers’ Can Get Kids Eating Junk Food

  • March 4, 2019
    New York Times

    Using Arts Education to Help Other Lessons Stick

  • March 4, 2019
    Inside Higher Ed

    Supporting Grad Students Who Have Partners and Families

  • March 4, 2019
    Science Daily

    Junk Food Purchases Increase After Recreational Marijuana Legalization

  • March 4, 2019
    Medicine Newsline

    Munchies: Does Cannabis Really Increase Desire for Junk Food?

  • March 4, 2019
    Hearst news

    Column: Why it’s Time to Seize the Day

  • March 4, 2019
    Tech Times

    Ultrastrong Spider Silk May Be Used As Robotic Muscles

  • March 1, 2019
    Associated Press

    Officials: Greenwich must prepare for rising Long Island Sound

  • March 1, 2019
    Associated Press

    Conceptual Plans Unveiled for Coogan Boulevard in Mystic

  • March 1, 2019
    Medicine Newsline

    Study Finds Link Between Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Increase in Junk Food Purchase

  • March 1, 2019
    National Public Radio

    The Wonder Of Termites (Yep, That’s What I Said)

  • March 1, 2019
    Teen VOGUE

    What to Know About LGBTQ People and Eating Disorders

  • March 1, 2019
    Medicine Newsline

    Unveiling Disease-causing Genetic Changes in Chromosome 17

February 2019

  • February 28, 2019
    Reuters Health

    Yoga Linked to Lowered Blood Pressure with Regular Practice

  • February 28, 2019
    Forbes

    How The ‘Skype A Scientist’ Program Combats Fake News Through Public Education

  • February 28, 2019
    Ed Week

    ‘It’s Barbaric.’ Lawmakers Probe Restraint and Seclusion Ahead of Legislation

  • February 27, 2019
    New York Times

    Finding Echoes of Today’s Headlines in Central America’s Proxy Wars in the 1980s

  • February 27, 2019
    WebMD

    Will Your Flu Shot Weaken as Flu Season Drags On?

  • February 27, 2019
    Medium

    Studying an Emerging Sign Language Won’t Kill It. What are Linguists Scared Of?

  • February 27, 2019
    Fox News

    Preventing Youth Suicide in Connecticut

  • February 26, 2019
    Inside Higher Ed

    New Study: Latinx and Black Students Leave STEM Majors at Far Higher Rates Than White Peers

  • February 26, 2019
    Washington Post

    How Often Do You See Fruits and Veggies on Billboards? Depends on Who You Are and Where You Live.

  • February 26, 2019
    Broadway World

    CT Repertory Theatre Announces 2019 Nutmeg Summer Series Lineup

  • February 25, 2019
    NECN

    Students Raise Over $1.3M at HuskyTHON for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

  • February 25, 2019
    Washington Post

    ‘I’m a prince’: After Years of Searching for Family History, a Pastor Discovers Royal Ties to Africa

  • February 25, 2019
    Associated Press

    For Drug Price Reform, Follow the Supply Chain

  • February 25, 2019
    Inverse

    There’s a Scientific Reason a Snake’s “Tongue Flick” Is So Creepy

  • February 25, 2019
    Financial Times

    First Mammal Extinction Attributed Directly to Man-made Climate Change

  • February 25, 2019
    3D Print

    3D Printed Self-Healing Material Can Fix Sole of Shoe In Two Hours

  • February 22, 2019
    San Francisco Chronicle

    Legalizing Marijuana Linked to Higher Junk Food Sales, Study Finds

  • February 22, 2019
    National Public Radio

    UConn Students Experiment With Classroom Cannabis

  • February 22, 2019
    Pew Trusts

    Advocates Stand Up in Court for Abused Animals

  • February 22, 2019
    International Business Times

    Charter Schools Exploit Lucrative Loophole That Would Be Easy To Close

  • February 22, 2019
    Hearst news

    UConn’s 1999 Championship ‘Shocked the World’ and Gave a State Reason to Believe

  • February 22, 2019
    Washington Post

    UConn’s Stephen Dyson: In this Dystopian Novel, the Wall gets Built

  • February 21, 2019
    Associated Press

    UConn’s Mark Drought: The ‘Surprisingly Sensible’ 28th Constitutional Amendment

  • February 21, 2019
    Newsday

    The Point: What will Crowley do now?

  • February 21, 2019
    Desert News

    Politicians get panned for offering ‘thoughts and prayers’ instead of policy action. What about faith leaders?

  • February 20, 2019
    Fortune

    The Human Rights Campaign: Black LGBTQ Youth Feel Depressed and Unsafe

  • February 20, 2019
    CNN

    Australian Mammal Becomes First To Go Extinct Due To Climate Change

  • February 20, 2019
    Cox Media Group

    Bramble Cay Melomys Extinction Caused by Human-Induced Climate Change, Officials Say

  • February 20, 2019
    Salon

    Charter Schools Exploit Lucrative Loophole That Would Be Easy To Close

  • February 20, 2019
    Electronic Component News

    Self-Healing Shoes and Self-Repairing Electronics Could be Made from New Material

  • February 19, 2019
    US News

    I’ve Been Diagnosed With Gestational Diabetes. Now What?

  • February 19, 2019
    San Francisco Chronicle

    UConn’s Preston Green: Charter Schools Exploit Loophole that Would be Easy to Close

  • February 19, 2019
    Associated Press

    When it Comes to Marijuana, Detecting Impaired Driving is a Hazy Issue

  • February 18, 2019
    Bloomberg

    Amazon’s New York Retreat Heralds a New Era of Corporate Welfare Fights

  • February 18, 2019
    Forbes

    STEM-Focused Summer Programs For Ambitious High School Students