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 2019

  • January 2, 2019
    Science News

    Poop Provides a Link in Determining Penguin Diet From Space

December 2018

  • December 28, 2018
    United Press International

    Children Prefer Fruit Juice Over More Nutritious Whole Fruit, Milk at School

  • December 27, 2018
    U.S. News

    Is Juice on School Menus a Problem?

  • December 27, 2018
    Hearst news

    How Much Plastic is in Your Body?

  • December 26, 2018
    Hearst news

    The Burdens and Blessings of Nostalgia

  • December 26, 2018
    Huffington Global

    We Finally Started Taking Screen Time Seriously in 2018

  • December 26, 2018
    Runner's World

    Here’s When You Should You Actually Have a Sports Drink on Your Run

  • December 21, 2018
    San Francisco Chronicle

    CRISPR Also Works for Plants and Bugs: 5 Essential Reads

  • December 21, 2018
    Voice of America

    Russia Probe May be Headed for Climax in 2019

  • December 21, 2018
    Nation's Restaurant News

    From CBD to Carrot Dogs (@UConn!): The Year in Food Trends

  • December 20, 2018
    CNN

    Most Popular Op-eds of 2018: A Year of Drama and Disaster

  • December 20, 2018
    National Public Radio

    UConn’s Lahav on Lawsuits that May Encourage Drug Firms To Help Solve Opioid Epidemic

  • December 20, 2018
    Inc.

    5 Proven Ways to Learn Faster

  • December 20, 2018
    Hearst news

    Op-ed: Adaptation to Retirement

  • December 20, 2018
    MSN

    US Freshwater is Getting Saltier, Creating Dangerous ‘Chemical Cocktails’

  • December 20, 2018
    WTNH

    UConn Students Throw Holiday Party for Foster Care Kids

  • December 19, 2018
    Brookings

    How Would International Agreements on Genetically Engineered Organisms Apply to Humans?

  • December 18, 2018
    Consumer Affairs

    Nutrition Programs in Schools Found to Reduce Obesity

  • December 18, 2018
    Harvard Business Review

    Why Some Platforms Thrive and Others Don’t

  • December 18, 2018
    Chronicle of Higher Education

    A ‘Hidden Curriculum’ for Latino Students

  • December 18, 2018
    Science Daily

    School-Based Nutritional Programs Reduce Student Obesity

  • December 18, 2018
    Mother Jones

    Scientists Are Using Penguin Poop to Understand How Climate Change Is Affecting the Arctic

  • December 17, 2018
    Hearst news

    Myths and Reality about Millionaire Migration Examined

  • December 17, 2018
    Medicine Newsline

    In-School Nutrition Programs Limit Student Increases in BMI, Finds Study

  • December 14, 2018
    CNBC

    Splunk CEO Talks Data Analytics Company’s Capabilities in Voice, AR

  • December 14, 2018
    Earth & Space Science News

    A Deeper Investment for Deep Time Science

  • December 14, 2018
    Business Wire

    2018 Fellows of The National Academy of Inventors

  • December 14, 2018
    Smithsonian magazine

    Adelie Penguins Poop So Much, Their Feces Can Be Seen From Space

  • December 14, 2018
    WTNH

    Is the Legalization of Medical Marijuana Linked to Rising Birth Rates?

  • December 13, 2018
    Live Science

    How This Supercolony of 1.5 Million Penguins Stayed Hidden for Nearly 3,000 Years

  • December 12, 2018
    NBC News

    Univ. of Connecticut to Offer Course on Marijuana Industry for a Budding Career Path

  • December 11, 2018
    Associated Press

    Environmental Nutrition: In Support of Mixed Nuts

  • December 11, 2018
    Discover Magazine

    A Woman’s Uterus May Play a Role in Memory and Cognition

  • December 11, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Are Doctors Making The Obesity Stigma Worse?

  • December 10, 2018
    National Geographic

    Exclusive Photos Show Deep-Sea Canyon in U.S. Waters Teeming With Life

  • December 10, 2018
    Hearst news

    Keep Bedbugs Off Your Holiday Guest List

  • December 10, 2018
    Quartz

    Apple’s Squid Emoji had Something Stuck to its Face for Two Years and No One Said Anything

  • December 10, 2018
    Self magazine

    3 Simple Things to Make Winter Running More Enjoyable

  • December 10, 2018
    Inside Science

    Rodent Study Suggests Hysterectomy May Affect Memory and Cognition

  • December 7, 2018
    National Public Radio

    Online Ads Are No Longer Paying The Bills For Journalism. What Do We Now?

  • December 7, 2018
    Associated Press

    Beware of Natural Supplements for Sex Gain and Weight Loss

  • December 6, 2018
    Hearst news

    Connecticut Preps for Weather Extremes, Flooding Highlighted in Climate Report

  • December 6, 2018
    Space Daily

    UConn Research Project Heading to International Space Station

  • December 5, 2018
    Seattle Times

    The Odd — but Bonding — Ritual of Christmas PJs

  • December 5, 2018
    Science Daily

    Ideal Marriage Partners Drive Waorani Warriors to War

  • December 5, 2018
    Huffington Post

    Employers Are Discriminating Against Overweight Women — And It’s Totally Legal

  • December 4, 2018
    Houston Chronicle

    Op-ed: Bush’s Effort to Heal an American Injustice

  • December 4, 2018
    Voice of America

    Is End of Russia Probe in Sight?

  • December 4, 2018
    Hearst News

    Don’t Let Your Christmas Tree Deck the Roads This Year

  • December 4, 2018
    VOX Media

    What Marijuana Does to Your Sex Life