{"id":83997,"date":"2013-09-30T08:32:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T12:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=83997"},"modified":"2015-12-14T10:28:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T15:28:36","slug":"uconn-news-roundup-september-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/09\/uconn-news-roundup-september-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn News Roundup, September 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UConn is on the move \u2013 and the media are taking notice.<\/p>\n<p>From the expertise of our renowned faculty to inspiring student achievements, UConn pride is spreading locally, nationally, and globally. Take a look at our roundup of some recent major stories:<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 10px 15px;clear: both;float: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AP_RGB.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83940 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"AP_RGB\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AP_RGB.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"103\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AP_RGB.jpg 311w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AP_RGB-259x300.jpg 259w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 90px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 90\/103;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>Impressive Both on the Field and in the Field<\/b><\/p>\n<p>UConn football team cornerback Byron Jones is highlighted by the <a href=\"http:\/\/bigstory.ap.org\/article\/uconn-cornerback-gets-insiders-look-capitol\">AP<\/a> for his leadership and dedication during a summer work opportunity at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/CBS_News_logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83938 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"CBS_News_logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/CBS_News_logo-300x60.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/CBS_News_logo-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/CBS_News_logo-630x126.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/CBS_News_logo-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/CBS_News_logo.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/30;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>No Change of Heart<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A study led by Dr. William B. White, chief of the division of hypertension and clinical pharmacology at the UConn Health Center, found that a new type of diabetes drugs doesn\u2019t affect the heart attack risk level for patients. In this report from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-204_162-57601177\/new-diabetes-drugs-wont-raise-heart-attack-risk-but-also-wont-reduce-risk-as-hoped\/\">CBS News<\/a>, Dr. White discusses how this expands options for treatment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/la-times.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83936 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"Los Angeles Times masthead\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/la-times-300x37.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"20\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/la-times-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/la-times-560x75.jpg 560w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/la-times.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/20;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Giving History a Voice<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Rifkin, a UConn journalism and political science major, speaks his mind about congressional pay and how a single college student can make his mark on America in this piece in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/la-oe-rifkin-27th-amendment-20130917,0,5548786.story\">LA Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/new-york-times-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79424 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"New York Times Logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/new-york-times-logo-300x45.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"23\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/new-york-times-logo-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/new-york-times-logo-630x95.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/new-york-times-logo-150x22.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/new-york-times-logo.jpg 893w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 151px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 151\/23;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The Mighty Can Fall<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to UConn history professor Jelani Cobb, \u00a0\u201cThe United States is the world\u2019s oldest constitutional democracy, but the constitution is anchored not in an ideal of exceptionalism but largely in the fear that a government and citizenry could be tempted to behave as immorally as any other great power in history.\u201d Intrigued? Read more from his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2013\/09\/17\/does-the-sense-of-american-exceptionalism-help-the-united-states-or-hurt-it\/americas-greatness-is-hard-won-not-inevitable\">New York Times<\/a> piece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Washington-Post-Logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83937 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"Washington-Post-Logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Washington-Post-Logo-300x81.jpg\" width=\"149\" height=\"41\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Washington-Post-Logo-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Washington-Post-Logo-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Washington-Post-Logo.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 149px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 149\/41;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>You Are What You Eat<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Skin care is not just about what goes on your body, but also what goes in your body. In this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/wellness\/the-best-foods-for-clear-skin\/2013\/09\/17\/b8c36bc2-174a-11e3-a2ec-b47e45e6f8ef_story.html\">Washington Post<\/a> article, UConn professor of dermatology Meagen McCusker discusses the role of nutrition in keeping skin healthy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83939 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"msnbc-logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-300x300.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/msnbc-logo.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 100px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 100\/100;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Animal Sacrifice and Pilgrimage Economy<\/b><\/p>\n<p>UConn anthropology professor Gideon Hartman is featured by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/animal-sacrifice-powered-ancient-jerusalems-economy-8C11073738\">NBC News Science<\/a> for his work on the relationship between animal sacrifices and ancient Jerusalem\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/New_York_Daily_News_logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83942 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"New_York_Daily_News_logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/New_York_Daily_News_logo-300x45.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"22\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/New_York_Daily_News_logo-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/New_York_Daily_News_logo-150x22.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/New_York_Daily_News_logo.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 151px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 151\/22;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Creating an Internet Safety Net<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Can you list 100 things you can do in the \u201creal world?\u201d This question is part of diagnostics for Dr. David Greenfield, UConn School of Medicine professor and Founder of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction. Read more of this contribution to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/life-style\/health\/brick-and-mortar-clinics-treat-internet-addicts-article-1.1445677#ixzz2g14aEjc8\">NY Daily News<\/a> article on the treatment of internet addictions.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for more UConn news coverage like this? Keep reading <a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/\">UConn Today<\/a> and follow UConn\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/social.uconn.edu\/\">social media accounts<\/a> for daily news, photos, and more. We\u2019re on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UConn\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/109735252575990812669\">Google Plus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConn\">Twitter<\/a>, and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read what UConn experts say in some recent media coverage about congressional pay, a new type of diabetes drug, and keeping skin healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":69277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[134],"class_list":["post-83997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-22 08:19:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83997"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107108,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83997\/revisions\/107108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/69277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83997"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=83997"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=83997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}