Director

Kristen Cole

For nearly two decades, I have led media relations on behalf of a diverse mix of higher education institutions. Here, faculty, staff and students pursue answers to critical questions in labs, lecture halls and communities. Our communication about that work through social media, film, photography and editorial content, serves the vital role of informing the public about the challenges of a changing global society.


Author Archive

Reuters

Girls with obesity have increased risk of depression

Science Alert

Monsanto Has Been Found Liable in The First Roundup Cancer Case – But That Might Not Mean What You Think

Washington Post

Staffers placed on leave in wake of football player’s death

Dewayne Johnson, who used Roundup in his job as groundskeeper and later developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has been awarded $289 million in damages. (AP Photo via The Conversation)

Jury finds Monsanto Liable in the first Roundup Cancer Trial – Here’s What Could Happen Next

A UConn Health professor with experience of trying to help figure out why people get cancer discusses implications of the Roundup verdict.

Reader's Digest

13 Things That Could Happen When You Quit Social Media

Savannah Morning News

Gray’s Reef shares its predator, prey research after 10-day expedition

Washington Examiner

Expansion of short-term plans will not contain the costs of Obamacare

Pharmacy Times

Opioid Dependence and Abuse: Do’s and Don’ts

Washington Post

UConn Scholar Wins National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Inside 3D Printing

3D-Printed ‘Smart’ Machine Components Alert Users to Damage