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

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Designing a Smart Sensor Network for Tracking Submarines

A UConn researcher at the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology is developing a 'smart sensor network' that is energy-efficient and resilient.

UConn Giving Day logo.

UConn’s First Giving Day Starts Now

'Philanthropic support is essential to UConn’s continued ascension as a top 20 public university,' says Josh Newton, president and CEO of UConn Foundation.

Broadway World

Kennedy Center Announces American College Theater National Festival

Washington Post

The mysterious and tragic story of the Carolina parakeet, America’s only native parrot

ABC News Radio

Hall of Famer Ray Allen discusses his new autobiography

Washington Post

‘Starbucks classrooms,’ plus six other new approaches in education

Health magazine

Why Heart Failure Is No Longer a Death Sentence

Tulsi Patel, graduate student in materials science and engineering.

UConn Trio Participates in Science Policy Workshop

Graduate students Tanisha Williams, Manuel Rivas and Tulsi Patel participated in the three-and-a-half day program in Washington, D.C., last month. 

Science Daily

New compound helps activate cancer-fighting T cells

Smithsonian magazine

A New Therapy Has People With Dementia Sharing Baseball Memories