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

Science Daily

Scientists discover evidence of early human innovation, pushing back evolutionary timeline

Journal of Animal Ecology

Frogs and Herbicides: A Gut Feeling

Baltimore Sun

The Jones Act made Puerto Ricans citizens, yet not fully American

Reuters

Weight loss spreads within couples in ‘ripple effect’

Salon

While Mexico plays politics with its water, some cities flood and others go dry

A water truck in Mexico. (Angela Ostafichuk/Shutterstock Photo)

Op-ed: While Mexico Plays Politics with Water, Some Cities Flood, Others Go Dry

Mexican officials frequently treat water distribution and treatment not as public services but as political favors, observes a UConn political scientist, based on her research.

Health News Digest

Can Caffeine Save the Tiniest Babies’ Brains?

Ms. Magazine

The 2018 Women’s Marches by the Numbers

Newsweek

New Video Game Described as ‘Absurdly Sexist’

Reuters

Newer gout drug poses risk to heart patients