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

Slate

Is repeating your toddler’s cute speech mistakes bad for her development?

The Atlantic

Flowers Have Secret Blue Halos That Bumblebees Can See

Voice of America

How The U.S. Came to Declassify 30,000 Pages of Indonesian Embassy Files

GQ magazine

Diana Taurasi is 1 of the 50 Greatest Living Athletes

Living longer is one thing. Being healthy enough to enjoy it is another. (Getty Images)

Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

We are living longer than ever. But for how many of those years will we be healthy?

US News

How Many Healthy Years Do You Have Left?

San Francisco Chronicle

Our calculator will guess how many healthy years of life you have left

Washington Post

Want to raise an empowered girl? Then let her be funny.

National Public Radio

Warming New England Forests Bringing New Destruction To Pine Trees

MASS MoCA, a contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, is one example of how former industrial cities can attract jobs and tourists. (Beth J. Harpaz/AP Photo)

Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it

Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification?