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

Dallas Morning News

Toyota Research Institute Brings Artificial Intelligence To The Hunt For New Materials

Providence Journal

Proposed travel ban could devastate U.S. engineering grad schools

TBR Newsmedia

Species disappear from the LI Sound as water warms

Latest Technology

Sick Stem Cells Point to Better MS Drugs

Veteran Michael Zacchea discusses the hardships and challenges of his assignment as the first U.S. military adviser to build, train, and lead the Iraqi Army after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Photo courtesy of Michael Zacchea)

UConn’s Michael Zacchea: Leading the Iraqi Army Fifth Battalion

'When you’re experiencing an event, you don’t see all the things that are going on. Only later did we see the rise of ISIS, the fall of Fallujah.'

Associated Press

Iranians, engines of US university research, wait in limbo

Anesthesiology News

Placebo Plus Usual Treatment Achieves Clinically Significant Back Pain Relief

Everyday Health

Pros and Cons of Functional Electrical Stimulation for MS-Related Foot Drop

Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) with new leaves, flower buds, and berries. (Getty Images)

Invasive Japanese Barberry to Gain Ground with Climate Change

One of New England’s invasive species, Japanese barberry, will remain and flourish in new areas under predicted temperature increases, while the other, garlic mustard, will head north, says a new study.

Phys.org

Climate change puts invasive plants on the move