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

U.S. News

Mobile Help for Mental Health

Tribune Publishing

Op-ed: It Might be Hard to View Addiction with Compassion. But We Must.

Drugs.com

Food Insecurity Associated With Increased Insulin Resistance

Children go to school by canoe on the Maranon River, a main tributary of the Amazon River, in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in May 2019. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)

Opportunities Exist to Restore Tropical Rainforests – Here’s How We Mapped Them

Using high-resolution satellite imagery and the latest peer-reviewed research, experts integrated information about four benefits from forest restoration: biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and water security.

Quartz

Scientists are Mapping Out How to Restore Tropical Rainforests Around the World

NBC

State Tracking Opioid Overdoses

MD Edge

Industry Payments Influence Prescription Choices

Tribune Publishing

It’s Harder to Enjoy a TV Show While Tweeting About It, Study Says

Broadway World

The Ballard Institute Presents ‘A Woodland Cinderella’

Fox News

Shark Swallowed Whole During Rare Deep-sea Feeding Frenzy, Video Shows