Director of News and Editorial Communications

Tom Breen

Tom Breen has been at UConn since 2012, serving as a news writer, deputy spokesperson, manager for special projects, UConn Today editor, and, as of January 2021, director of news and editorial communications. Prior to UConn, he worked as a reporter for The Associated Press, covering health care, religion, and state government in West Virginia and North Carolina, and before the AP, he worked at newspapers in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He is the author of two books about Christianity and contemporary culture, and has published short fiction in many periodicals and anthologies. A second-generation Husky, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2000. He is the co-founder of the award-winning UConn 360 podcast and has given presentations on UConn history to community groups throughout Connecticut. He lives in Manchester, is active in volunteer organizations, and recommends that you try the coconut flavor at the Dairy Bar.


Author Archive

Hartford Business Journal

CT Experts Defend State and Federal Jobs Reports, Citing Falling Survey Response Rates for Large Revisions

Hartford Courant

UConn Hits Record Enrollment for Freshman Class

The Times of India

As Fall Semester Kicks Off, Major US Universities Celebrate Historic Enrollment Records

The Last Show with David Cooper

Schmoozing, Robots, and You

PsyPost

Scientists Observed Synchronized Oxytocin in Couples After Sex

Bild (Germany)

This Glove Helps Detect Breast Cancer

Aerial view of illuminated highway interchange at night.

From Quantum Concepts to Traffic Flow: UConn Researcher Reimagines Transportation Resilience

NSF EAGER grant supports innovative research by Monika Filipovska to apply quantum computing to critical infrastructure challenges

Cardiovascular Business

Air Purifiers May Reduce Cardiovascular Risks from Pollution and Wildfires

Fox 61

UConn Launches All-Electric Buses on Storrs Campus

The Hartford Business Journal

Access to Top Talent, More Federal Funding Fuel UConn’s Ambitions to Join Top Association of Research Universities