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

Brain & Life

Natural Disasters Can Be More Dangerous for People with Neurological Conditions—Here’s How You Can Prepare

Students walking to and from the School of Pharmacy building on (UConn Photo)

UConn School of Pharmacy Makes Major Push to Raise Pharmaceutical Industry Career Awareness

'Industry fellowships are highly competitive, with a rigorous application process that spans several months. UConn does a great job preparing us for this path through a variety of resources'

Reuters

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Spreads Into US Midwest

A young doctor looks bored as he listens to a female patient.

When Doctors Don’t Believe Their Patients

Medical gaslighting stems from centuries of gender bias in medicine

A woman in a blue t-shirt stands next to a history display in Enfield, Connecticut.

Using TheirStory to Help Tell Our Stories

UConn's Fiona Vernal is helping CT communities collect oral histories with the aid of a new online platform

An audience watches as people on a stage are given awards.

Celebrating the Heart of the UConn Experience

Inaugural teaching, advising, and mentoring awards ceremony honors faculty, staff, and students

USA Today

Cicada Map 2025: Here’s Where Brood XIV Has Already Been Spotted

CDC Gaming

Research Reveals Extent of Gambling in CT College Students

A man in a while shirt drops a bottle cap into a plastic receptacle while three women in white shirts applaud.

Their Final Class Project? A Beer-Tasting Showdown

‘Battle of the Brews’ saw two student teams develop their own beers, from hops to marketing

A woman in grey with her back to the camera puts a white and blue stole around the neck of a student in a dark blazer.

‘This is America’: UConn Hartford Celebrates Its Students

Pre-commencement ceremony honors students at campus where unity is the norm