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

The Scientist

Game Theory in Pregnancy: Conflict or Cooperation?

Pharmacy Times

Community Pharmacists Can Advance Vaccination in Cancer Care

The Last Show with David Cooper

The Ig Nobel Prize

Medscape

What Patients with Obesity Want Out of a Typical Primary Care Visit

Bloomberg Law

Perkins Coie Firing Shows Hazard of Political Speech for Lawyers

Psychology Today

Five Ways Your Partner Can Help You Calm Down

The Today Show

Do ‘GLP-1 Patches’ Work for Weight Loss? Doctors Warn About Trend

The Conversation

Why Are There So Many Protests? The US is Highly Polarized, and that Drives People to Act

Al Jazeera English

A New Form of Capitalism: The Influencer Culture

Phil and Lorraine Hritcko sitting together on a couch.

Hritckos Give $5 Million to Support School of Pharmacy, Students  

The gift will support the University’s campaign to put students first and support academic and innovation excellence