
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
Rudd Center Launches ‘Supportive Obesity Care’ Website
Resource is designed to help clinicians provide supportive care to patients of all body sizes
February 6, 2024 | Carson Hardee, UConn Rudd Center
Known as ‘Gas Station Heroin,’ Tianeptine is Being Sold as a Dietary Supplement – with Deadly Outcomes
The synthetic drug has been linked to addiction, seizures, kidney damage, and death
February 2, 2024 | C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice
7 Strategies to Help Gifted Students with Autism Succeed in College
Nationally, only 39% of students with autism who start college finish; here are strategies to get that number higher
January 16, 2024 | Joseph Madaus, Professor of Education; Nicholas Gelbar, Associate Research Professor, Department of Educational Psychology; Sally Reis, University Teaching Fellow, Educational Psychology
For Progress, Get CT Lawmakers and Researchers in the Same Room
January 11, 2024 | Tom Breen
Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion Established at the College of Engineering
The Chair, which will contribute to the impact of the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, is supported by the latest philanthropic contribution from UConn Alumni Mark and Betsy (Reddington) Vergnano
January 3, 2024 | Meagan Fazio, UConn Foundation
New England Stone Walls Deserve a Science of Their Own
Region's ubiquitous stone walls - long enough to circle the globe 10 times - have fallen through disciplinary cracks for too long
January 3, 2024 | Robert M. Thorson, Professor of Earth Science
How a Treatment Made a CT Man’s Cancerous Tumor Disappear
December 26, 2023 | Tom Breen
CRISPR and Other Technologies Open Doors for Drug Development, But Which Diseases Get Prioritized?
December 15, 2023 | Tom Breen
Taking On Stigmatization and Body-Shaming in the Media
Rebecca Puhl of the UConn Rudd Center was a panelist along with national media figures to discuss the ways in which body weight and obesity are covered and portrayed in the press
December 12, 2023 | Carson Hardee, UConn Rudd Center