Writer
Kenneth Best
Ken Best served as editor of UCONN Magazine for 10 years. He is a co-host of the UConn 360 Podcast. He previously covered news and sports in Connecticut for The New York Times, edited the Weekend section for the Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time, wrote arts and culture stories syndicated by the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service and was the media coordinator for Yale-New Haven Hospital. During the summer of 2015 he hosted “Walking a Blues Road,” a weekly program on WHUS in Storrs based on the holdings of the Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African-American Musical Culture at UConn’s Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. He is the author of Eight Days a Week: An Illustrated Record of Rock ‘n’ Roll (Pomegranate Books).
Author Archive
UConn Leader Recognized for Contributions to the Hispanic Community
"I’m rewarded by seeing our students being successful,” says Fany Hannon, director of UConn's Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center, who is celebrated for her work.
September 16, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Water Works: Exhibit and Film on the Danube River
The documentary has been shown in Oryahovo, Bulgaria, and Vienna, Austria
September 16, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Exhibit Recalls 35 Years of HIV/AIDS
Three exhibitions at UConn trace the progression of HIV/AIDS from diagnosis to death sentence to manageable disease.
September 8, 2016 | Kenneth Best
First Folio Exhibit Opens at UConn
UConn is also presenting a variety of related academic and cultural programs to complement the exhibition.
September 2, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Sociologist Charts Public Opinion Shifts on Racial Profiling
A UConn Ph.D. student is examining how public opinion on counter-terrorism may affect an individual’s civil rights.
August 22, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Being the Family Breadwinner is Unhealthy for Men
As men take on more financial responsibility, their psychological well-being and health declines, says a new UConn study.
August 19, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Moving the Conversation Forward
Twenty schoolteachers are on campus this week to learn how to help their students discuss complex issues in productive ways.
August 3, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Eighties Exhibit Makes Fashion Statement
An exhibition of 'theatrical' 1980s fashions is on display at Jorgensen Gallery.
July 28, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Does Gender Make a Difference in Politics?
Are women leaders less likely to use force in crisis situations? Professor Mark Boyer discusses his research findings.
July 25, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Alum to Learn Traditional Puppet Arts in Japan
Zach Dorn '10 (SFA) will spend a year studying with Japanese theater artists, thanks to a travel fellowship.
July 15, 2016 | Kenneth Best