Writer

Kim Krieger

Kim Krieger has covered politics from Capitol Hill and energy commodities from the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Her stories have exposed fraud in the California power markets and mathematical malfeasance in physics. And she knows what really goes on in the National Radio Quiet Zone. These days, Kim tells clear, compelling stories of the research at UConn. Her work connects Connecticut citizens and the press with the vast resources of their flagship public university. When not at UConn, she can be found kayaking among the beautiful Norwalk islands, digging in her garden, or occasionally enjoying the silence in the National Radio Quiet Zone.


Author Archive

Medication in the Time of COVID-19: Listen to the Experts

A panel of UConn experts cut through misinformation and rumor about drug treatments for COVID-19.

Direct hit. A soft x-ray (white) hits a holmium atom (green). A photo-electron zooms off the holmium atom, which releases energy (purple) that jumps to the 80-carbon fullerene cage surrounding the holmium. The cage then also loses an electron. (Courtesy of Razib Obaid)

Radiation Damage Spreads Among Close Neighbors

An experiment has given researchers insight into how radiation may damage living tissue.

pills in a yellow bottle

Even Damaged Livers Can Handle Life-Saving Medicines

When you ingest a drug—whether over-the-counter Tylenol or medication prescribed by a doctor—your liver is your body’s first responder. And just like other first responders, sometimes the liver gets hurt.

Fluorescence images of mitotic cells with de novo centromeres from Drosophila melanogaster larval brains. The chromosomes are stained with DAPI (DNA, magenta) and CENP-C antibodies (kinetochore protein, green) and are shown within the outlines of fruit flies.

Fake Centromeres Make–and Break–a Chromosome

UConn researchers were able to make fake centromeres that fooled cells into rearranging their chromosomes.

A doctor talking to a patient.

Medicaid Expansion Reduces Cancer, Saves Black Lives

UConn and UNC researchers say expanding Medicaid would reduce the burden of colon cancer and save lives, especially among black men.

A hand reaching for a potato chip that's baiting a mousetrap.

Q&A: John Salamone On The ‘Dopamine Fasting’ Trend

UConn neuroscientist John Salamone explains why the trend of "dopamine fasting" may not add up to much.

Professor Thanh Nguyen and two graduate students show a tiny sample of the material they developed to make it easier to treat brain diseases.

Buzzing Through the Blood-Brain Barrier

UConn researchers are developing technology that could make it easier to treat diseases of the brain, thanks to vibration.

Extreme close-up of a fruit fly.

Ketogenic diet protects fruit fly brains from concussions

An experiment with fruit flies may hint at potential treatments to prevent brain damage after concussions.

A diagram showing micro-RNAs at work.

Micro-RNAs Keep Stem Cells From Growing Up Too Fast

UConn Health researchers believe they've solved a mystery that's long puzzled observers: what are so-called micro-RNAs for?

Woman making a flaky pastry dough to illustrate the story's metaphor about DNA being like a cookbook

Splicing factor to blame in triple negative breast cancer

Splicing factors, comparable to gene editors in our DNA, could hold the key to treating the worst type of breast cancer.