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

What Is Food Insecurity?

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened an already significant problem.

February 16, 2021 | Caitlin Caspi, Department of Allied Health Sciences and the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity

Unrecognizable woman holds a box of effervescent antacid while shopping in pharmacy.

How Some Drugs Can Turn Into a Cancer-Causing Chemical in the Body

Sitting on the shelf could increase the amount of a carcinogen present in some common types of medication.

February 12, 2021 | C. Michael White, UConn School of Pharmacy

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Provost’s Outstanding Service Award Recognizes Faculty in Business, Nursing

The award honors faculty whose volunteer service enhances the University’s mission in teaching, research, service, or engagement.

February 11, 2021 | Kristi Henderson, Office of the Provost

Mark Urban, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, stands next to Swan Lake on Feb. 3, 2021

Urban Named First Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The chair is one of two endowed professorships in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

February 11, 2021 | Combined Reports

Linda Halgunseth teaches at UConn Waterbury prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; she was recently named Director of Academic Affairs for UConn Hartford.

UConn Hartford Names Director of Academic Affairs

Linda Citlali Halgunseth has been named Director of Academic Affairs at UConn Hartford.

February 8, 2021 | Staff Reports

Doctor's hands in surgical gloves preparing COVID-19 vaccine for female patient.

We Can Get Vaccines To People Faster: A Supply Chain Management Perspective

Right now, demand vastly exceeds supply; UConn's Cuihong Li explains how that can be fixed.

February 1, 2021 | Cuihong Li, Professor of Operations and Information Management

The Wall Street Journal

‘Meteorite’ Review: We Are Stardust

January 29, 2021 | Tom Breen

UConn Law Professor Lewis Kurlantzick, left, with Deborah Silberstein and Fred Cantor, both 1978 graduates of the law school, in California in 2018. Cantor's new book describes the lifelong New York Knicks obsession that he shares with Kurlantzick.

United by UConn School of Law – and the Knicks

UConn Law alum Fred Cantor '78 used his pandemic-enforced down time to pen a book detailing his love for the New York Knicks.

January 29, 2021 | Camille Chill, UConn School of Law

Alumni
School cafeteria workers in Cheshire, Connecticut package to-go lunches for students.

Onset of COVID Pandemic Significantly Threatened CT School Meal Programs

Innovation by food service directors and local communities helped meal distribution numbers rebound last spring.

January 28, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center

Community Impact UConn Voices
Students in the “Global One Health: U.S. and Irish Perspective” class at the University of Connecticut see kelp harvested from J.P. Vellotti’s beds in Groton as part of a visit to the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative on May 16, 2019, organized by Connecticut Sea Grant.

CT Sea Grant-led Project Looks to Unlock Potential of Seaweed Industry

The UConn Avery Point-based program will lead efforts on the East and West coasts to boost commercial seaweed harvesting.

January 28, 2021 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant

Community Impact