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If you have questions about our site, please contact the editor, Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu, at 860-486-3530 or via email: today@uconn.edu.

For questions about institutional or administrative matters, contact the University’s spokesperson: Michael Kirk at 860-486-0715 or David Martel at 860-486-2997.

For questions about academic topics or assistance in finding a UConn faculty member who can provide expert commentary on issues in the news, call the Office of University Communications at 860-486-3530 or consult the list of University News & Information staff on this page.

For information about the UConn Health Center (including the John Dempsey Hospital and the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine), contact the Health Center’s Office of Communications at 860-679-3914.

University News & Information Staff Listing by Topic

Arts & Culture

For anthropology, arts, or humanities, contact Sheila Foran at 860-486-5385 or Colin Poitras at 860-486-4656.

Nation & World

For human rights, law, or politics, contact Michael Kirk at 860-486-0715 or Richard Veilleux at 860-486-0890.

For education or social sciences, contact Richard Veilleux at 860-486-0890 or Michael Kirk at 860-486-0715.

For business or economics, contact Richard Veilleux at 860-486-0890 or David Bauman at 860-486-5627.

News & Life

For the University spokesperson, contact Michael Kirk at 860-486-0715 or David Martel at 860-486-2997.

For campus life, contact Michael Kirk at 860-486-0715 or Richard Veilleux at 860-486-0890.

Science & Health

For agriculture, biotechnology, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, environment, pharmacy, nursing, nutrition, or sports science, contact Colin Poitras at 860-486-4656 or Sheila Foran at 860-486-5385.

For stem cell research or technology commercialization, contact David Bauman at 860-486-5627 or Colin Poitras at 860-486-4656.

See also Health Center News, below.

Sports

For sports, contact Kenneth Best at 860-486-2377 or Richard Veilleux at 860-486-0890.

For UConn Athletic Communications, contact Mike Enright at 860-486-2144.

Health Center News

For the UConn Health Center, contact Carolyn Pennington at 860-679-4864 or Chris DeFrancesco at 860-679-3914.