As a growing number of host nations raise concerns about national security, migrants are often denied their basic human rights, says sociology professor Bandana Purkayastha.

The decision to acknowledge sponsorship of an attack is often linked to whether the attacker hopes to draw attention to a cause or to actually influence events, says political scientist Evan Perkoski.

When UConn geologist Robert Thorson discovered there was no guidebook to one of America's most iconic places, he set out to write one himself.

The Concert Choir and other UConn music groups spent nine days over Spring Break performing in the American Celebration of Music in Austria and Italy.

'These days, people often think not just of permanent memorials on the ground, but of living memorials, efforts that will serve as education, that will motivate change,' says Ken Foote, a geography professor who studies the aftereffects of tragedy.