Global Cultures & Perspectives
Finding Healing: UConn Leads National Study Effort for Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture
Using quantitative data to show the scale, challenges, and capacity to effectively heal and serve victims
‘Life-Changing’ Experiences at Home and Abroad
From a study abroad trip learning about wildlife in South Africa to an internship exposing Connecticut residents to UConn resources, Sarah Frances used her summer to the fullest
Allied Health Sciences Professor Uses mHealth Tools to Improve HIV and Substance Use Prevention Efforts in Malaysia
Prof. Roman Shrestha has won a $3.4M grant to optimize a smartphone app to improve access to health care for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Malaysia
Surviving Breast Cancer: Nigerian Women Share Their Stories
Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women in Africa
Partnership, Collaboration, and Clarity – A Mindful Approach to Building Community during Conflict
'Of the many programs that I have run so far, for me, this has been the most life-transforming program to witness'
First Scheidt Family Seminar Fellows at UConn Join Growing International Genocide Prevention Network
'The heart of genocide is one social identity hoping to wipe out another social identity'
Technology Entrepreneurship: Waste Not, Want Not
Innovative brothers create wastewater reprocessing system to help address their native country’s environmental crisis, conserving water and repurposing it for various applications
UConn Researcher Confronts a Neglected Disease
'We are creating all the perfect conditions for the number of cases to grow'
10 Years On, Latine Students Continue to Thrive in La Comunidad Intelectual
'We’re not about geography, we’re about community'
The Catholic Church is Using the Paris Olympics to Engage Young People
But several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values