Global Cultures & Perspectives

Participants of the Summer Seminar for Genocide Studies and Prevention engage in discussion during a session

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'

Usama Sheikh in a laboratory.

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

Elsio Wunder, assistant professor of pathobiology at his lab.

UConn Researcher Confronts a Neglected Disease

'We are creating all the perfect conditions for the number of cases to grow'

Artwork depicting various hands of differing demographics with 'La Comunidad Intelectual' in writing

10 Years On, Latine Students Continue to Thrive in La Comunidad Intelectual

'We’re not about geography, we’re about community'

The pope looks down on St. Peter's Square with an Olympic athlete in the foreground.

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

The cupola above the Wilbur Cross building.

Fulbright Recipients to Teach English Abroad

One student has also been named a recipient of a Scoville Peace Fellowship, the first in UConn history

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

Ten Students Earn Awards From Gilman Foundation

Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community

Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

Chairman Rodney Butler ’99: ‘You’re Here for a Reason’

Samantha Gove '24 in conversation with the leader of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation about his time at UConn, what it takes to be a leader, and what Native students should never forget

Climate journalist David Wallace-Wells speaks at the UConn Law Center for Energy and Environmental Law annual Earth Day Conference.

UConn Law 2024 Earth Day Conference Explores Climate Activism and the Law

'We wanted to show our attendees what real organizers are doing right here in our backyards, and to provide them with concrete opportunities to get involved'

Irene Pham '24 (SFA) created a series of paintings as part of her exhibition, "From Grandfather to Mother, From Mother to Daughter," which explores her Vietnamese family's intergenerational relationships. This is a piece of from the series, which was on display in late March.

Senior’s Artwork Delves into Struggles Between First-, Second-Generation Immigrant Families

'It’s a way for me to be vulnerable and bring out the vulnerabilities in others': Exhibit runs through March 30 in VAIS Gallery