Global Affairs
Upcoming Discussions on Public Health, Ecology Designed to Get People ‘Thinking Globally’
'One of the main aims of the series is to get academic expertise down the pipeline and make it available to the wider public'
March 20, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
NSF Project Evaluates Students’ Attitudes Toward Human Rights in Engineering
Faculty from engineering, human rights, and education are integrating human rights into the engineering curricula to foster a more socially aware generation of engineers
March 19, 2025 | Olivia Drake
Eight Students Earn Scholarships 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
January 8, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn to Collaborate with Saudi Arabia’s KAUST on Innovation, Commercialization Initiatives
'Both institutions are investing in translational research that produces scalable solutions for contemporary societal problems'
December 19, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Institute Working to Train Social Entrepreneurs Around the Globe
The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative goes beyond the classroom to help address real-world problems
November 25, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Global Training and Development Institute to Host Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship Academy
The initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, will focus on social entrepreneurship and leadership
November 6, 2024 | Combined Reports
‘Hidden Gem’ at UConn Helps International Studies Scholars Find their Academic Home
The International Studies Association gives scholars global reach
October 8, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Students Experience ‘Authentic’ Greece During New Study Abroad Program
The summer field school was designed by anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas to connect ancient Greece and modern Greek culture
September 26, 2024 | Sarah Al-Arshani
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'
July 22, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
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'
July 17, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance