Global Affairs

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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'

Researchers work in a village in Peru.

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

The first measurable snowfall of the year coats the UConn Storrs campus among the holiday lights before sunrise

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

An image of the cupola of the Wilbur Cross building at dawn.

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'

Participants in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) hold a cultural fair in Monteith Building

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

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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

The ISA International Conference 2024, held in June at the University of Rijeka, focused on "Knowing the Global-Local: Imagining Pasts, Debating Futures."

‘Hidden Gem’ at UConn Helps International Studies Scholars Find their Academic Home

The International Studies Association gives scholars global reach

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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

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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'

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'