Global Affairs
UConn Partners with FutureLearn to Expand Digital Education Presence Globally
The University of Connecticut has partnered with FutureLearn, one of the world’s leading social learning platforms, to begin offering courses globally as massive open online courses.
VIDEO: UConn Students From China Get to Attend In-Person Classes at Home
UConn students from China are taking in-person classes 7,300 miles from Connecticut, thanks to partnerships with two Chinese universities.
A Statement from the Human Rights Institute
Wednesday’s rampage at the Capitol—resulting in the deaths of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and four others—was among the darkest day of this dark season for the United States.
‘These Were Haunting Events’: Researchers Study Migrant Precarity During Pandemic in US, India
An interdisciplinary group of researchers is designing a toolkit of methods to study the problems faced by migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UConn Magazine: For Scott Wallace, Remote Learning Means Getting Off the Beaten Path
The photographer and National Geographic contributor shares some of the hard-won wisdom he imparts to UConn’s lucky journalism students.
A Call to Action for Science
Three UConn researchers are among a group of scientists calling on policymakers and the public to put data and scientific evidence at the heart of fraught questions like the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Human Rights Research Consortium Draws International Audience for Initial Conference
More than 150 human rights researchers from four continents will gather virtually today for the inaugural conference of the Connecticut/Baden-Württemberg Human Rights Research Consortium (HRRC).