Global Affairs
Snapshot: Elic Weitzel in Kosovo
A UConn graduate student in archaeology just returned from a research trip to Kosovo, where he is helping collect and identify artifacts to help understand the history of the region.
June 28, 2019 | Elaina Hancock
Education Abroad: Drew-Asia Keating ’20, London, England
First-generation college student Drew Asia-Keating '20 (CLAS) says her Education Abroad experience in London took her out of her comfort zone.
April 24, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Education Abroad: Luis Rivera ’19, Prague, Czech Republic
Accounting major Luis Rivera '19 (BUS) says his Education Abroad experience in Prague, Czech Republic, helped him grow as a person.
April 19, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Education Abroad: Omaniel Ortiz ’20, London, England
For first-generation college student Omaniel Ortiz, his Education Abroad experience in London was the first time he traveled outside the U.S.
April 11, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Global Affair’s Vice President Weiner Moderates “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor”
On Monday, March 25, Yossi Klein Halevi and former Palestinian Authority advisor Ghaith Al-Omari discussed the past, current and future relationship between Israelis and Palestinians.
April 7, 2019 | Matthew Larson
Education Abroad: Anna Zarra Aldrich ’20, London, England
People 'asked me a lot of questions about American politics and we talked a lot about Brexit. Working and meeting with different people was a huge part of the experience,' says Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS).
April 5, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Education Abroad: Preston Bogan ’19, Paris, France
'If you don’t look outside your own comfort zone ... you are missing out,' says Bogan after spending a semester in Paris.
March 25, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Education Abroad: Ashley Jacques ’20, Dublin, Ireland
'I am now kicking myself that I did not do a full semester,' says Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), as she recalls the summer she spent with an Education Abroad program in Ireland last year.
March 13, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Education Abroad: Lisa Darminova ’19, Hong Kong
'There are so many different people in Hong Kong. There is a big international community, so it’s easy to make friends,' says Lisa Darminova '19 (CLAS).
March 7, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Op-ed: Why Storage and Handling are to Blame for Uganda’s Poor Quality Seed
Monitoring mechanisms and collective action by stakeholders are key for better seeds, writes Nathan Fiala of the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources.
February 27, 2019 | Nathan Fiala, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics