Global Affairs

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Recent Graduate Named to Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange

The fellowship provides American and German young professionals the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries

Dr Laurencin Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award

The Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award serves as a catalyst for advancing the field, fostering international collaboration, and inspiring innovation.

A group of people stand together, holding their certificates of completion for the Nexus Startup Hub program.

Global Training and Development Institute Marks Significant Milestone

The 20th cohort of the Nexus Startup Hub graduated this spring

A Black woman in a group of marchers on a bridge holds a sign that says "Discrimination is Not Kosher."

Diverse Global Scholars on Antisemitism, Antiblack Racism Come to UConn This Week

Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism conference will be held on April 29 and April 30

Brown-haired female in skirt stands in front of Singapore American School.

Neag School Alums Take Their Teaching Skills Abroad, Changing Students’ Lives Around the World

Alumni show that a UConn education can lead you anywhere, including outside the U.S.

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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

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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