Global Affairs
New German Program will Prepare Students for Global Careers
UConn is launching a new dual-degree German immersion program to prepare students for a career in the global marketplace.
April 9, 2018 | Claire Hall
Piecing Together Our Planet Pixel by Pixel
UConn researcher Chandi Witharana is using remote sensing as 'a virtual passport' to monitor vast expanses of land in remote areas, including the Arctic tundra.
April 3, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Choirs: Singing Where the Songs Were Created
The UConn Choirs spent nine days in Austria and Italy, including memorable performances in Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, and under Michelangelo’s most famous painting, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
March 30, 2018 | Elizabeth Caron
Celebrating Cultures on Campus
Worldfest is an annual event celebrating the international student community at UConn.
March 27, 2018 | Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)
Babe Ruth in a Kimono: How Baseball Diplomacy has Fortified Japan-US Relations
The sport has been a unifier, bringing together the people of two nations with vastly divergent histories and cultures. Opening Day is Thursday – play ball!
March 27, 2018 | Steven Wisensale, Department of Public Policy
Jamaican Student Eager to Explore New Perspectives
Biomedical engineering student Norwyn Campbell believes multiculturalism creates broader thinkers and paves the way for a global outlook.
March 27, 2018 | Susan Twiss
UConn Voices Serenade Michelangelo’s Most Famous Painting
The Concert Choir and other UConn music groups spent nine days over Spring Break performing in the American Celebration of Music in Austria and Italy.
March 22, 2018 | Kenneth Best
Op-ed: While Mexico Plays Politics with Water, Some Cities Flood, Others Go Dry
Mexican officials frequently treat water distribution and treatment not as public services but as political favors, observes a UConn political scientist, based on her research.
March 15, 2018 | Veronica Herrera, Department of Political Science
What Trump Should Know About Kim Jong Un
'If he does indeed meet with Kim Jong Un, President Trump will need to understand what makes the North Korean leader tick,' says political scientist Stephen Dyson.
March 12, 2018 | Stephen Dyson, Department of Political Science
Jiazhen Huang and Friends Share Cultures
This Chinese student has not only learned much about American culture, he has also shared the traditions of his homeland with other undergraduates.
March 7, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications