Global Affairs
ER Doctor in Puerto Rico Reports on Hurricane Devastation
'Every single person is affected,' says UConn Health's Dr. Robert Fuller.
Op-ed: Comics Captured America’s Growing Ambivalence about the Vietnam War
The director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute says Vietnam War-era comics are a window into how people were interpreting events at the time.
Studio Art Major Draws Inspiration from Chinese Culture
An undergraduate from China is applying skills she learned at UConn to translate the traditional calligraphy of her native culture into 3-D sculpture.
Why (We Think) Atheists are More Likely to be Serial Killers
There is a global moral prejudice against people who do not believe in a god or gods, according to a new study by UConn anthropologist Dmitris Xygalatas and colleagues.
Eclipse as Omen: The Human Response
A UConn philosophy professor who has studied early astronomy across cultures discusses how humans have interpreted eclipses in history.
Talking Baseball Assists Aging Adults with Dementia
A UConn researcher has found that using baseball as the focus of reminiscence therapy for elderly adults with dementia can spark memories and prompt an emotional response.
UConn Reads 2017-18: ‘Nation of Immigrants or Land of Refugees?’
This year’s UConn Reads selection, Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' affords an opportunity for the University community to reflect upon and debate the hot-button issue of immigration.
Op-ed: Trump’s Friendly Meeting with Putin Further Blurs US-Russia Relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who regards reading people as one of his greatest skills, will have measured the U.S. president.
‘In Russia, You Simply Couldn’t Be a Writer if You Were Jewish’
Associate professor and acclaimed novelist Ellen Litman talks about her childhood in Russia and her life in Connecticut.
Op-ed: UK’s Plan to Deny Terrorists ‘Safe Spaces’ Online Would Make us Less Safe
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal wrongly assumes that eliminating online hate and extremism would reduce real-world violence.