Global Affairs

UConn Awarded 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Grant

The 100,000 Strong in the AmericasInnovation Fund is the dynamic public-private sector partnership between the U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators. 

President Donald Trump listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a podium during Trump's recent Middle East visit. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst, via The Conversation)

Op-ed: Diplomat in Chief: How did Trump do on his First Middle East Visit?

Although the President was warmly received in the Middle East, he has yet to address the core policy issues, says UConn expert Jeremy Pressman.

Global Culture in the World of Puppetry at the Ballard Institute

The Ballard Institute and Museum occupies a unique national position as the only university puppet museum in the United States.

Seven UConn faculty members won Fulbright Scholarships to lecture and research abroad in 2016-17.

UConn Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars

The University of Connecticut is among the top 10 producers of Fulbright Scholars from research institutions this year. The University has seven Fulbright Scholars on its faculty who will be teaching and performing research around the world in the 2016-17 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The […]

Kim Jong Un of North Korea. (KNS/AFP/Getty Images)

Op-ed: What Makes Kim Jong Un Tick?

'History tells us that to influence Kim, we must empathize (note: not sympathize) with him,' says political science professor Stephen Dyson.

Migrants queue to board buses and leave the notorious 'Jungle' camp in Calais, France, before authorities demolished the site in fall 2016 in Calais, France. Some 7,000 people were estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Social Conditions Play Major Role in Migrant Health

Health is about more than just individual behavior and clinical care, it’s about politics and power, say UConn medical anthropologists.

Travis Braisted '17 (ENG, CLAS), a participant in the Eurotech Program. (Michael Fiedler for UConn/File Photo)

Successful Eurotech Program Prepares Global Engineers

The German language and engineering program is now serving as a model for new language-based, dual-major programs.

A Great One-horned Indian Rhinoceros crosses the road at Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. (Arunsundar/Getty Images)

To Conserve Tropical Forests and Wildlife, Protect Rights of People Who Rely on Them

A UConn global environment expert argues that when countries protect the rights of local people and support their participation in the political process, they are better able to handle conflicts over the environment.

Honors student and marketing major Margo Bailey has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the prestigious IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. (Nathan Oldham for UConn)

Business Student Among Six UConn Fulbright Winners

Marketing major Margo Bailey was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship to the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.

Cathy Schlund-Vials as a baby, right, with her twin brother and mother. (Courtesy of Cathy Schlund-Vials)

Immigration is the Next UConn Reads Theme

While we may consider the United States a 'nation of immigrants,' it has also been a country of profound nativism and, at times, xenophobia, writes Cathy Schlund-Vials of the UConn Reads Selection Committee.