Global Affairs

Conceptual illustration depicting Great Britain and its relationship with the European Union. (iStock Image)

The Brexit Vote: Should Britain Leave the EU?

History professor Christopher Clark discusses Britain's relationship with the EU in light of this week's referendum.

Old-growth Atlantic Rain Forest in background, with second-growth in foreground in Bahai, Brazil. (Wayt Thomas Photo)

Natural Regrowth of Tropical Forest Helps Reach Climate Goals

Natural regeneration can be a low-cost way of helping the environment while storing excess carbon.

Manisha Desai, associate professor of women's studies and sociology, meets with Asahi Hoque '16 (CLAS) on Nov. 19, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Questioning the Scope of Women’s Health Care

An IDEA grant took UConn student Asahi Hoque to Bangladesh to probe the limitations on women's health care in the developing world.

Jonathan Bobaljik, department head of linguistics, at his office in Oak Hall on April 12, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Linguist Wins Guggenheim Fellowship

The fellowship will support linguistics professor Jonathan Bobaljik’s work using an endangered language to further a universal theory of how language works.

UConn economist Nishith Prakash and his team collected monthly police station criminal data from 853 police stations in the state of Bihar, India. Most of the data was stored in paper files in red bags, pictured. The process took two years. (Photo courtesy of Nishith Prakash)

The Economics of Political Change in India

To measure the effectiveness of government policies in developing countries, use economics, says economist Nishith Prakash.

Gravestones at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica. (Michael Büker Photo, via Wikimedia Commons)

Conviction, Acquittal: The Balkan War Crimes Verdicts

The verdicts of the UN tribunal against two perpetrators accused of crimes against humanity are discussed by UConn law and human rights professor Richard Wilson.

Woman in detention center. (iStock Photo)

Helping Asylum-Seekers Prepare for the Courts

A group of UConn law and social work students will spend Spring Break assisting women asylum-seekers detained at a federal immigration center.

Mark Urban, researcher of ecology and evolutionary biology, holds an Arctic grayling in Alaska.

Going, Going, Gone: A Fish Tale

Mark Urban's research on a key species of fish in the Arctic is a wake-up call that environmental policies need to change.

Ryan Cordier '18 (ENG), right, views the current irrigation system in an Ethiopian village along with two local residents.

Improving the Water Supply in a Drought-Stricken Village

Three UConn engineering students are working in partnership with a village in Ethiopia to help improve the water supply.

Graphic representing reading and the brain. (Christa Tubach/UConn Image)

How the Human Brain Reads – In Any Language

UConn researchers find that what happens inside the human brain when reading is the same, no matter what the language or script.