Global Affairs
Social Work Practice and the Ongoing Impact of History
UConn social work students explore the continuing effects of the Holocaust in Germany, while students from Merseburg learn about the history of race and its legacy in the U.S.
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: The American Public and Berlin
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roper Center experts review how Americans viewed the division and reunification of Berlin.
The International Language of Sports
UConn recently hosted 10 South African educators with a mutual interest in the power of sports to build relationships and effect social change.
10 Questions: Power of Good
Peter Werth III '80 (CLAS) is leading efforts to connect impoverished Himalayan villages far from the power grid with sustainable energy sources.
Turning the Tide for Great White Sharks
A 2012 graduate has taken his UConn marine sciences degree to the seas, launching pioneering research on great white sharks.
UConn Archaeologist Discovers 17th-century Shipwreck
The Dutch warship, which sank in battle in the Caribbean, provides key evidence for the maritime history of the period.
Should the U.S. Intervene Against ISIS?
Jeremy Pressman, director of Middle East studies, discusses the politics of military intervention against Islamic State militants.
Artist Inspired by Alternative Press Collection
New Zealand artist Louise Menzies has created an exhibition inspired by archival materials from the Dodd Research Center.
Stone Age Site Challenges Assumptions About Early Technology
A UConn scientist finds local innovation, not population expansion, explains the appearance of new technologies in Eurasia 300,000 years ago.
An Independent Scotland: The Breakup of the UK?
As the Scots prepare to vote on independence, history professor Christopher Clark discusses the possibility that the United Kingdom could break up.