Global Affairs

Director of the UConn Human Rights Institute and Associate Professor of History Emma Gilligan has been working with prominent Chechnya human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky on a memory project for victims of war crimes. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

War Crimes in Chechnya are Subject of Human Rights Memory Project

History professor Emma Gilligan has been working with Chechnya human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky on a project for victims of war crimes.

July 11, 2013 | Christine Buckley

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UConn Reads Nomination ‘Sneak Peek’: Our Beloved Books

The nominators' commentary provides a wonderful glimpse into people's lives and favorite books, says committee chair Anne D'Alleva.

July 11, 2013 | Anne D'Alleva, Chair, UConn Reads Committee

UConn Alumnus Working to Restore Egyptian Economy

Elmorsy E. Hegazy Ph.D. '85 was recently appointed as Egypt's Minister of Finance.

February 19, 2013 | Colin Poitras

Luis Van Isschot, assistant professor of history at his office in Wood Hall on Nov. 28, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Focusing on Human Rights with a Latin American Perspective

Historian Luis van Isschot, who joined the faculty in September, strengthens the global reach of the University's human rights program.

January 30, 2013 | Kenneth Best

A view of the Thomas J. Meskill Law Library at the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford on Sept. 25, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

School of Law Launches New Research-oriented Doctorate

The ‘Doctor of the Science of Law’ (SJD) program, the first of its kind in the region, is expected to draw outstanding international students to UConn.

January 11, 2013 | Stephanie Reitz

A man exits a restaurant after he looked for his belongings. An earthquake rocked Port au Prince on January 12, 2010. (Photo Marco Dormino / The United Nations / Wikimedia Commons)

Media Portrayal of Haiti Problematic, Says UConn Researcher

On the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, public policy professor Thomas Craemer says negative stereotypes of the island nation in the media are widespread.

January 11, 2013 | Tom Breen

Research & Discovery
A member of the delegation from the General Administration of Sports photographs an exercise routine during a tour of the training facilities. (Shawn Kornegay/UConn Photo)

Chinese Delegation Visits UConn Kinesiology Department

A delegation of top sports and exercise scientists from China came to Storrs last week to catch up on the latest in scientific research and training in their field.

November 13, 2012 | Colin Poitras

UConn student Alana Russell '13 (CANR) visits with a black rhino calf, the first resident of the world's first dedicated, non-commercial baby rhino orphanage. Russell spent the summer of 2012 at the orphanage in South Africa serving as one of the calf's caretakers.

UConn Student Plays Hands-on Role at Rhino Sanctuary, Part 2

Senior Alana Russell spent up to 12 hours a day during the summer taking care of an orphaned rhino at a newly established sanctuary in South Africa.

November 7, 2012 | Stefanie Dion Jones

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UConn Student Plays Hands-on Role at Rhino Sanctuary, Part 1

A wildlife ecology class brought natural resources major Alana Russell face to face with conservation issues and led to an unexpected opportunity.

November 6, 2012 | Stefanie Dion Jones

Gloria Medina '13 (CANR) handles a python at Entabeni Game Reserve in South Africa, where UConn students traveled in the summer of 2012 as part of a three-week African field ecology course taught by Associate Professor Morty Ortega. (Stefanie Dion Jones/UConn Photo)

Hands-On UConn Course Takes Students on African Journey

Spending up to 15 hours a day immersed in such activities as game drives, venomous snake handling, animal tracking, and astronomy, UConn students find a learning environment that's engaging and free of distraction.

September 27, 2012 | Stefanie Dion Jones