Global Affairs

Five thousand bike storage racks on the Freiburg Uni campus, such as the covered racks to the left in this photo, are still not enough. Bikes are chained to everything, like the railings and lamp posts in front of this classroom building, posing aesthetic and safety concerns. (Rich Miller/UConn Photo)

The Sustainable Campus – Findings from Freiburg

At Freiburg University, 5,000 bicycle racks are not enough, notes UConn’s director of environmental policy.

Kimberly Sayre on April 24, 2012. (/UConn Photo)

Engineering Student Enjoys Best of Both Worlds in Eurotech Program

Kimberly Sayre '15 (CLAS, ENG) has a passion for computers and a passion for the German language. This fall she will study in Freiburg as a Eurotech student.

Brian Yu '13 (BUS) at the Asian American Cultural Center on April 18, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student From Shanghai Came to Storrs to Study Business

Rising senior Brian Yu, an aspiring financial planner from Shanghai, China, enjoys the flexibility of the curriculum at UConn.

Nick Banas '10 Neag

Neag Alum is Teaching in China

Nicholas Banas writes about his experiences in the classroom and beyond in Shanghai, China.

Robert Pomeroy is professor of agricultural and resource economics at Avery Point and world-renowned expert on small-scale fisheries management and policy. Here he is conducting research in Trang province, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Preserving Marine Ecosystems and Local Ways of Life

Robert Pomeroy works in developing countries to help ensure the sustainability of the aquatic ecosystems and fisheries on which millions of local people depend.

Assistant professor Susan Kiene ’07 Ph.D. conducts social and behavioral science research on HIV/AIDS prevention in the U.S. and Africa.

From Graduate Student to International Researcher

Health Center faculty member Susan Kiene describes how grad school at UConn prepared her for a career in international HIV testing and prevention research.

Bette Gebrian, RN, PhD, has been awarded the University of Connecticut Humanitarian Award and is Director of Public Health for Haitian Health Foundation. Dr. Gebrian received both a B.S. in Nursing and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Connecticut and is an Associate Clinical Professor for the School of Nursing, a Clinical Instructor at the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care in the UConn School of Medicine and nursing faculty at The Johns Hopkins School Of Nursing. She has been recognized by many organizations for significant contributions to maternal and child health and community based primary health care in Haiti and Africa.

Nursing Alum Providing Health Care in Haiti

Bette Gebrian, a UConn alum and associate clinical professor, has made significant contributions to community-based health care in Haiti.

Antigua, Guatemala - April 17, 2011: Locals and visitors alike shop in the Semana Santa market in front of La Merced Cathedral.

Learning in the Global Classroom

A new Study Abroad program in Guatemala has an added dimension: the participants are drawn from Universitas 21 institutions around the world.

The town of Zunil is the location of one of Central America's most important wholesale markets. (Rachael Shenyo Photo)

Graduate Student Helping Others Adapt to Climate Change

A UConn master's student is working with Guatemalan villagers and policy makers to suggest strategies for agricultural adaptation in the face of major crop losses.

Wendy Glenn, associate professor of curriculum and instruction teaches a class at the Gentry Building on Dec. 9, 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Teacher at Heart

Fulbright Scholar Wendy Glenn spent nearly a year in Norwegian schools, challenging assumptions about life in America. Now she's back in American classrooms.