Global Affairs

Sara Willen, assistant professor of anthropology, CLAS (Daniel Buttrey/UConn photo)

The Right to Health Care

Do undocumented migrant workers have a human right to health care? Anthropologist Sarah Willen studies the issue in Israel.

Mark Urban with a sheet of aufeis in Alaska. aufeis in northern Alaska. Aufeis is ice that forms as layers on streams in winter, and is declining as the region becomes warmer. (Photo courtesy of Mark Urban)

Climate Change Models May Underestimate Extinctions, Says UConn Biologist

Animal and plant species may be on a collision course created by climate change, and current predictions likely underestimate how many will go extinct, according to a new study.

Danielle Ervin, a junior majoring in biology, is lifted through a net by her fellow LSAMP scholars at an outdoor leadership training workshop in September. She will travel to Costa Rica over winter break as part of a conservation tour.

Students to Walk in the Clouds during Winter Break

Eleven UConn students majoring in science-related fields leave on Jan. 5 for a biology and conservation tour of Costa Rica.

Pei-Kang Wu works on his laptop in the School of Business Cafe on Nov. 30, 2011. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Taiwanese Exchange Student Enjoys Classes, Travel, and Husky Sports

Pei-Kang Wu, the first student from Taiwan's National Chengchi University to study at UConn, is one of more than 200 foreign exchange students on campus.

Globally Yours: Universitas 21 – Taking Stock (Part 1)

Membership of U21 offers new opportunities for students.

Guatemala Portrait - Smiling is a universal language (Flaherty)

UConn Students Around the World

Each semester, UConn students fan out across the globe to study abroad. Their photos document the people and places they encounter.

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Letters From London: Family Dinner

In the latest Letter from London, a UConn student studying abroad describes his new-found appreciation of food, far away from campus dining halls and home-cooked meals.

Tsamchoe Dolma '14 and Kriti Thapa '14 play the East African game of Bao at the International Board Game Event at Late Night on Nov. 11, 2011. (Max Sinton/UConn Photo)

Games from Around the Globe

Students played board games from around the world at Late Night Goes Global on Nov. 11.

A photo of the first book to be selected for the UConn Reads Program named Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on October 28, 2011. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Reads: ‘Half the Sky’

The first book selected in the new campus-wide reading program focuses on the plight of women and girls living in poverty across the globe.

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Preserving the Music and Dance of Darfur

A gift from Mia Farrow to the Dodd Center will help preserve the cultural heritage of the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan.