Global Affairs
U21 Conference Draws Three UConn Students to Shanghai
The Shanghai skyline at dusk, taken by one of three UConn students attending the Universitas 21 Undergraduate Research Conference at Fudan University, China. (Dayton Horvath for UConn)
Studying Conflict Resolution in the Home of ‘The Troubles’
Five UConn undergraduates spent nearly two weeks in Ireland at the Universitas 21 summer school.
Modeling Interactions between Climate and the Living System in West Africa
Two UConn-led studies may help shape climate prediction, food policy, and development investment.
Shedding Light on Life in 19th Century Puerto Rico
The Dodd Center is digitizing fragile handwritten legal documents to make them available online.
EcoHouse at the Summit
Jenny Sayers '08, one of the founders of the EcoHouse learning community, holds a bandana she carried to the 13,779' summit of Pasochoa in the Ecuadorean Andes. Photo by Suzanne Segalowitz '09
Epic Shadows
A shadow puppet on loan from the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is part of an art exhibit on display at the UConn Health Center through Aug. 24.
Opera Lovers: An Apt Phrase
Sociologist Claudio Benzecry's research on opera-goers revealed a falling-in-love narrative.
Telenovelas: Dangerous but Popular Fare
A book edited by Diana Rios finds that Spanish-language soap operas send the wrong messages.
Drilling Down to Predict Earthquakes
A UConn geologist is heading back to Japan to learn more about how major earthquakes occur.
From Ethnographer to Intermediary: The Evolution of an Anthropologist
Françoise Dussart has studied the Warlpiri for 30 years. Now she often serves as their advocate.