Global Affairs
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
June 17, 2011 | 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.
June 13, 2011 | Combined Reports
Opera Lovers: An Apt Phrase
Sociologist Claudio Benzecry's research on opera-goers revealed a falling-in-love narrative.
June 10, 2011 | Karen A. Grava, CLAS Today
Telenovelas: Dangerous but Popular Fare
A book edited by Diana Rios finds that Spanish-language soap operas send the wrong messages.
June 3, 2011 | Karen A. Grava, CLAS Today
Drilling Down to Predict Earthquakes
A UConn geologist is heading back to Japan to learn more about how major earthquakes occur.
June 2, 2011 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
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.
May 19, 2011 | Sheila Foran
Studying Life in a Liberian Refugee Camp
UConn sociologist Elizabeth Holzer says the refugees have little opportunity for self-determination.
April 27, 2011 | Karen A. Grava
Adapting to Climate Change
Through a large genome project, biologists will study how plants have adapted to climate change.
October 14, 2010 | Christine Buckley
Balancing Environmental Conservation With Social Needs
Biologist John Silander works not only to conserve biodiversity, but to ensure it’s done fairly.
October 5, 2010 | Christine Buckley