Global Affairs
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