Global Affairs
The Largest Suite of Cosmic Simulations for AI Training Is Now Free to Download; Already Spurring Discoveries
The CAMELS project uses machine learning and thousands of simulations to extract secrets from the cosmos
January 6, 2022 | Combined Reports
Classrooms Without Computers: UConn Grad Student Seeking to Change that in Ghana
'These kids we are talking about are in resource-limited areas. They are at a disadvantage compared to children in bigger cities and towns'
December 27, 2021 | Kimberly Phillips
New Grant Combines Language with Cultural Learning for Students of Korean, Chinese
UConn faculty are launching a program that will use online and in-person learning to improve students' Chinese and Korean language skills
December 22, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Student Film Presents Story of Nuremberg through UConn Archives
Seeing the landmark trials through the eyes of U.S. prosecutor Thomas Dodd
December 14, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
Dodd Impact Programs, Neag School to Host U.S. Education Secretary for Discussion about Importance of Civics and Human Rights Education
'These workshops are an opportunity for future educators to develop a better understanding of how civics and human rights can be a part of any subject area and any grade level'
December 10, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
The Power of the Green Zone at COP26
'It re-framed climate change, and gave me the chance to reflect instead of continuously looking forward with anxiousness'
December 3, 2021 | Carol Atkinson-Palombo, Professor of Geography and Director of Environmental Studies
Call for Submissions for the 2022 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature
The prize is awarded annually by Dodd Human Rights Impact at the University of Connecticut and is presented to the author of an outstanding children’s or young adult book addressing human rights issues or themes such as discrimination, equity, poverty, justice, war, peace, slavery, or freedom.
December 1, 2021 | Dodd Human Rights Impact
UConn Magazine: Speaking the Language
What to do when at home during a pandemic? Learn a new language, of course
November 29, 2021 | Amy Sutherland for UConn Magazine
Reflections on COP26: Uncertainty and Hope
Many countries have committed to further reductions, but still not enough to reduce warming to the critical 1.5C threshold
November 15, 2021 | Mark Urban, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
COP26: A UConn Perspective on the Climate Change Summit
CIRCA's Jim O'Donnell shares his on-the-ground perspective from the momentous conference in Scotland
November 12, 2021 | Jim O'Donnell, CIRCA Executive Director