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<\/a>“Many people think they have to be ethnically Asian to take an Asian American or Asian studies class, but this is absolutely not true. Because our programs are fundamentally about justice, human rights, and peace, they are, by definition, for everyone.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nSamuel Martinez, director of El Instituto: Institute of Latina\/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies<\/a><\/h3>\n![\"Samuel](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/a>Samuel Martinez, professor of anthropology and director of El Instituto. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our students are often impressed with how much our faculty\u2019s teaching grows directly out of their work and life engagement with Latinx identities. <\/em><\/h2>\n“We don\u2019t just study it; we live it.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nBarry Wells, head of the Department of Physics<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Barrett Wells, professor and head of the Department of Physics. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“There seem to be as many reasons to study physics as there are students. Some common draws I have heard from students include an interest in recent news about detecting gravity waves from black holes, the discovery of planets in other solar systems, a fascination with the weird behavior of the quantum world, and even the influence of the TV show The Big Bang Theory.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nCindy Zhang, head of the Department of Geography<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Chuanrong (Cindy) Zhang, professor and head of the Department of Geography. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our Department itself is an interdisciplinary community of scientists from different scientific fields equipped with geographical perspectives and techniques. We are concerned with links between people and nature, as well as spatial analysis and representation of the flows of mass, energy, people, capital, and information.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nMark Healey, incoming head of the Department of History, January 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Associate Professor of History Mark Healey. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our undergraduate majors can be found in business, in government, in consulting, in the arts and museums and fundraising, and of course in our obvious strengths in teaching and law. I think the variety of outcomes suggest that learning to think carefully and critically about how societies change turns out to be a valuable skill in an ever-changing job market.”<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Samuel Martinez, director of El Instituto: Institute of Latina\/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Samuel Martinez, professor of anthropology and director of El Instituto. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our students are often impressed with how much our faculty\u2019s teaching grows directly out of their work and life engagement with Latinx identities. <\/em><\/h2>\n“We don\u2019t just study it; we live it.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nBarry Wells, head of the Department of Physics<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Barrett Wells, professor and head of the Department of Physics. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“There seem to be as many reasons to study physics as there are students. Some common draws I have heard from students include an interest in recent news about detecting gravity waves from black holes, the discovery of planets in other solar systems, a fascination with the weird behavior of the quantum world, and even the influence of the TV show The Big Bang Theory.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nCindy Zhang, head of the Department of Geography<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Chuanrong (Cindy) Zhang, professor and head of the Department of Geography. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our Department itself is an interdisciplinary community of scientists from different scientific fields equipped with geographical perspectives and techniques. We are concerned with links between people and nature, as well as spatial analysis and representation of the flows of mass, energy, people, capital, and information.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nMark Healey, incoming head of the Department of History, January 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Associate Professor of History Mark Healey. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our undergraduate majors can be found in business, in government, in consulting, in the arts and museums and fundraising, and of course in our obvious strengths in teaching and law. I think the variety of outcomes suggest that learning to think carefully and critically about how societies change turns out to be a valuable skill in an ever-changing job market.”<\/em><\/h2>\n
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<\/a>“Our students are often impressed with how much our faculty\u2019s teaching grows directly out of their work and life engagement with Latinx identities. <\/em><\/h2>\n“We don\u2019t just study it; we live it.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nBarry Wells, head of the Department of Physics<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Barrett Wells, professor and head of the Department of Physics. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“There seem to be as many reasons to study physics as there are students. Some common draws I have heard from students include an interest in recent news about detecting gravity waves from black holes, the discovery of planets in other solar systems, a fascination with the weird behavior of the quantum world, and even the influence of the TV show The Big Bang Theory.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nCindy Zhang, head of the Department of Geography<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Chuanrong (Cindy) Zhang, professor and head of the Department of Geography. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our Department itself is an interdisciplinary community of scientists from different scientific fields equipped with geographical perspectives and techniques. We are concerned with links between people and nature, as well as spatial analysis and representation of the flows of mass, energy, people, capital, and information.”<\/em><\/h2>\nRead more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nMark Healey, incoming head of the Department of History, January 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/a>Associate Professor of History Mark Healey. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Our undergraduate majors can be found in business, in government, in consulting, in the arts and museums and fundraising, and of course in our obvious strengths in teaching and law. I think the variety of outcomes suggest that learning to think carefully and critically about how societies change turns out to be a valuable skill in an ever-changing job market.”<\/em><\/h2>\n
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\nBarry Wells, head of the Department of Physics<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>“There seem to be as many reasons to study physics as there are students. Some common draws I have heard from students include an interest in recent news about detecting gravity waves from black holes, the discovery of planets in other solar systems, a fascination with the weird behavior of the quantum world, and even the influence of the TV show The Big Bang Theory.”<\/em><\/h2>\n
\nCindy Zhang, head of the Department of Geography<\/a><\/h3>\n
![\"Chuanrong](\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/UCT-zhang180823ca02-1.jpg\")
<\/a>“Our Department itself is an interdisciplinary community of scientists from different scientific fields equipped with geographical perspectives and techniques. We are concerned with links between people and nature, as well as spatial analysis and representation of the flows of mass, energy, people, capital, and information.”<\/em><\/h2>\n
\nMark Healey, incoming head of the Department of History, January 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n
![\"Associate](\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/UCT-healey180822ca07-1.jpg\")
<\/a>“Our undergraduate majors can be found in business, in government, in consulting, in the arts and museums and fundraising, and of course in our obvious strengths in teaching and law. I think the variety of outcomes suggest that learning to think carefully and critically about how societies change turns out to be a valuable skill in an ever-changing job market.”<\/em><\/h2>\n