News Source: UConn Today Author: Elaina Hancock Date: August 27, 2025 Each year, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) holds a Conference of Parties (COP) to discuss the current status of global actions on climate change, and future steps to take. Leading up to the COP, youth from over 70 countries convene […]
Month: August 2025
UConn Students Explore Entrepreneurship Across Borders Through an Abrahamic Lens
News Source: UConn Today Author: Combined Reports Date: August 21, 2025 Forty-five university students from across the Middle East, North Africa, and the U.S., including UConn, completed an innovative online course this summer designed to explore how shared values rooted in the Abrahamic traditions can foster successful entrepreneurial practices in the MENA region and beyond. […]
Second Human Rights Summit comes to UConn with Focus on Sports, Featuring Iconic Athletes from 1968 Summer Olympics
News Source: UConn Today Author: Jaclyn Severance Date: August 11, 2025 In the summer of 1968, on an Olympic podium in Mexico City, a pair of American track athletes each bowed their heads and raised a black-gloved fist into the air. Tommie Smith was 24 years old with a gold medal around his neck, while […]