June 2, 2020 | A new initiative at UConn enables people in the U.S. and around the world to document their own experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, for themselves and for the historical record.
News and Announcements
Weather Conditions and COVID-19 Transmission
May 15, 2020 | Learn more about Ran Xu, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, and the project he is working on as part of an international team of researchers studying the impacts of weather on coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission
UConn Recognized As Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
February 13, 2020 | The University of Connecticut has been recognized among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars from research institutions for the second time in the past four years.
Beyond Duty
February 6, 2020 | A new UConn exhibition provided by the Consulate General of Israel to New England called “Beyond Duty: Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations” opened at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Wednesday evening.
Worldfest Celebration
November 20, 2019 | On November 9, 2019, UConn students showcased the global community on campus and created a vibrant atmosphere with traditional outfits, dances, music, and food from all over the world.
UConn Professor Recognized for “Improving World Order”
December 16, 2018 | The Human Rights Institute is delighted to announce that the work of three economic and social rights scholars, including Gladstein Committee Member and Professor Emeritus in Economics, Susan Randolph, have been jointly recognized for the 2019 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award.
UConn Professor Releases Fifth Disc with the London Symphony Orchestra
August 2, 2018 | Kenneth Fuchs, D.M.A., Professor of Music Composition at UConn’s School of Fine Arts continued his series of recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra from August 21-22, 2017 at Abbey Road Studies.
Resisting the “Wheel of History”
February 10, 2017 | The Khmer Rouge reign in Cambodia began in 1975, when black-uniformed soldiers marched into the nation’s capital during the Cambodian New Year. Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, Professor of English and Asian and Asian American Studies Cathy J. Schlund-Vials explores the work of 1.5-generation Cambodian American artists and writers during the era of terror.
3rd Annual Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate – From the Rise & Fall of World Powers to the Geopolitical Impact of Cybersecurity
December 15, 2017 | The Third Annual Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate (ADSD), held on November 12 -14, 2016 at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi was organized by Emirates Policy Center (EPC) under the patronage of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and in partnership with the Atlantic Council—a non-partisan think tank in Washington D.C.
The first PAGE(S): initiation of Pleistocene Archaeology, Geochronology and Environments of the Southern Caucasus
July 21, 2016 | The Southern Caucasus was selected for study as it is the region where the earliest human fossils have been found outside Africa, as well as having the earliest evidence for advanced stone tool-making behaviours.