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The University of Connecticut (UConn) is one of America’s top 20 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. It is home to more than 31,000 students, 1,300 faculty, 230,000 proud alumni, and a handsome husky named Jonathan. The University has fourteen schools and colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Students can choose from eight undergraduate bachelor's degrees with 102 possible majors, as well as seventeen graduate/doctoral degrees and five professional degree programs (MD, JD, etc.). UConn's main campus in Storrs is admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history. Student diversity continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. It's a great time to be a Husky!
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Deborah Bolnick, Ph.D.
Professor
Dr. Bolnick is an expert on genetic ancestry testing and how sociopolitical forces & history shape human genomic diversity.
Native American Genetic Histories Human Biodiversity Genetic Ancestry Testing Anthropology Ancient DNA Race Human Genomics
Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.
Cognition and Culture Sports Ritual Cooperation
Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.
Human Rights Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Anthropology Human rights trials International Human Rights International Criminal Tribunals
Scott Wallace
Associate Professor of Journalism
Scott Wallace is a bestselling author, photojournalist and educator who covers the environment and vanishing cultures worldwide.
Central America Amazon Rainforest Brazil Indigenous Cultures Uncontacted Tribes Illegal Logging Environmental Journalism COVID-19 in the Amazon Human Rights
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human Rights
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
U.S. Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Children's Rights Migrant Children Social Mobilization Refugees in the U.S.
James Waller, Ph.D.
Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice
Dr. Waller is an expert in Holocaust and genocide studies, perpetrator behavior, and genocide awareness and prevention
Social Psychology Genocide and Genocide Prevention Human Rights Genocide Studies Holocaust Studies Public Policy Perpetrator Behavior
Natalie Munro, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
Professor Munro focuses on the origin of feasting and animal domestication, and the transition from foraging to farming in human evolution
Farming Evolution
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