Researchers in the School of Social Work studying the humanitarian support to Iraqi refugee populations say the news media have largely ignored the displacement crisis, as large numbers of forced migrants and refugees have fled Iraq for such countries as Jordan and Syria since the U.S. war in Iraq began in 2003. Continued »

At Hartford's South Park Inn, a handful of women are gathered in the homeless shelter's day room.

Five are on the run from husbands/boyfriends/partners. One was beaten for not having dinner on the table. The first punch knocked her out, and after multiple surgeries, she left on a bus ride to faraway Connecticut. She wants to learn medical billing. She'll get a new name and erase her past, she said. Continued »

The University of Connecticut School of Social Work is an endorser of the National Conference to Create Living Wage Jobs, Meet Human Needs & Sustain the Environment. Continued »