Neurosurgery Thursday Residency Curriculum SeriesProvided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the UConn Health Department of Neurosurgery.

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours session include:Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend If a student is not an imminent risk, and is refusing your support in contacting our office, you may also consider contacting the UConn Student CARE Team (https://studentcareteam.uconn.edu/). This session is held by Fumi Sowah, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/olufumilayo-sowah/)

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields are essential to U.S. economic competitiveness and growth. STEM-designated programs drive innovation and advancement, widening career prospects and strengthening the world economy. Those studying STEM develop a valuable quantitative and analytical skill set, elevating one's candidacy for well-paying, high-tech jobs.

9:45-10:00 Welcome and intro10:05-11:30 Panel 1: CareHow can AI care for us? What are the challenges and opportunities for integrating vulnerable patient voices in healthcare? How is AI changing how we care for one another as AI companions and therapists become more common?11:30-12:15 Lunch and Networking12:15-2:00 Panel 2: LiteracyWhat does it mean to be "literate" in AI? This panel will bring together educators, historians and literary experts to ask how the rise of AI literacy evokes comparisons to past transformations in literacy, and concomitant expansions of democratic and economic participation. What do we risk if we restrict literacy to an elite few? What skill sets are required to make us truly AI literate?2:00-2:15 Coffee Break2:15-4:00 Panel 3: Rights (to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?)How will AI transform property rights, labor rights and human rights? What values are at stake, and how do we preserve them?4:00-4:30 Reception

Offerings at the market may change each week, so stop by to see what we have. Bakery items may include freshly-baked pies, breads, cookies, bars, cake slices, and gluten-free/vegan offerings. Feel free to chat with the student farmers and learn more about some interesting varieties they grow, their farming practices, and what they love about Spring Valley Student Farm. Fall Market: Thursdays from Aug 28th through October 30 (pending produce/harvest availability, market may stop before October 30th)Where: Under the tents on Fairfield Way near the UConn Library Farm Fresh Market can only accept credit/debit. Open to all. Market updates: Please follow UConn Dining Services (http://instagram.com/uconndining) or Spring Valley Student Farm (http://instagram.com/springvalleystudentfarm) for market updates.

Sponsored by the Kim Family "Brain state, norepinephrine and neurovascular coupling in cerebral cortex" Presenter:Anna Devor, PhD (https://www.bu.edu/eng/profile/anna-devor-ph-d/) Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Boston University, Boston, MA

Sponsored by the Kim Family "Brain state, norepinephrine and neurovascular coupling in cerebral cortex" Presenter:Anna Devor, PhD (https://www.bu.edu/eng/profile/anna-devor-ph-d/) Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Boston University, Boston, MA

Write your memoirs to share in class. These can be short unrelated pieces or part of a larger work. New members are welcome.Facilitator: Cathy Belanger

Write your memoirs to share in class. These can be short unrelated pieces or part of a larger work. New members are welcome.Facilitator: Cathy Belanger

This workshop will guide participants in the development and implementation of effective community-campus partnerships.By the end of the workshop, participants will develop a list of partnership principles that fit the needs and work of their particular unit and discuss how to use the principles to navigate challenges in community-university partnerships.

It is written and performed by Angel Vazquez who was the artist-in-resident for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York (CUNY), and is a renowned actor, director, and playwright from Puerto Rico.

Unlock the potential of AI to elevate your course design and development process! This webinar is designed for educators looking to seamlessly integrate Blackboard AI tools into their course design and development practice. Join us as we explore how AI can streamline course planning, enhance content creation, and support personalized learning experiences. Whether you're a seasoned educator or just getting started with AI in education, this session will provide actionable tips, real-life examples, and hands-on demonstrations to help you make the most of Blackboard's AI-powered features. Don't miss the chance to transform your approach to course design! Identify at least three features of the Blackboard AI Design Assistant that support course development and instructional design. Objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to: *Demonstrate how to use specific AI tools within Blackboard to streamline tasks such as content creation, assessment generation, and course structure planning. *Apply Blackboard AI Design Assistant features to their own course by creating or revising one course component (e.g., a syllabus item, assignment, or learning module) using recommended tools and strategies. Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3639 (https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3639)

Join us for an engaging and structured dialogue led by Professors Mary Anne Amalaradjou and Peter Chen focused on effective mentoring of graduate students and fostering an inclusive academic environment. This session will highlight best practices that support the holistic development of mentees, both in their research endeavors and teaching responsibilities. Participants will explore strategies for building inclusive mentoring relationships, addressing the diverse needs of graduate students, and creating supportive, equitable environments that enhance student success. The discussion will be applicable across multiple contexts—from individual labs and research groups to departmental and institutional levels—providing actionable insights for faculty, postdocs, and academic leaders committed to cultivating a culture of inclusive excellence in graduate education.See more about all Timely Topics offered by The Graduate School. (https://grad.uconn.edu/timely-topics/) Please register (https://uconn.kualibuild.com/app/636957bead4b66cb6fe9611e/run) to receive a Webex link for this event.

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours session include:Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend If a student is not an imminent risk, and is refusing your support in contacting our office, you may also consider contacting the UConn Student CARE Team (https://studentcareteam.uconn.edu/). This session is held by Daveon McMullen, Psy.D (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/daveon-mcmullen/)

Join us for an hour-long reception with our guest speakers before the Robert G. Mead Jr. Lecture Series hosted by El Instituto! Appetizers will be available. Open to the public. Please RSVP today! Guest speakers: Letitia "Leti" Gomez is a pioneering Latina lesbian activist and co-editor of Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism. Since joining Houston's Gay Chicano Caucus in 1982, Leti has organized for LGBT rights, notably co-founding and leading LLEGÓ, the first national Latina/o LGBT organization. She served as LLEGÓ's Executive Director (1993-1995), presided over ENLACE (the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Latino Lesbian and Gay Coalition), and helped organize the 1991 National Lesbian Conference. Throughout her career, Leti has served on numerous boards both in D.C. and nationally. Leti is a trustee for the American LGBTQ+ Museum. She is co-authoring a book about LLEGÓ.Uriel Quesada is a writer and scholar specializing in Latin American literature and cultural studies. He holds a Master's from New Mexico State University and a PhD from Tulane University. His award-winning literary works include El gato de sí mismo, Lejos, tan lejos, and La invención y el olvido. His writing has been published across the Americas and Europe. At Loyola University New Orleans, he has held multiple leadership roles and contributed to strategic planning, academic program development, and student success initiatives. He is currently Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and continues to mentor faculty and students and promote inclusive, interdisciplinary scholarship.Salvador Vidal-Ortiz is Professor of Sociology and El Instituto at UConn. He works in the fields of Puerto Rican/Latinx Studies, race, ethnicity, (im)migration, and racialized sexualities, and has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles/chapters/essays based on these. Besides Queer Brown Voices, he co-authored Race and Sexuality, co-edited The Sexuality of Migration: Border Crossings and Mexican Immigrant Men, and Travar el Saber, on Argentinian trans education. He also works with the Grupo de Trabajo Feminista y Queer de las Américas, which seeks to shift power in knowledge production/circulation in the hemisphere. Salvador is completing a book: An Instrument of the Orishas: Racialized Sexual Minorities in Santería.Cosponsors: Robert G. Mead Jr. Lecture Series Fund, Rainbow Center, Department of Social and Critical Inquiry: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Sociology Department.

I will discuss a model of elastic dislocations applicable to buried faults in the Earth's crust in between seismic events. The forward problem amounts to solving a non-standard transmission problem for a system of linear PDES in elastostatics, knowing the fault and how much the rock has slipped at the fault. The inverse problem consists in determining the geometry of the fault and the slip at the fault from surface measurements, which can be obtained from GPS and satellite data. While the direct problem is well posed, the inverse problem is generally ill-posed unless assumptions are made on the fault. I will present a uniqueness result for the inverse problem and an iterative reconstruction algorithm based on a distributed shape derivative, which measures the change in the rock displacement under infinitesimal movements of the fault and the slip. I will close with some simple numerical tests from synthetic data. If time permits, I will also discuss non-linear and non-local viscoelastic models for the fault dynamics. This is joint work with Andrea Aspri (University of Milan), Elena Beretta (NYU-Abu Dhabi), Maarten de Hoop (Rice University), and PhD student Arum Lee.