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Art exhibit highlighting creative the creative talent of UConn Health Employees from across the organization.

"Expressions in Multimedia" by Martha G. Trask "Secondary Effects" by Jeff Ostergren Join us for a reception Thursday, May 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Celeste LeWitt Gallery. (north side of the food court)Martha G. Trask is an expressive mixed media artist who happens to work in our library.Jeff Ostergren infuses his paint with actual medications to tell stories about the intertwined histories of pharmaceuticals and color.

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Two CME credits are granted for these weekly educational series presented by varying faculty. Alternating weekly the Tumor Board invites will be sent directly from the Cancer Center for one CME credit. Virtual Event: https://uchc.WebEx.com/meet/Neurosurgery

"Resident Education In Urology and Beyond" Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and Department of Surgery, Division of Urology Speaker: Philip Olson, MD Date: May 22, 2025 Time: 7:30am – 8:30am Location: Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85778040546?pwd=rgbXf5GUoDrRb4BsMnsQG3E9ZeO3jI.1 Target Audience: Faculty, Residents, Staff – Dept. of Surgery Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to): 1. Learn about the history of resident education 2. Explain what has worked in the past and what has not 3. Discuss new innovations for urologic resident education Topic: Urology Grand Rounds - Chief Lecture - Phil Olson Time: May 22, 2025 07:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85778040546?pwd=rgbXf5GUoDrRb4BsMnsQG3E9ZeO3jI.1 Meeting ID: 857 7804 0546 Passcode: 452719 — One tap mobile +13017158592,,85778040546# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,85778040546# US — Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) Meeting ID: 857 7804 0546 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kdi9BZkuiV   Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Philip Olson, in their role as speaker for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. Dr. Philip Olson will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.   Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _ 1 ___ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content. Activity Director Disclosure Statement: Dr. Peter Albertsen, as the activity director, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Peter Albertsen, Brooke Harnisch, Benjamin Ristau, Anne Dudley, Stuart Kesler, Aaron Turnquist and Deborah Savino, as member(s) of the planning committee, for this educational event, has/have no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it. Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits. An email from MyEvaluations.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within 10 business days of receiving the email. If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from MyEvaluations.com within 5 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office. All evaluations must be completed within 10 business of receiving the email evaluation assignment.

Sponsored by the Kim Family FundNo Neuroscience Seminar Series Today

Write your memoirs to share in class. New members are welcome!

Write your memoirs to share in class. New members are welcome!

Use the following link to join the WebEx meeting:https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/kab21003 (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuconn-cmr.webex.com%2Fmeet%2Fkab21003&data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.melnik%40uconn.edu%7C59f901d4e55040d0695108dd8be29a65%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638820528031569660%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=skOn6%2FnGz178fbDXTYghDmZC9QEfAbLkBM3K7FcKfMc%3D&reserved=0)Committee: Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D., Department of Communication, Major Advisor Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, Ph.D., Department of Communication, Associate Advisor Jocelyn Steinke, Ph.D., Department of Communication, Associate AdvisorAbstract: Sexual minorities have been found more likely to report poorer health outcomes (e.g., greater anxiety, depression, lower acceptance) and greater social media usage than their heterosexual counterparts. While it is generally accepted they utilize social media in beneficial manners, including information-seeking, following and interacting with LGBTQ+ media personae, and connecting with other LGBTQ+ individuals for social support and community connection, less is understood about the specific roles and processes behind beneficial LGBTQ+ social media usage. The goal of this dissertation was to better understand the relationship between social media usage and well-being within the LGBTQ+ community through Uses and Gratifications Theory and the Parasocial Contact Hypothesis, examining the roles of social media gratifications and parasocial relationships on reducing feelings of prejudice (societal, CH; personal, IH) and increasing online social connectedness (OSC) and positive psychological outcomes (PPO; self-acceptance and well-being). A sample of 182 sexual minority adults completed an online survey including measures of browsing/variety-seeking (BVS), parasocial interactions (PSI) and relationships (PSR), perceived similarity (SIM), CH, IH, OSC, and PPO. Both the hypothesized model and alternative model were tested via structural equation modeling. Overall, support was mixed for the hypothesized model: greater BVS predicted greater PSI, which then predicted greater SIM, which then predicted greater PSR. However, greater PSR predicted greater (as opposed to lesser) CH, which then predicted greater IH, which then predicted less OSC, while OSC did not predict PPO in any manner. More support was found for an alternative model with better statistical fit and support from the literature. The findings provide insights into LGBTQ+ social media usage and well-being, extending the Parasocial Contact Hypothesis to intrapersonal contexts, examining gratifications from Uses and Gratifications Theory 1.0 and 2.0 working together, and identifying healthy social media usage for LGBTQ+ individuals. Future work should be longitudinal and socio-demographically diverse to help better understand for whom and for when this type of social media usage is beneficial for sexual minorities. The present findings also shield light on surprising roles CH plays with PSRs and PPO, findings that should be investigated more fully in future work.

Abstract: Sexual minorities have been found more likely to report poorer health outcomes (e.g., greater anxiety, depression, lower acceptance) and greater social media usage than their heterosexual counterparts. While it is generally accepted they utilize social media in beneficial manners, including information-seeking, following and interacting with LGBTQ+ media personae, and connecting with other LGBTQ+ individuals for social support and community connection, less is understood about the specific roles and processes behind beneficial LGBTQ+ social media usage. The goal of this dissertation was to better understand the relationship between social media usage and well-being within the LGBTQ+ community through Uses and Gratifications Theory and the Parasocial Contact Hypothesis, examining the roles of social media gratifications and parasocial relationships on reducing feelings of prejudice (societal, CH; personal, IH) and increasing online social connectedness (OSC) and positive psychological outcomes (PPO; self-acceptance and well-being). A sample of 182 sexual minority adults completed an online survey including measures of browsing/variety-seeking (BVS), parasocial interactions (PSI) and relationships (PSR), perceived similarity (SIM), CH, IH, OSC, and PPO. Both the hypothesized model and alternative model were tested via structural equation modeling. Overall, support was mixed for the hypothesized model: greater BVS predicted greater PSI, which then predicted greater SIM, which then predicted greater PSR. However, greater PSR predicted greater (as opposed to lesser) CH, which then predicted greater IH, which then predicted less OSC, while OSC did not predict PPO in any manner. More support was found for an alternative model with better statistical fit and support from the literature. The findings provide insights into LGBTQ+ social media usage and well-being, extending the Parasocial Contact Hypothesis to intrapersonal contexts, examining gratifications from Uses and Gratifications Theory 1.0 and 2.0 working together, and identifying healthy social media usage for LGBTQ+ individuals. Future work should be longitudinal and socio-demographically diverse to help better understand for whom and for when this type of social media usage is beneficial for sexual minorities. The present findings also shield light on surprising roles CH plays with PSRs and PPO, findings that should be investigated more fully in future work.

Abstract: Sexual minorities have been found more likely to report poorer health outcomes (e.g., greater anxiety, depression, lower acceptance) and greater social media usage than their heterosexual counterparts. While it is generally accepted they utilize social media in beneficial manners, including information-seeking, following and interacting with LGBTQ+ media personae, and connecting with other LGBTQ+ individuals for social support and community connection, less is understood about the specific roles and processes behind beneficial LGBTQ+ social media usage. The goal of this dissertation was to better understand the relationship between social media usage and well-being within the LGBTQ+ community through Uses and Gratifications Theory and the Parasocial Contact Hypothesis, examining the roles of social media gratifications and parasocial relationships on reducing feelings of prejudice (societal, CH; personal, IH) and increasing online social connectedness (OSC) and positive psychological outcomes (PPO; self-acceptance and well-being). A sample of 182 sexual minority adults completed an online survey including measures of browsing/variety-seeking (BVS), parasocial interactions (PSI) and relationships (PSR), perceived similarity (SIM), CH, IH, OSC, and PPO. Both the hypothesized model and alternative model were tested via structural equation modeling. Overall, support was mixed for the hypothesized model: greater BVS predicted greater PSI, which then predicted greater SIM, which then predicted greater PSR. However, greater PSR predicted greater (as opposed to lesser) CH, which then predicted greater IH, which then predicted less OSC, while OSC did not predict PPO in any manner. More support was found for an alternative model with better statistical fit and support from the literature. The findings provide insights into LGBTQ+ social media usage and well-being, extending the Parasocial Contact Hypothesis to intrapersonal contexts, examining gratifications from Uses and Gratifications Theory 1.0 and 2.0 working together, and identifying healthy social media usage for LGBTQ+ individuals. Future work should be longitudinal and socio-demographically diverse to help better understand for whom and for when this type of social media usage is beneficial for sexual minorities. The present findings also shield light on surprising roles CH plays with PSRs and PPO, findings that should be investigated more fully in future work.

Measuring & Addressing Transportation Insecurity in Connecticut (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuconn.co1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_9yMNNZ3PhqalhvU&data=05%7C02%7Cmaura.maloney%40uconn.edu%7Ced8d2ad58d0049080fea08dd7c483506%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638803371749956108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rWq3urASlgQpcr6GNbia6JOJzy%2BVhtvSmn6MAkZjpKU%3D&reserved=0), May 22, 2025, CRCOG Offices, 1st Fl., 350 Church Street, Hartford, 12:00pm-1:30pm. Speakers:Lydia Wileden, Assistant Research Professor, UConn School of Public Policy Ben Limmer, CT Dept. of Transportation, Chief, Public Transportation Eric Harrison, United Way of Central & NE CT, President & CEO Doug Holcomb, Greater Hartford Transit District, Executive Director Senator Christine Cohen, State Senator, Branford, Durham, E. Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, N. Branford, Rockfall   This series is hosted by the UConn School of Public Policy and the Capitol Region Council of Governments. Lunch will be served. Parking is available in the attached parking garage. Pre-registration required at https://uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9yMNNZ3PhqalhvU For more information go to https://publicpolicy.uconn.edu/events/ct-policy-talks/ (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicpolicy.uconn.edu%2Fevents%2Fct-policy-talks%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmaura.maloney%40uconn.edu%7Ced8d2ad58d0049080fea08dd7c483506%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638803371749971488%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HnS5aHrcAgsq2IFT13ulo38CaM%2Bl6qLrxR6R6UiHH0o%3D&reserved=0)

All Together Now is an exhibition that speaks to human experience and community. The title of the exhibition references the music hall tradition of everyone joining in singing. Artists from new London, Windham, Tolland, and Middlesex counties in Connecticut and Washington County in Rhode Island were invited to submit two dimensional artworks which were reviewed by an exhibition committee. The twenty-eight selected artworks include drawing, mixed media, textile, painting, photography, and printmaking. For All Together Now Expressiones presents ARTVenture: Journeys in Creativity and Confidence, in which they proudly showcase their young artists' creative journey, featuring children ages 8 to 12. Under the guidance of their Artists-in-Residence—Toto Fernandez, Indira Urrutia, and Marc Hors—students have explored painting, drawing, and mixed media to discover and strengthen essential life skills: self-confidence, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. Each piece in the exhibition reflects their process of exploration and growth, where art becomes a tool for self-awareness and resilience. The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery and Expressiones invite you to appreciate not only the beauty of their creations but also the transformative power of art in the holistic development of children in our community. Exhibition dates: May 9 – June 1, 2025 Gallery hours: Thursday-Sunday 12 – 4 pm

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).

All who want to learn more about approaches to teaching W (writing-intensive) courses are invited. Graduate students teaching or assisting with a W course must attend. After this one, there will not be another W Orientation until August 2025. Visit this page to register and receive the link: W Teaching Orientation | Writing Center (https://writingcenter.uconn.edu/w-teaching-orientation/)

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).

Hosted by the Husky TIDE Society, formerly the Carabelli Society! This fast-paced, high-impact event will feature teams pitching to a panel of judges from various disciplines as they compete for a gift card and mentorship opportunity. Whether you're there to support your peers or see what's next in dental innovation, Husky Pitch is an event you won't want to miss!