On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Dr. Jing Yang will be here at UConn Physiology and Neurobiology from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, hosted by Dr. Jianjun Sun. His seminar will be titled, "The Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition: A Sleeping Beauty Fairy Tale."

Stop by South Campus to connect with Student Health and Wellness's Sexperts & chat about sex and relationships! Sexpert Peer Health Educator Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a free service offered on the UConn Storrs campus. Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a great option for students who have questions about sex and sexual health, are looking for a non-judgmental, laid-back environment to discuss a sex related concern or issue, or are interested in improving their sexual health and personal well-being. The Sexperts are trained to provide education, support, and connection to resources on and off-campus on a wide variety of topics pertaining to sex, sexual health, and relationships.  Fall 2025 Drop In Hours: September 15th – December 5thMonday: 12pm-4pm Tuesday: 9am-6:30pm Wednesday: 11:15am-6pm Thursday: 11am-5:30pm Friday: 10:30am-5:30pm Sexperts (and supervising staff) are designated confidential employees under UConn's Title IX Reporting Obligations. Peer support sessions are for educational and support purposes only. Peer support visits are not on-call or emergency services, and are not for individualized medical advice, nor are they counseling or therapy. If you can't make the times listed, or would prefer to schedule an appointment with a staff sex educator, please reach out to Program Manager for Sexual Health and Peer Education Initiatives, Cassy Setzler, at cassy@uconn.edu (mailto:cassy@uconn.edu) For more information, visit: studenthealth.uconn.edu/sexperts (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/sexperts) or email cassy@uconn.edu (mailto:cassy@uconn.edu)

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

Every academic year, El Instituto awards Pre-doctoral fellowships to support pre-doctoral graduate student research or creative projects related to Latina/o and/or Latin American Studies. This academic year, join El Instituto's Pre-doctoral Fellowship Awardees research presentations! Presenter: Santiago Mayochi Title: "America for humanity: Argentina's stance against US expansion," by Santiago Mayochi This talk will examine the US expansion in the Caribbean and Latin America at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, with a focus on the response of Argentina's diplomats and intellectuals. During this period, Argentina was a fast-growing economy and a competitor for the leadership of the continent. The talk will focus on the First Pan-American Conference, where the Argentinean diplomats opposed the US and elaborated on their stance against the Monroe Doctrine and the idea of "America for the Americans". Furthermore, we will touch upon the following events of the US expansion and Argentina's response.  Bio: Santiago Mayochi is a historian formed in Argentina. He is currently in the third year of the Ph.D. program of the History Department at UConn. He researches Latin American history with a focus on imperialism and the United States' foreign relations.

GI Grand Rounds conferences take place weekly on Wednesdays at noon via Webex. Please contact Amy Pallotti to be added to detailed conference announcement emails.

As you consider the MS in Accounting program (https://msaccounting.uconn.edu/) at UConn, it is extremely important that that you make an informed choice, and attending a virtual information session is a valuable way to gather the missing pieces. The MSA Virtual Infosessions are an ideal opportunity to learn first-hand about our highly regarded program from admissions representatives.

MEDS 6497 Neuroscience Journal ClubNo Neuroscience Journal Club Today Course Co-Directors: Paola Bargagna-Mohan: bargagna-mohan@uchc.edu (mailto:bargagna-mohan@uchc.edu) Alice Burghard: burghard@uchc.edu (mailto:burghard@uchc.edu)

Use the link below to access the livestream of Dr. Sotto's lecturehttps://uconnhealth.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/a754965a6bef468497b7f2ec8284ce0f1d (https://uconnhealth.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/a754965a6bef468497b7f2ec8284ce0f1d)  

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

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

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

Utterances of "because"-sentences are typically construed as assertions about an explanatoryrelation betweenthe propositions expressed by the adjoining sentences: with "The street is wet because it has been raining" speakerSasserts– at least often –that the fact that it has been raining causally explains the fact that the street is wet.Thus, "because"-sentences are often understood as expressing logically complex propositions describing some metaphysical relation between facts.However,"because"-sentences are ambiguous insomesense (see, e.g.,Morreall1979, Sweetser 1990,Kanetani2019,Shaheen2021).The sentence "The street is wet because it has been raining"can, in suitable contexts,also be used to give a reason for one's belief that the street is wet.In such a case, the utterance does not describe a relation between facts, but, we claim, expressesa reason-relation between beliefs.We aim to philosophically explore the ambiguity and consider some criteria that would differentiate between the two uses.We argue that "because" islevel-ambiguous. In itsfact-explanatoryuseit operates onmental statecontent: with "The street is wet because it has been raining"Sasserts and expresses the belief that the street is wet because it has been raining. In itsreason-givinguse, however, "because" operates onexpressivecontent: on the attitudes expressed. With "The street is wet, because it has been raining" in its reason-giving use,Sexpresses that she believes that the street is wet because she believes that it has been raining. Reason-giving acts are not descriptions of explanatory relations between propositions but expressions ofbasing relationsbetween attitudes.We explore several criteria to distinguish between the two uses: one criterion is based on the possible role of epistemic adverbs, the other depends on whether "as" can play the role of "because", and a third, epistemological criterion refers to the agent's rational update behavior.We will show how our view can be implemented in linguistic tree structures. Most importantly, we will bediscussing some philosophical consequences of the two uses of "because"(Freitag 2024)

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This session will cover general lifelong learning possibilities, introducing members to the opportunities at Eastern CT State University. ECSU's Graduate Division offers advanced degrees in Accounting, Applied Data Sciences, Education, and Management. Come hear more about online Graduate learning opportunities whether you are interested in pursuing a full program, or simply exploring a course or two through our non-degree offerings.Ryan Colwell, Assistant Dean, School of Educational and Professional Studies/Graduate Division, ECSU