Chicago native Frankie Cordero is an Emmy-nominated puppeteer, puppet builder, and director for live and television puppetry, best known for his roles as Purple Panda and Turtle-Lou on Spiffy Pictures' Donkey Hodie, as Rudy on Sesame Street, and in theater productions with such companies as Phantom Limb, Blair Thomas & Co., and Walking with Dinosaurs. He also teaches television-style puppetry in the Chicago area.Joe Therrien builds, directs, and performs in puppet shows throughout the Northeast, working with groups including Bread and Puppet Theater, Great Small Works, Papel Machete, and Al Limite, among others. He is a founding member of the Brooklyn-based Boxcutter Collective. In 2011, he founded the People's Puppets of Occupy Wall Street, a democratic art collective which created street performance, puppets, and visual art for various grassroots and community organizations in New York City and the surrounding area.Megan and John Regan created CactusHead Puppets in 2010 after they both graduated from the UConn Puppet Arts program. Since then, they have created several fun family shows, often based on favorite folktales, and have toured throughout the Northeast. CactusHead Puppets also hosted the Paper City Puppet Slam in Holyoke, MA for several years. They are affiliated artists with Boston's Puppet Showplace Theater. Admission to this event is free (donations greatly appreciated!), and refreshments will be served. This forum will also be broadcast via Ballard Institute Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/BallardInstitute/). For more information or if you require accommodation to attend a forum, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860.486.8580 or bimp@uconn.edu (mailto:bimp@uconn.edu). To learn more, visit: bimp.uconn.edu/2025/09/22/alumni-forum (https://bimp.uconn.edu/2025/09/22/alumni-forum/).

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/).

Late night with AKL and AXO selling pumpkin pie for lymphoma research.

Vibrant paintings by Andrea Sanchez and Jaii Marc Renee on display in the Celeste LeWitt Gallery — Join us for a meet and greet from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.

Enjoy this unique exhibition of rock music memorabilia from the archive of editor, journalist, and radio disc jockey Ken Best. This personal collection features decades worth of iconic photos, album covers, posters and promotional materials that Best has amassed while writing about music for newspapers in New Jersey and Connecticut and interviewing musicians and authors on the radio at WPKN in Bridgeport and WHUS in Storrs. Highlighted will be 50 photos of major rock 'n' roll figures by Connecticut photographer Joseph Sia, including his famous image of Jimi Hendrix at Woolsey Hall in New Haven in 1968, known as "The Shadow," from Best and Sia's 1992 book,Eight Days a Week: An Illustrated Record of Rock 'n' Roll (Pomegranate Books).

17 artists across the UConn community have their artwork on display in our Connector Gallery.

UConn and UConn Health faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines are invited to submit striking research images, graphics, or artwork. Winning entries will be displayed in OVPR spaces, transforming our walls into a gallery that celebrates the creativity and diversity of UConn research.  Showcase the beauty of your research – from stunning microscopy images and bold data visualizations to fieldwork photos and original research-inspired art. Share your work with the UConn community Celebrate the creativity that drives discovery Click here (https://research.uconn.edu/frame-contest/) for contest details and entry form. Deadline: November 10, 2025 Questions: Contact research@uconn.edu (mailto:research@uconn.edu).FRAME: A creative, engaging forum showcasing UConn research.

The exhibiting artists are Marsha Borden, Helena Chastel, Kathryn Frund, Phoebe Godfrey, Hugh MacDonald, Bob Pavlik, Dan Potter, and R. Douglass Rice. Open Air 2025 is open daily and will remain on view through October 6, 2025. June 19, 2025 iis the last day to visit indoor art exhibitions. Exhibitions inside the AVS Gallery will resume on September 11, 2025

FromSept 8 – Oct 20,theWell-Being Indexreturns for a six-week participation window.How to Access: UConn Health Well-Being Index (https://hub.uconnhealth.org/administrative/human-resources/well-being/uconn-health-well-being-index)

First, check out our website: Programs and Challenges (https://hub.uconnhealth.org/administrative/human-resources/well-being/office-of-professional-well-being-engagement/engagement/programs-and-challenges) to learn about the new platform Then, register here: https://www.challengerunner.com/enroll/921bh2-53i8 (https://www.challengerunner.com/enroll/921bh2-53i8)

Monday, 9/29 – 10am - 2pm Wednesday, 10/1 - 10am -12pm Thursday, 10/2 - 11am - 1pm

This course consists of eight online modules that the student can complete independently. An instructor will meet virtually with the students weekly to review each module topic and answer questions. Expect to spend study time reviewing each module topic outside of the review class. A student who completes all the modules, works through the quizzes, and studies the resource materials independently should be able to pass both the written and oral state exam successfully.

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.Speaker: Bridget Walker, MDDate: Thursday, October 2, 2025Time: 6:00- 8:00amLocation: UCHC/ UConn 5 Munson Road, Basement Conference Room & WebEx Live Virtual UCHC/UConn Health faculty and affiliated faculty: Primary Care physicians, APRN's, students, residents, Neurosurgeons, PA's, any other clinicians involved in the management, care, and treatment of patients with neurosurgical needs pertaining to brain and spine disorders.Topic Title: Trauma CaseLearning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):Describe the pathophysiology's involved in traumatic brain injuries. Review the medical and surgical options for traumatic brain injury recovery. Discuss the management guidelines for traumatic spine injuries (sources of articles).  Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Walker 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated. Dr. Walkeri 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 2AMA PRA Category 2 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. Bulsara, 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Bulsara, Dr. Walker, and Natasha Judge, 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.        Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an evaluation to obtain CME Credits. This CME activity uses a paper evaluation form. Please complete the paper evaluation form at the end of this CME activity and return it to the registration table before leaving the activity. Questions regarding your paper evaluation, please contact the activity admin, Natasha Judge, njudge@uchc.edu. All paper evaluations must be completed and collected at the day of the event.

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/).

"Innovations in Urology and Creation of a Subspecialty" Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and Department of Surgery, Division of Urology Speaker: Michael Ost, MD Date: October 2, 2025 Time: 7:30am – 8:30am Location: Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84167139524?pwd=ajMRj8SATE81tTbKP1KfwQ7H7tUqlx.1 Target Audience: Faculty, Residents, Staff – Dept. of Surgery Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to): 1. To Appreciate the Current State of Transitional Care in Urology 2. To see the opportunity for combining urology subspecialty care in caring for pediatric stone disease and transitional care patients 3. Learn about radiation safety initiatives in the endourologic care of pediatric and transitioned patients Topic: Urology Grand Rounds - Walzak VP - Dr. Michael Ost Time: Oct 2, 2025 07:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84167139524?pwd=ajMRj8SATE81tTbKP1KfwQ7H7tUqlx.1 Meeting ID: 841 6713 9524 Passcode: 684252 — One tap mobile +16465588656,,84167139524# US (New York) +16469313860,,84167139524# US Join instructions https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/84167139524/invitations?signature=sdcfFIHKDFWaBY7fSxTyvdY6TuBgHkNQ1M3H1cuWoxE Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Micheal Ost 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. Michael Ost 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, Richard Kershen, 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 evaluation to obtain CME Credits. This CME activity uses a paper evaluation form. Please complete the paper evaluation form at the end of this CME activity and return it to the registration table before leaving the activity. Questions regarding your paper evaluation, please contact the activity admin, Debbie Savino. All paper evaluations must be completed and collected at the day of the event.