Dr. Matthew D. Lynes Faculty Scientist/Maine Health Institute for Research Center for Molecular Medicine  Host: David GoldhamerThermogenesis in the Critically Ill Research in the Lynes laboratory is aimed at understanding how thermogenic adipose tissue, which is a type of fat tissue in mice and humans that is specialized for heat generation, develops and functions in normal physiology as well as diseased states. Activated thermogenic adipose tissue is associated with decreased obesity and reduced risk for cardiovascular disease, making therapeutic strategies that increase the amount and activation of thermogenic fat attractive targets to improve public healthAbout Matthew LynesI received my graduate degree from Boston University after which I underwent postdoctoral training at the Joslin Diabetes Center focused on integrative physiology and metabolism. During this time, work that I contributed to identified the brown adipose tissue biomarker 12,13-diHOME as well as a critical role for insulin signaling in the development of brown adipose tissue progenitor cells. As a junior faculty member at the Joslin and Harvard Medical School, I continued this work to identify vascular smooth muscle cells which express the gene Trpv1 as brown adipose tissue progenitors. In my laboratory at MaineHealth Institute for Research, we have endeavored to understand the role of these cells and to use 12,13-diHOME to study brown adipose tissue function in critically ill patients.Publications:Lipokines and Thermogenesis (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31504387/)Deciphering adipose tissue heterogeneity (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28763833/)Bioenergetics and Obesity (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003437673-9/bioenergetics-obesity-matthew-lynes-yu-hua-tseng)Lynes Lab Website (https://www.lyneslab.com/)

Please note that Pet Therapy is provided on a volunteer basis. We cannot guarantee that dogs will be present the entire time.

Your résumé is more than a list of experiences; it's a way to tell your story and highlight the skills that make you unique. In this workshop, you'll learn how to craft a clear, professional resume that showcases your strengths, connects your experiences to future opportunities, and highlights your potential. Whether you're applying for research, internships, student leadership positions, or jobs, this session will give you the tools to present your story on paper. Career Competencies (skills) that this event may help you develop include Communication, Career & Self-Development, and Technology. This event is part of the Month of Discovery: https://discovery.fyp.uconn.edu/ (https://discovery.fyp.uconn.edu/)Registration is not required; however if you would like this event added to your calendar, please go here (https://uconn.12twenty.com/events/30006101301055)

Attendance Requirement: Chapter presidents. CPH, IFC, IGC & NPHC council leadership are strongly encouraged to attend.

Each fall, the Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills holds a "Pathways to Healthcare" panel that features 4-5 UConn alumni who are currently working in healthcare and did not attend med school, dental school, PA school, or nursing school. These fantastic alumni share insight onto how they decided on their own career paths, what they did while still in college to gain experience, and how they transitioned into their current role post-graduation.

Understanding and Addressing Parental Stress is designed to help participants gain insight into the root causes of parental stress across developmental stages, the disproportionate burdens faced by low-income and marginalized families, and the lasting impact on mental health and parenting capacity. The training will offer practical tools and strategies to engage and support parents through trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and father-inclusive approaches. Participants in this webinar will: • Understand the current statistics and trends related to parental stress in the U.S., with a focus on disparities affecting parents with limited access to services. • Explore how stress manifests during early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence, including financial, emotional, and time-related challenges. • Analyze how poverty, social isolation, work-family conflict, and limited service access intensify stress for parents, particularly for fathers in marginalized communities. • Identify evidence-based interventions, community support mechanisms, and policy recommendations that professionals can use to support stressed parents. • Learn techniques for engaging fathers in stress reduction supports and services, especially those who are often left out of traditional parenting programs.

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 Department of Statistics at the University of Connecticut is honored to announce the 31st Distinguished Statistician Colloquium. The Pfizer colloquium series range from 1978 until 2012 and was renewed in 2018. The colloquium series featured C. R. Rao, Bradley Efron, D.R. Cox, Grace Wahba and many more. For a complete list, click HERE (https://statistics.uconn.edu/pfizer-colloquium/). The purpose of the Colloquium is to provide a forum for a distinguished statistician to share and disseminate their unique perspective and work in the theory and/or application of statistics. Starting from 2018, the series has been co-sponsored by Pfizer, the American Statistical Association, and the Department of Statistics at the University of Connecticut. This year's speaker will be Thomas A. Louis, Professor emeritus, Department of Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Professor Louis will give a presentation entitled, "Trade-offs in Statistics: There is no free lunch, but reduced-price meals abound", under the auspices of the Pfizer Colloquia by Distinguished Statisticians in Honor of Dr. David S. Salsburg. Following the lecture will be the Conversation with Distinguished Statisticians in Memory of Professor Harry O. Posten. This discussion with Professor Louis will be led by Susan Paddock, Executive Vice President & Chief Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago, and J. Sunil Rao, Director of Biostatistics, Masonic Cancer Center, and Professor of Biostatistics in the Division of Biostatistics at the School of Public Health.

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.

Alpha Delta Phi (ΑΔΦ) was founded on October 29, 1832 at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. 

Do you have questions about the new Ultra Course View in HuskyCT? This session will be dedicated to specific questions participants have during the Fall 2025 semester. There will be no set agenda or presentation for this session; EdTech staff will cover any topics participants request. Registrants are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time to edtech@uconn.edu so that staff can prepare detailed answers and examples as necessary.   Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3646 (https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3646)