CT Convention Center UConn Student Permit-holders, The annual Flower and Garden Show will be held in the Conference Center from Thursday, February 20th to Sunday, February 23rd. Please be advised that due to the expected increase in event attendees for the Connecticut Flower Show, UConn Student parking access for the Connecticut Convention Center garage will be temporarily suspended from Thursday, February 20th through Sunday, February 23rd. Alternate parking will be available at no charge in the Bushnell South Garage (map), located at 120 Capitol Ave, Hartford (pictured below). The garage is located less than a quarter mile from the UConn campus, but Propark will provide free shuttle services to and from the facility on event days. Shuttles will run from 6:45 am until 10 pm on Thursday and 6:45 am to 5:30 pm on Friday and Saturday. The campus shuttle pickup location will be located on Front Street, near its intersection with Front Street Crossing. The Flower and Garden Show is the only event for which UConn parking displacement will be required this semester. Kindly be advised, individuals who fail to comply and continue to park at the CTCC garage from 2/20/2025 through 2/23/2025 will be required to pay hourly rates. No discounts or validations will be offered. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this period.

February 6 - March 9, 2025Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday 12-4 pmLearn more about our upcoming exhibitions. (https://avsgallery.sfa.uconn.edu/upcoming-exhibitions/)

Join the Veritas Art Society for our first meeting. We will be making a mural on a canvas in room 102, we'll see you there!

Call for Applications The Young Innovative Investigator Program (YIIP) is a 2-year program of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering which aims to develop the next generation of innovative scientists by providing academic training to individuals dedicated to pursuing careers as scientists and scholars in biological and biomedical science. The program is specifically focused on recruiting underrepresented students to contribute towards developing a sustainable pipeline to increase diversity among the pool of academic scientists. YIIP provides tools for scholars to conduct research, succeed in an academic environment, and become competitive candidates for medical school and/or graduate school. YIIP Scholars will acquire the expertise necessary to obtain a Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., or M.D. Overview: YIIP is an intensive research program for college graduates comprised of graduate level coursework and mentored research in biomedical laboratories at the University of Connecticut (Farmington and Storrs campuses). It provides individualized mentorship, academic support, and career guidance. YIIP Scholars earn a stipend and qualify for health insurance coverage. In addition, some tuition expenses and fees associated with required graduate level courses are waived. Upon successful completion of year one, scholars obtain a Graduate Certificate of Research Experience in Biomedical Science. In year two, Scholars who meet the academic qualifications pursue a Master of Science in Biomedical Science involving innovative mentored research. Eligibility: The selection committee is committed to the principle of IDEAL, which stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Learning, as a plan to achieve justice and equity. A priority for the program is increasing (1) individuals traditionally underrepresented and marginalized in the biomedical sciences and (2) first-generation students. For more information about IDEAL please visit: https://www.aiche.org/equity-diversity-inclusion/statement. All applicants must: • Have completed a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA. • Demonstrate high motivation and potential to become a basic scientist with a goal of attaining a Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., or M.D. • Meet all eligibility criteria and have a high probability of fulfilling the social and educational goals of this program. • Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. For more information, please visit our website: https://health.uconn.edu/regenerative-engineering-institute/young-innovative-investigator-program/ or contact: Jolene Monahan Wilding Program Manager monahanwilding@uchc.edu or Gualberto Ruaño, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Director, Special Projects ruano@uchc.edu Due to the competitiveness of the program, YIIP has a shorter application timeline, than the dates indicated by The Graduate School for Fall 2025 enrollment. Apply at the Graduate School's Website by Sunday March 30th, 2025. In addition to the standard graduate school requirements, please submit a copy of your Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV), a Personal Statement of Interest and Professional Goals, a Narrative on Research Experience, a Statement describing how your past, present, and future achievement will serve to advance the program's commitment to the principle of IDEAL, and two letters of recommendation. For more information about IDEAL please visit: https://www.aiche.org/equity-diversity-inclusion/statement. As we are committed to promoting a diverse graduate community, the Graduate School has agreed to waive the $75 non-refundable application fee for prospective YIIP students. Once you begin your online application, you must email the YIIP Program Manager stating that you are applying to the program to initiate the waiver. You will be notified when the waiver has been granted and how to proceed with your application submittal.

Young Innovative Investigator Program (YIIP) Call for Applications The Young Innovative Investigator Program (YIIP) is a two-year program of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering which aims to develop the next generation of innovative scientists by providing academic training to individuals dedicated to pursuing careers as scientists and scholars in biological and biomedical science. The program is specifically focused on recruiting underrepresented students to contribute towards developing a sustainable pipeline to increase diversity among the pool of academic scientists. YIIP provides tools for scholars to conduct research, succeed in an academic environment, and become competitive candidates for medical school and/or graduate school. YIIP Scholars will acquire the expertise necessary to obtain a Ph.D., MD/Ph.D., or MD   Overview: YIIP is an intensive research program for college graduates comprised of graduate level coursework and mentored research in biomedical laboratories at the University of Connecticut (Farmington and Storrs campuses). It provides individualized mentorship, academic support, and career guidance. YIIP Scholars earn a stipend and qualify for health insurance coverage. In addition, some tuition expenses and fees associated with required graduate level courses are waived. Upon successful completion of year one, scholars obtain a Graduate Certificate of Research Experience in Biomedical Science. In year two, Scholars who meet the academic qualifications pursue a Master of Science in Biomedical Science involving innovative mentored research.   Eligibility: The selection committee is committed to the principle of IDEAL, which stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Learning, as a plan to achieve justice and equity. A priority for the program is increasing (1) individuals traditionally underrepresented and marginalized in the biomedical sciences and (2) first-generation students. For more information about IDEAL please visit: https://www.aiche.org/equity-diversity-inclusion/statement (https://www.aiche.org/equity-diversity-inclusion/statement).   All applicants must:Have completed a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA. Demonstrate high motivation and potential to become a basic scientist with a goal of attaining a Ph.D., MD/Ph.D., or MD Meet all eligibility criteria and have a high probability of fulfilling the social and educational goals of this program. Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. For more information, please visit our website:https://health.uconn.edu/regenerative-engineering-institute/young-innovative-investigator-program/ (https://health.uconn.edu/regenerative-engineering-institute/young-innovative-investigator-program/) Or contact: Jolene Monahan Wilding Program Managermonahanwilding@uchc.edu (mailto:monahanwilding@uchc.edu) or Gualberto Ruaño, MD, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Special Projectsruano@uchc.edu (mailto:ruano@uchc.edu) Due to the competitiveness of the program, YIIP has a shorter application timeline, than the dates indicated by The Graduate School for Fall 2025 enrollment. Apply at the Graduate School's website by Sunday, March 30, 2025. In addition to the standard graduate school requirements, please submit a copy of your Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV), a Personal Statement of Interest and Professional Goals, a Narrative on Research Experience, a Statement describing how your past, present, and future achievement will serve to advance the program's commitment to the principle of IDEAL, and two letters of recommendation. For more information about IDEAL please visit: https://www.aiche.org/equity-diversity-inclusion/statement (https://www.aiche.org/equity-diversity-inclusion/statement). As we are committed to promoting a diverse graduate community, the Graduate School has agreed to waive the $75 non-refundable application fee for prospective YIIP students. Once you begin your online application, you must email the YIIP Program Manager stating that you are applying to the program to initiate the waiver. You will be notified when the waiver has been granted and how to proceed with your application submittal.

Programme (in EST) 09:00 - 09:10 Welcome and Introduction 09:10 - 10:15 Keynote: Elisabeth Pacherie (institut Jean Nicod; Institute for the Study of Cognition at Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris) "Motoric Representational Format" 10:20 - 10:50 Emma Otterski "(In)directly perceiving others' emotions and the object analogy" 10:55 - 11:25 Iwan Williams (Monash University) " Proto-asserters?: The case of chatbot speech meets the case of toddler speech " 11:30 - 12:05 Frederik T. Junker (University of Copenhagen) "From Daydreams to Decisions" 12:10 - 12:40 Georgina Brighouse (University of Liverpool) "Rethinking aphantasia: A genuine lack of capacity but not a disorder or disability 12:40 - 1:20 Lunch 1:20 - 1:50 Mica Rapstine (University of Michigan) "Moral Epiphany and Insight in Problem Solving" 1:55 - 2:25 Joachim Nicolodi (University of Cambridge) "Consciousness in the Creative Process and the Problem for AI" 2:30 - 3:00 Mona Fazeli (University of California, Los Angeles) "Does Metareasoning Contribute to Epistemic Rationality?" 3:05 - 3:35 Juan Murillo Vargas (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) "How Language-Like is the Language of Thought?" 3:40 - 4:35 Keynote: Cameron Buckner (University of Florida) "Large Language Models as models of human reasoning"