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- All dayApply for Leadership Legacy ExperienceThe Leadership Legacy Experience is the University of Connecticut's most elite, immersive leadership program that helps prepare talented students for a life of commitment and contribution beyond graduation. The program recognizes and invites the University of Connecticut's most exceptional undergraduate students to participate in a one-year leadership development program starting in January and ending in December of 2025. Throughout the year, students will engage in biweekly leadership reflections that promote personal and professional development. Additionally, Leadership Legacy Experience hosts a series of interactive excursions such as a whitewater rafting trip, banquet, retreat, homecoming tailgate reunion, and so much more—all paid for. This is an extraordinary opportunity for student-leaders who are seeking personal growth, institutional recognition, networking opportunities, and a thrilling, hands-on learning experience.
- All dayApply for Leadership Legacy ExperienceThe Leadership Legacy Experience is the University of Connecticut's most elite, immersive leadership program that helps prepare talented students for a life of commitment and contribution beyond graduation. The program recognizes and invites the University of Connecticut's most exceptional undergraduate students to participate in a one-year leadership development program starting in January and ending in December of 2025. Throughout the year, students will engage in biweekly leadership reflections that promote personal and professional development. Additionally, Leadership Legacy Experience hosts a series of interactive excursions such as a whitewater rafting trip, banquet, retreat, homecoming tailgate reunion, and so much more—all paid for. This is an extraordinary opportunity for student-leaders who are seeking personal growth, institutional recognition, networking opportunities, and a thrilling, hands-on learning experience.
- All dayArt Exhibit in Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn HealthBarbara Hocker presents a series of tranquil abstracts entitled "Water Poems" and Jennifer Okumura presents her abstract series entitled "Joy." Stop by to view these exhibits in the north side of our main dining facility from Aug. 8 through Nov. 7. Join us for a reception Thursday, Aug. 22, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
- All dayCRT 75th Season PassesGreat news! OurFLEX Passesare returning this season giving you deep discounts off single ticket prices, early access to the best seats, the flexibility to see the shows you want to see when you want to see them, and invitations to exclusive pass-holder events. Call theBox Office at 860-486-2113or visit our site to learn more and purchase your pass today. Our 75th Season brings the classic and the contemporary, worlds of imagination and curiosity, and heart-warming and hilarious characters. We think you'll love it! Here's what's coming your way: THE MOORS By Jen SilvermanOctober 10-20, 2024 Nafe Katter Theatre Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a governess and a moorhen set them on a strange, dangerous path. A deliciously dark comedy about desperation and visibility.THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON Book, Music & Lyrics by PigPen Theater CompanyNovember 14-23, 2024 Harriet Jorgensen Theatre by a mysterious melody, he must decide between duty and love. An imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing storms, civil wars, a giant fish, and grouchy ghosts. A glorious, music and puppet-filled adventure. POCATELLO By Samuel D. HunterMarch 27 - April 6, 2025 Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in a city being paved over with strip malls and franchises. As pressures mount, he strives to keep his hometown feeling like home, one soup and salad special at a time. A heartbreaking comedy about love and connection in a shifting world. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING By William ShakespeareApril 24 - May 4, 2025 Nafe Katter Theatre CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare's joyful 15th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne'er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see!
- All dayStudent Activities Leadership Series - DiscoveryLooking to get involved and unleash your leadership potential? Register for the Leadership Certificate Series! The Leadership Certificate Series encourages you to work alongside your peers to unpack and explore different areas of leadership. By the end of the series, you'll not only have gained valuable insights and practical tools but also built a network of like-minded individuals committed to making a positive impact. Sign up today and take the first step towards becoming the leader you aspire to be! https://leadership.uconn.edu/certificate-series-2/
- All dayStudent Activities Leadership Series - DiscoveryLooking to get involved and unleash your leadership potential? Register for the Leadership Certificate Series! The Leadership Certificate Series encourages you to work alongside your peers to unpack and explore different areas of leadership. By the end of the series, you'll not only have gained valuable insights and practical tools but also built a network of like-minded individuals committed to making a positive impact. Sign up today and take the first step towards becoming the leader you aspire to be! https://leadership.uconn.edu/certificate-series-2/
- All dayStudent Activities Leadership Series - Emotional IntelligenceLooking to get involved and unleash your leadership potential? Register for the Leadership Certificate Series! The Leadership Certificate Series encourages you to work alongside your peers to unpack and explore different areas of leadership. By the end of the series, you'll not only have gained valuable insights and practical tools but also built a network of like-minded individuals committed to making a positive impact. Sign up today and take the first step towards becoming the leader you aspire to be! https://leadership.uconn.edu/certificate-series-2/
- All dayStudent Activities Leadership Series - Emotional IntelligenceLooking to get involved and unleash your leadership potential? Register for the Leadership Certificate Series! The Leadership Certificate Series encourages you to work alongside your peers to unpack and explore different areas of leadership. By the end of the series, you'll not only have gained valuable insights and practical tools but also built a network of like-minded individuals committed to making a positive impact. Sign up today and take the first step towards becoming the leader you aspire to be! https://leadership.uconn.edu/certificate-series-2/
- All dayStudent Activities Leadership Series - Impact DeltaLooking to get involved and unleash your leadership potential? Register for the Leadership Certificate Series! The Leadership Certificate Series encourages you to work alongside your peers to unpack and explore different areas of leadership. By the end of the series, you'll not only have gained valuable insights and practical tools but also built a network of like-minded individuals committed to making a positive impact. Sign up today and take the first step towards becoming the leader you aspire to be! https://leadership.uconn.edu/certificate-series-2/
- All dayStudent Activities Leadership Series - Impact DeltaLooking to get involved and unleash your leadership potential? Register for the Leadership Certificate Series! The Leadership Certificate Series encourages you to work alongside your peers to unpack and explore different areas of leadership. By the end of the series, you'll not only have gained valuable insights and practical tools but also built a network of like-minded individuals committed to making a positive impact. Sign up today and take the first step towards becoming the leader you aspire to be! https://leadership.uconn.edu/certificate-series-2/
- All daySuicide Prevention WeekUConn Waterbury will be hosting Suicide Prevention Week. Students will be able to participate in the "Field of Memories" activity throughout the week, engage in mental health screenings and get resources from community providers.
- All daySuicide Prevention WeekUConn Waterbury will be hosting Suicide Prevention Week. Students will be able to participate in the "Field of Memories" activity throughout the week, engage in mental health screenings and get resources from community providers.
- All daySuicide Prevention Week: Agency TablingSeveral community agencies will be on campus during Suicide Prevention Week to provide educational information to students on suicide prevention and resources.
- All daySuicide Prevention Week: Agency TablingSeveral community agencies will be on campus during Suicide Prevention Week to provide educational information to students on suicide prevention and resources.
- All daySuicide Prevention Week: Field of MemoriesStudents will be given small yellow flags to write encouraging messages to one another. These flags will be placed in the grass in the courtyard as a representation of the number of college students that end their life to suicide each year. The "field" will be on display all week.
- All daySuicide Prevention Week: Field of MemoriesStudents will be given small yellow flags to write encouraging messages to one another. These flags will be placed in the grass in the courtyard as a representation of the number of college students that end their life to suicide each year. The "field" will be on display all week.
- All dayUrology Grand Rounds
- 1:15 AM1hCANCELED: Critical Illness and RecoveryPost-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is characterized by physical, cognitive and mental health problems that impact the majority of people who experience a stay in an intensive care unit. The speakers provide an overview of PICS and related problems that often follow hospitalization. Prevention strategies and exercises that promote recovery will be reviewed and practiced.
- 6:45 AM1h 15mGroup Fitness Class – Spin & Core (75)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 7:00 AM1h6th Annual Takanori Fukushima Technical Excellence in Neurosurgery LectureTime and Date: 7:00 am - 8:00 am on Wednesday, Sept 11, 2024 In-Person: The Brain & Spine Institute, 5 Munson Rd, Lower Level, Conference Room B (MN B003) Webex Virtual Link Available. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Hosted by: Ketan R. Bulsara, MD, MBA (https://health.uconn.edu/neurosurgery/message-from-the-chief/) Sponsored by UConn Health
- 7:00 AM1hGroup Fitness Class – 50/50For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 8:00 AM1hAssociated Student Government (ASG) Weekly MeetingJoin Associated Student Government each week to discuss the Student Activity Fee, events, clubs and organizations, and how to best represent the campus population.
- 8:00 AM1hAssociated Student Government (ASG) Weekly MeetingJoin Associated Student Government each week to discuss the Student Activity Fee, events, clubs and organizations, and how to best represent the campus population.
- 8:00 AM1hGroup Fitness Class – SpinFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 9:00 AM30mGroup Fitness Class – Equipment OrientationsFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 9:00 AM1hGroup Fitness Class – Yoga FlowFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 10:00 AM5hAmerican Red Cross Blood Drive at UConn WaterburyUConn Waterbury and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! Drive Details: Room Name: Multi-Purpose Room Date: Wed Sep 11, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime. Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program! Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.
- 10:00 AM5hAmerican Red Cross Blood Drive at UConn WaterburyUConn Waterbury and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! Drive Details: Room Name: Multi-Purpose Room Date: Wed Sep 11, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime. Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program! Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.
- 11:00 AM1hBusiness Career Development Office | Virtual Drop-In HoursVirtual drop in hours (https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/) are Monday-Friday via Nexus. You can also make an appointment (https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/) with one of our career counselors https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/ (https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/) or email your career questions to recruit@business.uconn.edu. (mailto:recruit@business.uconn.edu) Check out our website for more resources: https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/
- 11:00 AM1hBusiness Career Development Office | Virtual Drop-In HoursVirtual drop in hours (https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/) are Monday-Friday via Nexus. You can also make an appointment (https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/) with one of our career counselors https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/ (https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/appointment/) or email your career questions to recruit@business.uconn.edu. (mailto:recruit@business.uconn.edu) Check out our website for more resources: https://career.business.uconn.edu/undergraduate/
- 11:00 AM1hPNB Seminar Series: Dr. Sika ZhengOn Wednesday, 9/11/24, Dr. Sika Zheng will be here at UConn for our seminar series from University of California, Riverside. His talk will be titled "RNA controls of axonogenesis and neuronal longevity"
- 11:00 AM2hNSF GRFP - Prospective Applicant Webinar (All Divisions)NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) Prospective Applicant Webinar (3rd of 4)September 11, 11:00AM The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (https://nsfgrfp.org/) (GRFP) helps ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. A goal of the program is to broaden participation of the full spectrum of diverse talents in STEM. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend of $37,000. The GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers, early in their careers. Applicants must be pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education at accredited US institutions. Seniors and early-career graduate students are eligible to apply. Staff from NSF are hosting informational webinars for prospective applicants throughout the fall of 2024. To learn more about the NSF-GRFP, and to pre-register for an upcoming webinar, visit https://www.nsfgrfp.org/events/ (https://www.nsfgrfp.org/events/).
- 11:15 AM50mAlgebra Seminar - Reading geometric invariants from Newton-Okounkov bodiesNewton-Okounkov bodies are convex bodies associated to a line bundle \(L\) on a projective variety \(X\). We consider a variant \(\Delta_x(L)\) constructed from the degree lexicographic valuation determined by a general linear coordinate system around a point \(x\in X\). We prove that \(\Delta_x(L)\) has a special shape that we call Borel-fixed, resembling a similar property of generic initial ideals. This shape imposes strong bounds on the body in terms of its widths. We also provide two algebro-geometric interpretations of these widths, first in terms of jumping behavior of base loci, and second as asymptotic measures of partial jet separation. Our work recovers two known results: The size of the largest (resp. smallest) simplex contained in (resp. that contains) \(\Delta_x(L)\) is the Seshadri constant of \(L\) at \(x\) (resp. the width of \(L\) at \(x\)). This is joint work with Victor Lozovanu.
- 11:30 AM1hDeveloping and Building Online Assessments in HuskyCT Ultra Course ViewMany instructors administer online assessments through HuskyCT, and this overview session is an introduction to the Test and Assignment tools in the Ultra Course View version of HuskyCT. We will cover the basics of these tools to ensure a smooth experience for both you and your students. We will focus on creating different types of assessments and a review of the options that determine the test-taking experience for your students. We will also touch on some of the other third-party assessment tools available to instructors, such as Gradescope. 09/11/2024 11:30am - 12:30pm Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3161 (https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3161)
- 11:30 AM1hODI Coffee Break - Open to AllThe Office for Diversity and Inclusion would like to invite faculty and staff to pause and be in community with us as they are able. Many in our community are impacted by events happening on a global scale including atrocities in Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, as well as natural disasters. Often those impacted find themselves working so hard to support their loved ones and communities they forget to pause to support themselves, to take a moment to reflect, mourn, or set aside time to be in community with each other. Join us for a biweekly Coffee Break in the Student Union RM 103 at the Storrs campus where you can find some time away from the office to enjoy your coffee alone or in conversation with your colleagues. A virtual option is available here: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m4c0b5c177a1e825f40652ddda2e8e887 (https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m4c0b5c177a1e825f40652ddda2e8e887)
- 11:45 AM45mGroup Fitness Class – Spin (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 12:00 PM30mInfo Session - Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Certificate Program
- 12:00 PM30mMarine Sciences Brown Bag: New student introductionshttps://marinesciences.uconn.edu/seminar/brownbag1248/ (https://marinesciences.uconn.edu/seminar/brownbag1248/) Please email Katie for the link to join online.
- 12:00 PM1hCivili-Tea: Fireside Chat on Workplace ConversationsJoin us for a special Civili-tea fireside chat with Lakeesha Brown, Chief Human Resources Officer, alongside UHP leaders and distinguished guests. This engaging session will highlight the critical link between well-being and civility in the workplace, focusing on how fostering civil conversations and practicing emotional regulation can create a more supportive and healthy work environment. Relax with a freshly brewed cup of tea as you participate in discussions on how civility and well-being work together to enhance our workplace culture. To make your experience even more enjoyable, tea and biscuits will be served before the presentation, setting a warm tone for meaningful conversation and connection. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with leaders, gain valuable insights, and help cultivate a culture of civility and well-being at UConn Health!
- 12:00 PM1hDifficult Students: Preventing, Intervening, and Seeking Institutional SupportThis event is available for members and UConn affiliates only. This workshop aims to provide teaching development training not only for new instructors-of-record or TAs who lead discussion sections, but also for more experienced professors who additionally find themselves grappling with recent issues in the classroom brought on by grade inflation, the 2024 election, and changing student-instructor relationships. The "Difficult Students" training will cover topics such as grade changes, disruptive students, and how to best accommodate late work. By pooling information from the wealth of experience across ISA, this training seeks to provide guidance on how to set and maintain expectations with students, what to do when students don't meet expectations, and how to defer to others when a situation becomes out-of-hand. The workshop will begin with a virtual icebreaker activity, then we'll cover the topics listed above with a slide-based training session. We will end with a brief group exchange where participants can choose to share successes in managing difficult students, tricky situations that weren't effective in addressing difficult classroom behavior, and/or support for other participants. INSTRUCTOR: Lucia Vitale.
- 12:00 PM1hGastroenterology/Hepatology Grand RoundsGI Grand Rounds conferences take place weekly on Wednesdays at noon via Webex. Please contact Amy Pallotti to be added to detailed conference announcement emails.
- 12:00 PM1hNeuroscience Journal Club - KumarMEDS 6497 Neuroscience Journal Club "Linoleic acid improves PIEZO2 dysfunction in a mouse model of Angelman Syndrome." Presenter: Deepa Kumar, Levine Lab Course Co-Directors: Paola Bargagna-Mohan: bargagna-mohan@uchc.edu (mailto:bargagna-mohan@uchc.edu) Alice Burghard: burghard@uchc.edu (mailto:burghard@uchc.edu)
- 12:00 PM4hBusiness Career EXPOWhen: September 11th, Noon-4pmWhere: UConn Student Union, Ballroom, 3rd floor, Storrs, CTWhy Attend: This event combines the best aspects of a career fair and networking forum. We have structured the event to have a setting ideal for impactful conversations with top Business employers. Learn about incredible internships and full-time opportunities!*no pre-registration is required* check-in upon arrival. All majors are welcome!More details on Handshake: https://uconn.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_fairs/49278?ref=events-search Please email recruit@business.uconn.edu (mailto:recruit@business.uconn.edu) with any questions
- 12:00 PM4hBusiness Career EXPOWhen: September 11th, Noon-4pmWhere: UConn Student Union, Ballroom, 3rd floor, Storrs, CTWhy Attend: This event combines the best aspects of a career fair and networking forum. We have structured the event to have a setting ideal for impactful conversations with top Business employers. Learn about incredible internships and full-time opportunities!*no pre-registration is required* check-in upon arrival. All majors are welcome!More details on Handshake: https://uconn.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_fairs/49278?ref=events-search Please email recruit@business.uconn.edu (mailto:recruit@business.uconn.edu) with any questions
- 12:05 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – Barre Pilates (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 12:05 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – Turf Training (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 12:15 PM1h 30mFLA First General Body MeetingFLA general body meeting.
- 12:30 PM1hHealth Law Society General Body MeetingThe Health Law Society will be holding a general body meeting to welcome first-year students and the rest of the student body that have an interest in pursuing a career in health & life sciences law.
- 1:00 PM30mLinkedIn Lab-Business Career Development OfficeNo appointment necessary. Get help starting or updating your LinkedIn page. Occurs most Wednesdays. Join Career Consultant Judy Stewart virtually:https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/jus17018 (https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/jus17018)
- 1:00 PM30mLinkedIn Lab-Business Career Development OfficeNo appointment necessary. Get help starting or updating your LinkedIn page. Occurs most Wednesdays. Join Career Consultant Judy Stewart virtually:https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/jus17018 (https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/jus17018)
- 1:00 PM1hIntro to MindfulnessIntroduction to Mindfulness SHaW's Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing. Skills and Concepts Introduced: • Definition and benefits of mindfulness • Present moment awareness • Noticing • Accepting DROP-IN (no appointment required)
- 1:15 PM1hCritical Illness and RecoveryPost-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is characterized by physical, cognitive and mental health problems that impact the majority of people who experience a stay in an intensive care unit. The speakers provide an overview of PICS and related problems that often follow hospitalization. Prevention strategies and exercises that promote recovery will be reviewed and practiced.
- 2:00 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – SpinFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 2:00 PM1hSuicide Prevention Week at the UConn Library
- 2:30 PM1hChemistry Colloquium: Chat Abeywickrama, UCONN, PharmacyChemistry Colloquium: Chat Abeywickrama, UCONN, Pharmacy Host: Dr. Mark Peczuh "Fluorescent Imaging Dyes with Large Stokes' Shift: Designing, Development and Applications"
- 2:30 PM1h 30mInterpersonal Group for Graduate StudentsInterpersonal Group for Graduate Students Graduate Students Interpersonal Groups focuses on promoting emotional wellbeing as you balance academics, relationships, family, and personal responsibilities. Groups offer a supportive confidential space to share your concerns, practice skills and get feedback.To join this group therapy session, please call SHaW at 860-486-4705 (tel:+18604864705) This session is held by Carlos- Gonzalez- Martinez, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/carlos-gonzalez-martinez/) For many concerns that students face – like overwhelming stress, anxiety, difficult relationships, depression, academic difficulties, and more – group therapy is the best option for support and healing. Facilitated by Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) counselors, our therapy groups encourage peer support, promote emotional wellbeing, and increase a felt sense of connection. Participants often find that they feel less alone in their struggles, and walk away with newfound support and ideas for coping.
- 3:00 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – HIIT the Step (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 3:00 PM1hFirst Gen Welcome Event
- 3:15 PM30mGroup Fitness Class – Core Conditioning (30)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 3:30 PM30mGroup Fitness Class – Equipment OrientationsFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 3:30 PM1hInterpersonal Group for Undergraduate StudentsInterpersonal Group for Undergraduate Students Undergraduate Students Interpersonal Groups focuses on promoting emotional wellbeing as you balance academics, relationships, family, and personal responsibilities. Groups offer a supportive confidential space to share your concerns, practice skills and get feedback.To join this group therapy session, please call SHaW at 860-486-4705 (tel:860-486-4705). This session is held by Maritza Lugo-Stalker, (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/maritza-lugo-stalker/) For many concerns that students face – like overwhelming stress, anxiety, difficult relationships, depression, academic difficulties, and more – group therapy is the best option for support and healing. Facilitated by Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) counselors, our therapy groups encourage peer support, promote emotional wellbeing, and increase a felt sense of connection. Participants often find that they feel less alone in their struggles, and walk away with newfound support and ideas for coping.
- 3:30 PM1h 15mUCHI Fellow's Talk: Joscha Jelitzki on Rethinking ViennaInside the prolific scholarship on the cultural history of fin-de-siècle Vienna, there is a methodological debate on what to make of the high percentage of Jewish authors, artists, and thinkers on its forefront. Methodologically, the challenge is how to give an account of secularized Jewish culture without falling into the essentialism of constructs like "the Jewish mind." The challenge becomes even more delicate when we turn to the prominent subject of sexuality and desire in Viennese cultural productions, as that field of association was historically strongly exploited by antisemitism. Jelitzki's dissertation studies Viennese Jewish literature on sexual desire at this fraught intersection of antisemitic attribution and Jewish self-representation. This presentation, "Rethinking Vienna: Jewish Difference, the Evil Inclination, and the Study of Culture," will take specifically the Jewish concept of the Evil Inclination, the "Yetzer Hara," as a starting point and make it into a case study in these larger methodological questions. The Evil Inclination goes back to Talmudic sources, and, handed down by Jewish folk traditions, worked as a shorthand for sexual drive. Interestingly, this remnant of religious culture was secularized and taken up by a number of Viennese and Habsburg Jewish writers when addressing sexuality and Jewish-Catholic differences. This talk will survey these sources and discuss their implications for the study of Jewish Vienna. Joscha Valentin Jelitzki is a scholar of German Jewish literature, and a PhD candidate in German and Judaic Studies at UConn at the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages. Before joining UCHI as the Richard Brown Dissertation Fellow, he completed his research in Vienna as the 2024 Franz Werfel Fellow. He previously studied in Berlin, Frankfurt (Oder), and Jerusalem, and worked as an assistant from 2016–2019 for the critical edition of the works of Hannah Arendt. His focus is on modern German and Austrian Jewish literature and thought, theories of sexuality and secularization. He has published articles on Martin Buber and literature, the biblical figure of Job in modern Jewish literature, and on German-Jewish gangsta-rap.Sara Matthiesen is Associate Professor of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at George Washington University. Her first book, Reproduction Reconceived: Family Making and the Limits of Choice after Roe v. Wade (University of California Press, 2021), shows how incarceration, for-profit and racist healthcare, HIV/AIDS, parentage laws, and poverty were worsened by state neglect in the decades following Roe. In 2022, Reproduction Reconceived received the Sara A. Whaley Prize for best monograph on gender and labor from National Women's Studies Association. Professor Matthiesen's current project, "'Free Abortion on Demand' after Roe: A Reproductive Justice History of Abortion Organizing in the United States," traces the multi-racial feminist activism that opposed state and medical control of abortion throughout the era of choice. At GWU, she regularly teaches Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, for which she was awarded the Kenny Teaching Prize in 2022.
- 4:00 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – Spin (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 4:00 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – 50/50For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 4:00 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – BarreFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 4:00 PM1hHartford Workshop: Attention Management
- 4:00 PM1hStatistics Colloquium: Mengyang Gu, University of California, Santa BarbaraFast ab initio uncertainty quantification and data inversion for dynamical systems Presented by Mengyang Gu, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability University of California, Santa BarbaraDate: Wednesday, September 11, 2024,4:00 PM, AUST 202 Coffee will be served at 3:30 pm in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326)Webex Meeting Link (https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=ma4afc6a14b94fb93f73146834846838a) Estimating parameters from data is a fundamental problem, which is customarily done by minimizing a loss function between a model and observed statistics. In this talk, we discuss another paradigm termed the ab initio uncertainty quantification method, for improving loss-minimization estimation in two steps. In step one, we define a probabilistic generative model from the beginning of data processing and show the equivalence between loss-minimization estimation and a statistical estimator. In step two, we develop better models or estimators, such as the maximum marginal likelihood or Bayesian estimators to improve estimation. To illustrate, we introduce two approaches to estimate dynamical systems, one in Fourier analysis of microscopy videos, and the other in inversely estimating the particle interaction kernel from trajectory. In the first approach, we show that differential dynamic microscopy, a scattering-based analysis tool that extracts dynamical information of microscopy videos, is equivalent to fitting Fourier temporal auto-covariance based on a latent factor model we constructed. We derived likelihood-based inference and accelerated the computation thousands of times by utilizing the generalized Schur algorithm for Toeplitz covariances. In the second approach, we developed a new method called the inverse Kalman filter which enables accurate matrix-vector multiplication between a covariance matrix from a dynamic linear model and any real-valued vector with a linear computational cost. These new approaches outline a wide range of applications, such as probing optically dense systems, automated determination of gelation time, and estimating cellular interaction for fibroblasts on liquid crystalline substrates.Speaker Bio: Mengyang Gu is an assistant professor from the Department of Statistics and Applied Probability at UC Santa Barbara. He obtained his PhD in Statistical Science from Duke University. He focuses on developing fast and accurate statistical learning methods to estimate high-dimensional dynamical systems from experimental or field observations, and to emulate expensive computer simulations with high-dimensional inputs and massive outcomes. He has expertise in Bayesian analysis and uncertainty quantification. He received the SIAM activity group on uncertainty quantification (SIAG/UQ) early career prize in 2022.
- 4:00 PM1hStorrs Workshop: Attention Management
- 4:15 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – Dance FitFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 5:00 PM1hAdmissions Fall 2024 Drop-In HoursLooking to learn more about a PharmD degree? Join one of our virtual drop-in sessions to chat with a member of our admissions team.
- 5:00 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – SpinFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 5:00 PM1hNPHC General Body Meeting
- 5:15 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – ABC (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 5:15 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – Yoga FlowFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 5:30 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – HIIT the Step (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 5:30 PM1hMath Club: Differentiation under the integral sign, by Nicholas JuricicThe two main techniques of integration taught in calculus courses are integration by substitution and integration by parts. This talk will describe and illustrate a third technique of integration, almost never taught in math courses, called differentiation under the integral sign. It can handle integrals that appear inaccessible to simpler methods. The physicist Richard Feynman had great affection for differentiation under the integral sign, writing once "I caught on how to use that method, and I used that one damn tool again and again." Some familiarity with calculating partial derivatives from multivariable calculus will be assumed. Note: Free refreshments. The talk starts at 5:40.
- 6:00 PM1h12 Step Recovery Meetings12 Step Recovery Meetings are available for UConn students every Wednesday from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM at the Cordial Storrs House. The 12 Steps are guiding principles that outline how to overcome addiction, avoid triggers and live a healthy, productive life. The meetings are a gathering space primarily for students in, or seeking, recovery from substances, but is also open to students living with other addictive behaviors. Meetings are facilitated by a student member of the UConn Recovery Community and are held both in-person and online for students from other UConn campuses.
- 6:00 PM1hNPHC Black Greek 101Join NPHC to learn about all the organizations in the council and hang out with them for Game Night.
- 6:00 PM1hSouth Park Clinic Directors MeetingSouth Park Clinic directorship monthly meeting
- 6:00 PM3hSouth Park Directors Meeting
- 6:15 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – Dance Fit (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 6:15 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – SpinFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 6:30 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – PilatesFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 6:45 PM30mGroup Fitness Class – Stretch & Foam Roll (30)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 7:00 PM1hIFC - General Body Meeting
- 7:00 PM1hPanhellenic - Open MeetingCollege panhellenic council open meeting.
- 7:15 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – Total Body StrengthFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 7:30 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – Spin (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).