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Art exhibit highlighting creative the creative talent of UConn Health Employees from across the organization.

"Expressions in Multimedia" by Martha G. Trask "Secondary Effects" by Jeff Ostergren Join us for a reception Thursday, May 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Celeste LeWitt Gallery. (north side of the food court)Martha G. Trask is an expressive mixed media artist who happens to work in our library.Jeff Ostergren infuses his paint with actual medications to tell stories about the intertwined histories of pharmaceuticals and color.

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

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

For new students only

Abstract:Differential privacy (DP) has emerged as the de facto standard for privacy-preserving data analysis, yet significant challenges persist in its practical deployment. This dissertation advances DP mechanisms across three critical dimensions. First, we introduce DPI (Differential Privacy for Infinite Disclosure), a novel technique that effectively bounds privacy leakage in infinite data streams while maintaining high utility through sensitivity compression and an innovative boosting mechanism. Second, UDP-FL (Universally Harmonizing Differential Privacy Mechanisms for Federated Learning) presents a framework that integrates diverse DP mechanisms to achieve superior privacy-utility tradeoffs and faster convergence, introducing mode connectivity-based analysis for convergence evaluation and demonstrating remarkable resilience against privacy attacks. Finally, we propose a Multi-Stakeholder Usability Study of DP-SGD, examining how data contributors, machine learning engineers, and compliance officers understand, implement, and verify differential privacy guarantees in machine learning deployments. Through mixed-methods research involving structured tasks, surveys, and interviews, this study aims to bridge the gap between theoretical guarantees and practical implementation.

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/).

How does one teach U.S. foreign policy in America in the midst of political, institutional, social, economic, and personal challenges? Instructors are confronting the consequences of macro-level challenges in their classrooms. These challenges include the increasingly unkind political climate that enables disinformation and daily assaults on academic freedom, the disconnect between university administration officials and the core mission of our institutions, the lingering impact of COVID-19 on students' college preparedness and the ease with which to use artificial intelligence, and instructors' (particularly non-native instructors) perceptions about the security of their livelihood and their personal safety. This session opens with the speaker's attempt to leverage their positionality, teaching philosophy, and passion for creativity in order to teach a course in U.S. foreign policy that builds students' data literacy, knowledge, professional skills, and confidence. The speaker also shares resources and examples used throughout the course with the caveat that these examples are just some of many options available to us. The discussion hopes to go beyond the "nuts and bolts" of teaching, to a broader discussion about the substance and values embedded in the teaching of U.S. foreign policy in American universities. PRESENTER: Maria Ortuoste (Professor of Political Science, California State University East Bay). Interested in being notified of upcoming webinars? Sign up for ISA Connected, a monthly newsletter with information on all of ISA's upcoming virtual programming, here: https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Virtual-Programs/ISA-Connected (https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Virtual-Programs/ISA-Connected)

Let's Talk: Mental Health Office HoursWhat is it? The Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours program provides informal, confidential consultation with therapists from SHaW. Services are free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis and are about 15-20 minutes. More info like dates, time and location can be found below. Clinicians provide support, coaching, and connect students to other campus resources as needed. Although therapists provide this service, it is not a substitute for formal counseling. The Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours program is also not suited to treat mental health emergencies; students who are experiencing a mental health crisis should see Crisis Support or Immediate Support Resources.Who is it for? Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours session include: Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend If a student is not an imminent risk, and is refusing your support in contacting our office, you may also consider contacting the UConn Student CARE Team (https://studentcareteam.uconn.edu/). How is this program beneficial? Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours creates space for students to seek immediate support for non-crisis concerns. By doing so, we support students in need before they reach the level of crisis. Furthermore, Let's Talk contributes to our social justice mission by reducing barriers to mental health services for student populations who are less likely to seek formal mental health treatment. Provider:Fumi Sowah, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/olufumilayo-sowah/)

This initiative is part of our ongoing commitment to supporting students' sexual health and wellness throughout the summer. No appointment is necessary.Please note: The office will be closed on Tuesday, June 10.

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

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. Provider: Carlos Gonzalez-Martinez, LCSW

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/).

Workshops include 4-H Media training, Fair Biosecurity, Taking your 4-H Project to the Next Level & County Connections. 

Workshops include 4-H Media training, Fair Biosecurity, Taking your 4-H Project to the Next Level & County Connections. 

Our MSW program prepares students who are passionate about helping others to promote social, racial, and economic justice, and to advocate for improved social policies and services. Join us at this session for conversations about how you can combine your passion with a degree in social work to make change for Individuals, groups, communities and the world. We will discuss the curriculum and different pathways in the program as well as the Hartford, Stamford and online campus options.