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Antonio RuaAlder Lab (https://alderlab.mcb.uconn.edu/)Alexandrescu Lab (https://ata.mcb.uconn.edu/)Structure and Stability of the Novel CH Domain Zinc Finger from the Makorin-3 Protein Involved in Central Precocious Puberty

Broadly, Ramsey theory is the study of the emergence of "order" in seemingly random structures of a large enough size. Frank Ramsey's now-famous theorem is a prime example: for any positive integer \(n\), any graph with sufficiently many vertices must contain either a complete set of size \(n\) or an independent set of size \(n\). Classical results—Van der Waerden's theorem and Szemerédi's theorem—and more recent results such as the Green–Tao theorem showcase this phenomenon in an arithmetic setting. We give a brief history of Ramsey theory, sketching Ramsey's original proof, and presenting both combinatorial and topological proofs of Van der Waerden's theorem. We then focus on generalizations of Van der Waerden's theorem in which the allowed gaps of the arithmetic progressions are restricted to a fixed subset of the positive integers. We conclude with some recent results and open problems in this area.

Are you a student leader who is passionate about public service? This information session will introduce students to several scholarship and fellowship opportunities in these areas, including the following:Truman Scholarship Udall Scholarship Newman Civic Fellowship Obama/Voyager Scholarship Hertog Foundation Fellowships Samvid Scholarship All of these competitions seek "change agents" who demonstrate passion, intelligence, commitment, and leadership on issues important to them. The session, which is aimed primarily at sophomores and juniors. will be hosted by Dr. Vin Moscardelli, Director of the Office of National Scholarship & Fellowships.

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/). This session is held by Graciela Quinones-Rodriguez, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/graciela-quinones-rodriguez/)

Families with Addiction This group is for students who are or have been deeply affected by having parent(s) or sibling(s) struggling with addictions. May also consider situations where the family member's primary issue is a severe psychiatric disorder, but that substance use is also present. To join this group therapy session, please call SHaW at 860-486-4700 (tel:+18604864705) This session is held by Sarah Hallwood, LCSW, LICSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/sarah-hallwood/) 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.

Close out Homecoming & get ready for the big game with SUBOG at Fan Fest Friday! Enjoy games, inflatables, and food trucks out on the Student Union Mall!

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/). This session is held by Sijia (Michelle) Chen, LPC (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/sarah-hallwood/)

Unbreakable: Rising from within: Women's Trauma Group Unbreakable: Rising from Within is a therapy group for women who have experienced traumatic events or relationships who are ready to take back their lives. Traumatic experiences or relationships often lead us to develop unhealthy coping strategies such as, social isolation/anxiety, quickly jumping into unhealthy relationships, difficulty with trusting and enforcing our boundaries when we need them most or increased alcohol, cannabis, or other drug use. Unbreakable: Rising from Within provides a supportive and confidential environment for students to begin the healing process by learning about common reactions to trauma and ways to recognize and overcome these potentially debilitating triggers. We will work to remind ourselves of the importance of boundaries, increase self-confidence and learn and practice healthier coping strategies to promote overall health and wellbeing.To join this group therapy session, please call SHaW at 860-486-4700 (tel:+18604864705) This session is held by Cassaundra Popek, LMFT (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/cassaundra-popek-lmft/) 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.

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Taiwan's plastic industry can trace its origins to its forests. In the late 1940s, three graduates of Taipei Technical College worked with the Taiwan Forestry Institute to synthesize Bakelite and formulate urea formaldehyde for plywood processing in a makeshift chemical reactor pictured here. They founded Chang Chun Synthetic Resin factory, whose name translates into English as "eternal spring." Today, Chang Chun is the second largest diversified petrochemical firm in Taiwan, producing vital raw materials for plastics and copper clad laminate used for electric vehicle batteries. The presentation explores how the quest to increase the durability of plywood between 1950 and 1965 prompted private firms to manufacture vital upstream raw materials like formaldehyde and methanol. The development of the plastic adhesives industry not only laid the technical foundation for the petrochemical industry that would take off after 1968 but also led to the development of applied research in Taiwan's private industries.  

Neurodivergent Support Group Do you identify as neurodivergent? Or do you think you are neurodiverse? Come and meet others who also identify this way. Build new connections in a supportive space, while learning from one another how to deal with college life and all that comes with it. Celebrate your uniqueness and connect to new friends and bring your neurofabulousness with you! This session is held by Amy Parent, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/amy-parent/)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 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.

Students will learn 3D modeling in Blender by designing their own dice, from D6s to D20s. They'll also create simple dice trays or towers, practicing how to shape objects in 3D, then take their files home for 3D printing!

Talk Title: Word learning in context: Disambiguating the ambiguousAbstract: The pace and breadth of early vocabulary development is impressive to say the least. Infants grow from producing their first words around 12 months to using over 500 words by 2 ½ years. How do infants crack the code to acquire so many words in a relatively short period of time? Our theoretical framework emphasizes the embodied and embedded nature of learning: Infants actively engage with their environments in the presence of socially responsive partners who provide semantically relevant input within a tight time window during highly specific activity contexts. The tight temporal connection between infant action, caregiver speech, and activity context cuts across word classes—nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions—thereby functioning to 'disambiguate the ambiguous'. To illustrate the embodied and embedded nature of infant learning, I present several studies from our lab on infants' exposure to different word classes in the ecologically-valid home environment. We videorecorded infants (12-24 months) and mothers during natural home activities (1 to 2 hours per visit, Ns=30-100). We transcribed interactions and identified all concrete nouns in mothers' speech. We also marked mothers' use of verbs and 'math words'— adjectives and prepositions that refer to numbers, quantities (more, less), spatial relations (under, on top of), shapes, and magnitudes (big, long). Annotations of the timing, behaviors, and contexts of infants' speech exposure revealed several impactful characteristics: (1) Words in mothers' speech contained high regularity in temporal structure. For example, mothers used the same word in a bout of repetition (e.g., dog, dog, dog; up, up, up) and they referenced objects from the same taxonomic category (e.g., animals) within a tight time window (e.g., dog, cat, horse); (2) Mothers provided multimodal input (speech with gesture/touch) that functioned to highlight word meaning; (3) Infants' own actions were a reliable impetus for word exposure (e.g., verbs and spatial terms like walk, jump, down referred to infants' movements through space), and (4) High regularity characterized the activity and location contexts of infants' exposure to particular words (e.g., food nouns and words for magnitudes were frequent during snack time). Notably, characteristics of infants' home experiences and language interactions predicted individual differences in skills across domains—including sustained attention, vocabulary growth, the production of words during interactions, school readiness and academic achievement years later. We discuss implications for theories of word learning and language interventions.Meetings: If you are interested in meeting with Dr. Tamis-LeMonda during the day or attending dinner in the evening on Friday, please email crystal.mills@uconn.edu.

This is a great way to earn community service hours! No previous experience is necessary. Remember to dress for outdoor conditions, including warm water-repellant footwear. More details and transportation information available athttps://dining.uconn.edu/spring-valley-farm/volunteer-tour/ (https://dining.uconn.edu/spring-valley-farm/volunteer-tour/)

An All Recovery meeting is 'non-denominational' meaning all pathways of recovery are embraced here. A universal recovery topic is chosen and then the group discusses it. It is not affiliated with any "Anonymous" program although you are likely to hear comments associated with 12 step fellowships. Meetings are facilitated by a student member of the URC with support from a Recovery Coach and are held both in-person and online for students from other UConn campuses. 

Soccer played on the law school soccer field.

A Night Filled with Constellations Friday, October 3, 5:30pm-7:00pm Fee: 10 per person (5 per Benton Member) Please join us for a magical night filled with constellations. The evening starts with a private tour of our exhibition Fate & Magic: The Art of Maureen McCabe. We will focus on her assemblages that have constellations prominently featured in them. After our tour, we will walk as a group to the UConn Planetarium for a show highlighting the constellations visible in the Northern Hemisphere during the autumn season. Space is very limited so please make your reservation early. Parking on North Eagleville Road is recommended so your vehicle will be next to the Planetarium at the conclusion of the event. We will gather outside the Planetarium at 5:30pm to walk to the Benton as a group. 

Join us at the UConn Rainbow Center (SU 403) on Friday, October 3rd at 6:00 pm for a movie night in collaboration with PRLACC celebrating Latine Heritage Month. We will be screening Problemista (2023), a surrealist comedy-drama following Alejandro, an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador who moves to New York City and struggles to realize his dream before his work visa expires. Snacks will be provided!