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/).

Projects of population-shaping rely on fabricated apparitions—eidolons, specters of the idealized responsible reproducer whose decisions serve the eugenic goals of their countries, and revenants of eugenics projects, irresponsible reproducers, who serve as a foil to eugenic goals in discourse and policy. In Yucatan, where eugenic logics permeate local reproductive landscapes, im/migration is high, and a birth tourism economy serving Global North citizens—eidolons—has flourished, exploring the tensions between the figures of eidolon and revenant offers a means of understanding the stickiness of labels of ir/responsible reproduction to race and class. As im/migrants enter a budding economy of guides, legal services, and healthcare that commoditizes their own reproduction as a tool for accessing citizenship and property in Mexico, they do so in a context where Mexican women must contend with the eugenic ghosts that haunt their kin-making decisions while enduring denigrating rhetoric that makes a revenant of their reproduction. Tracing these specters reveals how they are illustrative of the internal contradictions of reproductive racial capitalism: capital demands a regenerating underclass of cheap labor, while the racist logics that enable capitalism stifle the reproduction of that same underclass, resulting in a paradox: responsible reproduction is an always already unachievable goal, whose promotion perpetuates the racial projects that support capitalism. Sarah A. Williams, PhD, is an applied medical anthropologist, birthworker, and scholar of global and Indigenous perinatal health. Her scholarship is primarily focused on midwifery and obstetrics and the relationship between racialization, medical racism, and perinatal healthcare in Mexico and Canada. Her book project, entitled "Always Already Vanishing: Midwifery's Future(s), Indigeneity, and the Mexican State," traces midwifery organizing, professionalization, and collaboration to protect traditional midwifery and counter obstetric violence and racism in Mexico. She is currently the Co-Investigator and Qualitative Research Lead on the QueerCOVID-Toronto project, which is examining the impact of the pandemic and public health policy on queer people's mental and physical health.

Three Professional Development Workshops - The Leveling Up: Husky Life Hacks certificate program aims to enhance skills in financial literacy, professional communication, and healthy relationship building. These skills will support students' professional development and are transferable to future educational and career opportunities. To earn the Leveling Up: Husky Life Hacks Certificate, students must attend all three hour-long workshops. However, all students are welcome to attend any or all workshops, regardless of their interest in certification.

About the Program for Law students: You will learn how to start a networking conversation with a three- or four-sentence "elevator speech" about yourself. You Will Learn: Your "elevator speech" is the vehicle by which you open most professional conversations, and the answer to the "So, tell me about yourself" question in a job interview. It is an art. It also has rules and conventions. It requires preparation and practice. Successfully done, at the end of twenty seconds you will have conveyed key aspects of your professional identity, demonstrated awareness of your audience, and provided hooks for a continuation of the conversation. You will have many chances to apply this skill as you build relationships forming the foundation of your professional network.

Drop in at the Law Library Lab anytime during this hour to ask any and all research questions, for long papers or otherwise.This session is hosted by Adam Mackie.

This thesis focused on developing a Swift UI iOS application with an embedded large language model and retrieval-augmented generation for branded food category classification and contextualized explanations for food additives.

Abstract:Consumer concerns about food additives have intensified amid widespread misinformation, with the 2024 IFIC survey revealing that 35% of consumers actively avoid artificial ingredients despite authoritative safety data existing in FDA and USDA databases. This thesis presents Food Additive Lens (FAL), an iOS application that bridges the gap between scientific knowledge and consumer understanding through on-device artificial intelligence. FAL implements a three-agent architecture comprising: (1) a food category classifier achieving 87.2% top-3 accuracy across 257 categories, (2) a hybrid additive identifier combining database lookup with AI extraction (F1-score: 0.757), and (3) an explanation generator producing contextualized, consumer-friendly descriptions. The system deploys Meta's Llama 3.2 3B model quantized to 1.8GB through 4-bit compression, achieving 13-30 tokens/second generation speed while operating entirely offline. Integration of FDA's Substances Added to Food Inventory (3,971 substances) and USDA's Global Branded Food Products Database enables comprehensive coverage with direct Code of Federal Regulations links for professional users. The Retrieval-Augmented Generation workflow grounds AI responses in authoritative sources, reducing hallucination while maintaining accessibility. Performance evaluation on iPhone 14 and MacBook Air M1 demonstrated stable memory usage (peak 2.36GB) with complete offline functionality, ensuring user privacy. The application transforms complex ingredient lists into accessible information through camera-based OCR scanning, progressive disclosure interfaces, and context-aware explanations tailored to specific food products. This work demonstrates the feasibility of deploying sophisticated AI for science communication on consumer devices, offering a scalable model for combating food-related misinformation while preserving privacy and accessibility.

The Arctic is warming up to four times faster than the global average, leading to increased vulnerabilities such as accelerated terrestrial and coastal erosion, significant threats to infrastructure, and the destabilization of its vast carbon soil reservoir. In this seminar, the speaker will discuss how satellite imagery and artificial intelligence can be leveraged to deepen our understanding of climate change, repercussions on Arctic permafrost landscapes, and communities.Witharana Chandi, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Eversource Energy Center, UConn

The Arctic is warming up to four times faster than the global average, leading to increased vulnerabilities such as accelerated terrestrial and coastal erosion, significant threats to infrastructure, and the destabilization of its vast carbon soil reservoir. In this seminar, the speaker will discuss how satellite imagery and artificial intelligence can be leveraged to deepen our understanding of climate change, repercussions on Arctic permafrost landscapes, and communities.Witharana Chandi, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Eversource Energy Center, UConn

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/)

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

Interpersonal 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 860-486-4700 (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.

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/).

Master Algebra with us! Join our Algebra Workshop Series this fall at CASE (Room 260) from 3:30–4:30 P.M. Each session will break down key algebra concepts to help you build confidence and sharpen your skills. 📅 Upcoming Sessions: Inequalities – Wed. Nov 5 Quadratic Equations – Wed. Nov 19 📍 CASE (Room 260) Don't miss the chance to level up your math game!