The Graduate School

Title: Multi-functional Materials with Layered Additive Manufacturing Design
Field of Study: Material Science

Sasha Douglas’s oral defense for an EdD in Educational Leadership

Title: Symmetry of solutions to a class of PDEs on hyperbolic spaces and sharp functional and geometric inequalities

Field of study: Mathematics

Explorations of the Chemistry of Strained and Non-Aromatic Heterocycles

TBA

Title: Organizational Justice, Racial Capitalism, and the National Basketball Association
Field of study: Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy with a concentration in Sport Management

This event is a public masters degree defense. Marc Merriman, Jr., a student in the lab of Dr. Laurencin, MD,PhD, will defend his thesis titled Exploring the Potential of Amnion Membrane Allografts for Osteoarthritis Treatment”.

Doctoral Defense Title: Care for Perspective: A Liberatory Virtue Analysis of Trust and Distrust
Department: Philosophy

Master of Science in Biomedical Science Thesis Defense

Biomedical Science PhD dissertation defense for Dominique Martin. Dissertation title “The Effects of Metformin Influenza Infection and Vaccination Responses During Aging”.

Biomedical Science PhD dissertation defense for Dominique Martin. Dissertation title “The Effects of Metformin Influenza Infection and Vaccination Responses During Aging”.

Dissertation Title: Auto-dependency, Equity, and Place: A comprehensive assessment of household spending on transportation in the United States.
Field of Study: Geography, Transportation
Event link: https://s.uconn.edu/qm_defense

Rongting Yue’s Dissertation Defense
Email: Rongting.yue@uconn.edu
Phone: 3528700788

Sponsored by the Kroc Lectureship Fund

Presenter:  Huaibin Cai, PhD, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD

This Writing Center workshop focuses on drafting diversity statements for the academic job market. If you are considering applying for jobs in higher education sometime in the future, this workshop is for you! Register for practice strategies for approaching this genre and to be in community with other graduate writers.

Horizontal Gene Transfer and its role in symbiosis between genes in extreme halophilic Archaea. Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Microbiology concentration.

“It’s not ignoring the code of conduct; it’s how do I help this child?”: Discipline Policies, Educator Mindsets, Discipline Decision-Making, and Disparities

Dissertation title: Truth depends on Reality: A Defense of Deflationism.

Doctoral field of study: Philosophy

Dissertation Title: An Examination of Consumer Responses Toward Gender-Related Marketing Practices
Doctoral Field of Study: Marketing

Master’s Thesis Defense: “Exploring Staff Perceptions of SEL in the School-Based Diversion Initiative”

Human Development and Family Sciences

Developing an evidence-based practice protocol for incorporating antibiotic stewardship principles within pediatric telemedicine: a feasibility study

“Bacterial and vesicular regulation of pyroptosis”
Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Immunology Area of Concentration

Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Spring 2024 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

Sign up required: https://icworkshops.uconn.edu/index.php?event=3400 

Sinead Sinnott will be presenting her dissertation entitled, “Coping Strategies Affect Cardiovascular Reactivity to Sexual Trauma Reminders among Female Survivors”.

Learn to Knit! Learn to Crochet! - Beginners Welcome! Experienced knitters welcome!

Make new friends, learn a craft, knitting supplies provided!

Enemies of the State: Poor Whites, Black Power, and the Politics of Solidarity.

Political Science

An analysis of anti-racist organizers Rising Up Angry and the Young Patriots Organization in Chicago during the late 1960s-1970s.

Molecular Engineering of Cellulose Nanocrystals-based Liquid Crystalline Polymer Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Self-assembly, Properties, and Applications.

Ph.D. in Chemistry

“Metabolic Insights into Pseudomonas aeruginosa Fluoroquinolone Sensitivity and Persistence”

Characterization of UBXNs in Antiviral Immunity
Biomedical Science PhD Program, Immunology AoC

Characterization of UBXNs in Antiviral Immunity
Biomedical Science PhD Program, Immunology AoC

Unsustainable Faunal Resource Use in Seventeenth Century New England. Anthropology.

Doctoral Defense Title: String Comparisons: A Guide to the Physics for Players of String Instruments
Field of Study: Doctor of Musical Arts
Department: School of Fine Arts, Music Department

Doctoral Defense Title: String Comparisons: A Guide to the Physics for Players of String Instruments
Field of Study: Doctor of Musical Arts
Department: School of Fine Arts, Music Department

A WEBINAR SERIES FROM THE CATO T. LAURENCIN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

The Influence of Frederic Chopin in Clara Schumann’s Early Piano Works:
An Examination of Compositional Style and Performance Practice

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum.

All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS. Advance registration is required for in-person workshops and seats are limited.

To register for this workshop please sign up on the link below: https://icworkshops.uconn.edu/index.php?event=3395 

Title: The Emotional and Relational Consequences of Network Brokering Behaviors in the Workplace
Field of Study: Business Administration, Major: Management & Entrepreneurship

Hausdorff-Gaussian Process with Spatial and Spatiotemporal Applications
Department of Statistics

About the Workshop

This workshop offers UConn graduate students a unique opportunity to learn about human rights practice from Charlie Clements, a notable human rights campaigner/practitioner on the global stage. Using examples from his lifetime of experience and achievement, Charlie will discuss what it takes to start and maintain a successful social movement, with an emphasis on having dialogue with students about how to turn these lessons into future successes in their own human rights work. 

About the Facilitator

As President of Physicians for Human Rights, Charlie Clements, MD, MPH was a key member of the coalition that produced the international treaty to ban landmines that won the Nobel Peace Prize. As a medical practitioner during the civil wars in Central America in the 1980s, Charlie inspired an Oscar-winning documentary about his work. Clements has also served as the Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School

Lunch will be served. Please register below.

Have a food allergy we should be aware of? Let us know in the comments of your registration. 

Ecological and evolutionary correlates of overwintering immunity and thermal relations of the microbiota in wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus). PhD defense in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Dissertation Title: Exploiting Sparsity for Graph Neural Network Acceleration
Doctoral Field of Study: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thermal refuge use and conservation potential for salmonids in a thermally heterogenous riverscape. PhD defense in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. Join in person or online at: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/jav04004

Dissertation Title: Integrated Retirement Financial Planning Model
Doctoral Field of Study: Actuarial Science

Sponsored by the Kroc Lectureship Fund

Presenter:  Xin Qi, PhD, Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western University of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

The title of my dissertation is: “Three Essays on Police Encounters and the Informed Behavior of Black Citizens.” This is for the completion of my PhD in Economics. My Committee includes: Mike Shor, Nathan Fiala, David Simon, and Steve Ross.

CCAM Seminar Series
Guest Speaker: Dr. Robin Dowell, Professor, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology

Title: “Finding Treasure in Nascent Transcription”

Abstract: Transcription factors orchestrate transcription and play a critical role in cellular maintenance, identity and response to external stimuli. While ChIP assays have measured DNA localization, they fall short of identifying when and where transcription factors are actively regulating transcription.

Run-on nascent transcription assays, on the other hand, measure the immediate output of all cellular polymerase. Using biologically informed models of RNA polymerase II, we can identify genome wide thousands of sites of transcription initiation, from which short, bidirectional, unstable transcripts are produced. These sites of bidirectional transcription mark enhancers and promoters. Furthermore, production of the bidirectional transcripts serves as an excellent marker of transcription factor activity. From these markers we can identify which TFs respond to a perturbation, identify the set of TFs actively participating in regulation within a cell type, and tie some disease associated variation to its regulatory function.

Department of Sociology: Announcement of Dissertation Defense
The Rise of “Choice” Programs: 100 Years of Social Sorting in Social Welfare Services

Gender, Revealed: Cisnormativity in Everyday Discourses

Title: A Solenoidal Basis for Velocity Computation on Powell-Sabin Splits for the Stokes Problem
Department: Mathematics

Towards New Mechanisms For The Generation of Long Wavelength Infrared Femtosecond Pulses

Integrative Perimenopausal Care: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention for Nurse Practitioner Students

Department of Sociology: Announcement of Dissertation Defense
Title: The Counter-Conduct of Labor: How Indian Tech Workers Organize in India and the US
Candidate: Rianka Roy
Chair: Manisha Desai
Committee: Andrew Deener, Bandana Purkayastha, David Embrick, Mary Bernstein
Date: April 12, 2024 (Friday); Time: 1 pm to 3 pm EST; Venue: Manchester Hall Library

Jonathan Merola, PhD candidate in English, will defend his dissertation, “The Good Pelican: Forms and Figures of Twentieth- and Twenty-first Century American Catholic Fiction.” His work focuses on the unique ways a “Catholic imagination” informs the aesthetic and narratological choices of novelists such as Willa Cather, Flannery O’Connor, Don DeLillo, Toni Morrison, and others.

Investigating the Joint Interactive Associations of Teacher Support and LGBTQ In-School Resources Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth

Dissertation Title: How Gifted Specialists and Classroom Teachers Co-teach and Differentiate in Elementary Math: A Qualitative Case Study.

Department of Educational Psychology with a focus on giftedness, creativity, and talent development.

Prof. Christian Griesinger, Director and Scientific Member Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany

Title: “Protein dynamics and protein small molecule interactions in bacterial signaling and neurodegeneration”

Host: Dr. Wolfgang Peti

Title: Estimation Problems Under New Accelerated Sequential Strategies and Purely Sequential Big Data UMVUE Methodologies: Practicalities of Sampling in Groups
Field of Study: Statistics.
The thesis combines two methodologies in the field of sequential analysis, one is about accelerated sequential procedure, another one is for grouped generalized sequential procedure.

The event is both in-person and virtual.

https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m43623f452d475d2ed8c26c279fdba0af

Title: Estimation Problems Under New Accelerated Sequential Strategies and Purely Sequential Big Data UMVUE Methodologies: Practicalities of Sampling in Groups
Field of Study: Statistics.
The thesis combines two methodologies in the field of sequential analysis, one is about accelerated sequential procedure, another one is for grouped generalized sequential procedure.

Human Development and Family Sciences - Long-term Outcomes of a Supportive Housing Program for Families in Child Welfare: A Matched Comparison Study

Sexual health is an important part of our overall health & wellbeing, and Student Health and Wellness (SHaW), is committed to providing you with comprehensive & inclusive sexual health education & services. Whether you’re having sex or abstaining, looking to seek out specific resources, or are just browsing, we hope this fair will provide you with knowledge, resources, and support to make decisions that feel right for you - now and in the future.

Our 2024 fair will feature over 30 UConn and off campus resources related to sexual wellbeing, chances to win over 15 prize baskets full of sexual health swag and pleasure items, and FREE chlamydia & gonorrhea testing for the first 200 students who sign-up!

If you have any questions about our annual Sexual Health & Wellness Fair or require an accommodation to participate, please reach out to Cassy Setzler at cassy@uconn.edu.

*Please note UConn may be taking photos and/or video at the SH&WF for educational or promotional purposes.

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Know Before you Go! Interested in getting tested for STIs at the upcoming Sexual Health & Wellness Fair? Here’s what you need to know before arriving:

• This year, Student Health and Wellness is partnering with the CT Department of Public Health to test 200 students for chlamydia and gonorrhea - for free!
• If you’d like to be tested, arrive early. Fair attendees will be asked if they are interested in getting tested at the main fair check-in and given a number, which will secure their spot in line.
• Tests will be conducted via urine sample, so if you plan on getting tested, be sure to hydrate and do not urinate 1 hour before arriving.
• You will receive instructions after you’re tested about any follow-up, including how to access to results. Any positive tests will be offered FREE treatment at Student Health & Wellness. Eligible partner(s) of students who have positives tests will also be offered FREE treatment without the need to see a medical provider.

If you have any questions about the STI testing portion of the event, please reach out to our Advice Nurse Line at 860-486-4700.

Can’t make the event, but still interested in getting tested for STIs? SHaW offers STI testing throughout the semester at our Hilda May Williams building. Please call 860-486-4700 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

*Please note that in addition to SHaW & DPH testing, Perceptions Programs is generously offering a limited number of spots for students interested in being tested for HIV. Please visit the Perceptions Program table the day of the fair if you’re interested in receiving a rapid HIV test!

Dissertation Title: Gifted Identification Matrices: An Exploratory Study of the Measurement Considerations. Field of Study: Educational Psychology, Gifted Education, Creativity, & Talent Development and Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation.

Using a Standardized Assessment Tool to Identify Patients for Referral to Discuss and Understand their Goals of Care

A WEBINAR SERIES FROM THE CATO T. LAURENCIN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Dr. Hashim M. Al-Hashimi, Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY

Title of Seminar: “Bringing the structures of nucleic acid alive using NMR: The ensemble revolution in structural biology”

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hoch

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum.

All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS. Advance registration is required for in-person workshops and seats are limited.

Sign up required:

https://icworkshops.uconn.edu/index.php?event=3406 

Dissertation title: Advancing biomedical image analysis with AI, computer vision, and statistical innovations.
Program: UConn Health Genetics and Developmental biology

Dissertation title: Advancing biomedical image analysis with AI, computer vision, and statistical innovations.
Program: UConn Health Genetics and Developmental biology

Protein Assemblies in Translesion Synthesis

Protein Assemblies in Translesion Synthesis

Title: A Meta-Analysis of Interventions Supporting Grieving Students
Department: Educational Psychology

A Needs Assessment Project for Preoperative Patients Undergoing Gynecologic/Oncology Surgery to Identify Low Health Literacy and Inform Best Practices in Patient Education Materials

Sponsored by the Kroc Lectureship Fund

Presenter:  Raymond Koehler, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

This Writing Center workshop focuses on drafting cover letters for the academic job market. If you are considering applying for jobs in higher education sometime in the future, this workshop is for you! Register for practice strategies for approaching this genre and to be in community with other graduate writers.

De-Scheduling PICC Dressing Changes in the Neonatal ICU

Experimental Assessment of Ocean Warming and Acidification Effects on Multiple Life Stages of Black Sea Bass, Centropristis striata

Oceanography

Object detection and visualization in adverse environmental conditions using polarimetric and three-dimensional integral imaging. (Electrical Engineering).

“Worldly Dervishes: A cognitive and ethnographic study of contemporary Sufism in Istanbul”
Anthropology PhD program (Evolution, Cognition, & Culture)

Multi-dimensional optical sensing and imaging using 3D integral imaging and deep neural networks - Electrical Engineering (PhD)

Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Spring 2024 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

Registration required:  

https://icworkshops.uconn.edu/index.php?event=3409 

Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Spring 2024 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

“Scratching the surface: solidifying substrates used for Staphylococcus aureus biofilm cultivation impact extracellular matrix composition and antibiotic tolerance”

A WEBINAR SERIES FROM THE CATO T. LAURENCIN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Title: Roles of Kcnq2 Channels in Respiratory Homeostasis

Department: Physiology and Neurobiology

Sponsored by the Kroc Lectureship Fund

Presenter:  Kenneth Norman, PhD, Professor, Regenerative and Cancer Cell Biology,  Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Kinetics, Nucleation, and Relaxation Dynamics of Ion-Seeded Nanoparticles
Doctoral Field of Study: Physics

A review of the research I have completed in studying the growth of nanoparticles using molecular dynamics simulations.

Human Development and Family Sciences - “The Role of Religion in Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth and Young Adults’ Lives”

“Investigating Selective Advantage of Mismatch Repair Loss in Colonic Organoids”

Nursing PhD
“RNA Differential Expression Pre- and Post-Chemotherapy and Its Association with Pain/Fatigue in Colorectal Cancer Patients”

Power, Performance and Poetry in Latin America (1970-2022)

Dr. Stephen C. Blacklow, Gustavus Adolphus Pfeiffer Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School

Title: “A Journey from Membrane to Nucleus: Notch Signaling from the Outside-In”

Host: Dr. Wolfgang Peti

Title: Investigating Materials Behavior Under Extreme Conditions: Dynamic Deformation and Failure of Metals at the Atomic Scale