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Faculty/Staff Daily Digest

Friday, February 28, 2020

UConn Today	Research Offers Hope to Those With Liver Damage Here's Why Oceans Are So Diverse
Training and Professional Development	3/2 - Climate in the College Classroom 3/2 Organizing Course Materials in HuskyCT 3/3 - Create Videos for Your Class 3/3 Grade Calculation & Midterm/Final Grade Submission 3/4 TGS Timely Topics - Burning Glass Insights 3/5 - Basics of Digital Badging 3/5 WebEx vs. Blackboard Collaborate 3/6 Dialogue Moderation Skills 3/9 Implementing Inclusive Teaching Principles... 3/10 Effective Use of Small Group Instruction Apply to Grad Certificate in College Instruction Teaching Tip: Mid-Semester Teaching Surveys
Scholarly Colloquia and Events	2/28 BME Seminar, Noon, UTEB 150, Dr Ting Wang, FDA 2/28 MCB Research Seminar: Hartley and King 2/28 Foreign Policy Seminar Series: Kelly Shannon 3/2 Join the School of Business in Summer 2020 3/2 MCB Seminar Series: Faculty Search Seminar 3/2 March University Senate Meeting 3/2 MCB Related Proposal for Doctoral Degree:Amy Thees 3/26 InCHIP Lecture Series: C. Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D. Modern Modeling Methods Conference- June 2020
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment	2/28 Benton: Critical Looking: A Gallery Dialogue 2/29 New Puppetry Exhibits Opening at Ballard Institute 2/29 Paul Vincent Davis's Raccoon Tales 3/5 Benton: First Thursday 3/7 Tarang - Dance Night 3/12 JORGENSEN: Cirque Flip Fabrique - "Blizzard"
Safety, Health, and Wellness	Your Voice Matters- Take The Healthy Minds Study
Special Events and Receptions	3/4 Innovate Wellness Challenge - Poster Presentations 3/6 3rd Annual Global Health Symposium Rent Regalia for Commencement Now Queer/Trans STEM Researchers at UConn Needed
Information for Deans, Directors, and Department Heads	Mid-Term Grade Rosters Available Now
Research, Funding, and Awards	3/2 DOE Research to Enable Fuels from Sunlight LS 3/2 USDA/NIFA: AFRI Education and Workforce LS 3/9 DOJ: Annual Surveys on Probation and Parole LS 2020 Biomedical Entrepreneurship Course Enrolling Participants in Chronic Pain Focus Group Environmental Programs Scholarship GA Openings in Writing Center -- Apply by 3/6 Get Funded for Your Idea With Get Seeded Global Humanities Fellowship at UConn Starting a Business? Get Ready to Launch Take Part in CCEIs InsurTech Initiative
Sales and Fundraisers	2/29 Smokin' Bowls Bottomless Soup Fundraiser Block & Bridle Spring Ham Sale
Student Activities	2/29 Feb 29 Saturday Writing Retreat - Writing Center 3/11 Undergraduate Summer Internships with Extension Applications Due 3/6: Frontiers Poster Exhibition
Additional UConn Information	Food Truck Temporarily Closed Wednesdays & Fridays Inside CLAS - February 2020