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Student Daily Digest

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Student Organization Events & Information	4/11 Speak at TEDxUConn: Down the Rabbit Hole Today: Blood Drive Today at Homer Babbidge Library 10/1 GeoClub Detective Night 10/16 Honors Students: Honors Council Design Contest 10/1 Flower Pressing w/ Horticulture Club Raise Coins for Your Philanthropic Cause Interested in Food Insecurity? Become an Engineering Ambassador Annual Mum Sale: Extended
Recreation, Athletics, and Club Sports	10/3 Yoga Arm Balances Workshop
Special Events	Today: The Welcome Quilt 10/13 2026 Wolff New Venture Competition 10/6 Grant Writing Workshop 10/8 Find Fresh Merch Ideas for Your Student Org UConn Partner: Claim 1 Month Free @ Planet Fitness October Grad Writing Retreats
Academic and Scholarly Events	Today: UCHI: Ananda Griffin on Emotion and Black Feminism 10/27 2026 Parkinson's Disease Symposium 10/2 PNB Research in Progress Talk: Kaitlin Girardini 10/2 PSLA Seminar Series: Christian Nakarado 10/1 Webinar: Emerging Faculty Teaching Award- Na Zhang 10/14 UCHI: Chloe Kwak on Disapora, Memory, & Identity 10/5 Liberation Summer: A Book Talk by Micki McElya Major Exploration Week Happening October 5-9
Health, Wellness, and Safety	Today: SMART Recovery Today at 5pm Today: Celebrate Recovery Day at the URC & Free Ice Cream Generalized Anxiety Disorder Free Physical Activity Programming
Arts and Entertainment	Today: Us vs Them: Film Screening & Dialogue 10/18 Jorgensen: Parody Musical Hocus Pocus Live 10/1 Impenetrable Landscapes: Artist Alice Miceli 10/1 Benton: First Thursday Open House Jorgensen Gallery: "Flesh & Fable" (through 10/16)
Volunteer Opportunities	Cherokee Nation Community Service Opportunity Interested in Food Insecurity Volunteering? Big Brothers Big Sisters Pre-Health Volunteer Application
School, Program, and Course Information	Today: Neag IB/M Program Virtual Information Session Today: Neag IB/M Program Virtual Information Session 10/5 Business Model Traction Workshop 10/6 10/14 Public Health 101: Empower Your Community Accelerate UConn: NSF I-Corps Programs Info Session: Entrepreneurship
Career, Internship & Fellowship	Today: TODAY:VAW Global Veterinary Info session 10/1 VAW Medical Internship Info. Session 10/6 Career Tuesday Greentech Renewables & The Hartford 10/7 Virtual Info Session: CGA Legislative Internship Werth Innovators Program Application: Now Open Federal Jobs for Students with Disabilities Humanities & Arts Career Mentorship Program
Technology	Today: Updates to Wi-Fi in Gampel
Scholarship & Award Announcements	Krimerman Student Grants
Research	Today: Funding Your Projects Workshop: Today Struggling with Depression? Have ADHD? Earn $20 in a UConn EEG Study Knee Pain and Healthy Research Participants Do you enjoy eating eggs? Recruiting Volunteers With IBS for Research Study