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7/6 PhD Dissertation Defense

PhD Dissertation Defense

Wednesday, July 6th, 2022

11:00 AM - 12:01 PM

Storrs Campus
TLS 111

Understanding the molecular underpinnings of insect peripheral olfactory system

Contact Information: Pratyajit Mohapatra, 9599292761, pratyajit.mohapatra@uconn.edu
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7/7 Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense Of Lauren Gannon

Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense Of Lauren Gannon

Thursday, July 7th, 2022

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Virtual, contact for link

Abstract: This study continued prior work on the potential interactions between human trust and human trust of automation, and how human affect and schemas may influence perceptions of automation. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) was used as a novel means of investigating how automation and human team members who were either friends or strangers may interact with potential unintended consequences. Much of the prior research on automation does not consider interactions of human characteristics as potential influencers of automation perception and utilization; for example, how one's affect may impact other human team members' experiences. Using a micro-world computer program called Networked Fire Chief to simulate a fire-fighting task environment, 186 participants in 93 teams were assessed on trust in an automated alarm system and perceptions of the reliability of this automated alarm system. These teams were composed of either teams of friends or teams of strangers, and experienced either 100% reliable automation or 70% reliable automation. Results showed there were initial effects of negative affect of participants that influenced trust in the automation; as negative affect increased, reported trust in the automation decreased. However, these significant effects did not hold throughout significance testing of the full APIM models. Implications of these findings are explored, as well as possible directions for future research.

Contact Information: Lauren Gannon - lauren.gannon@uconn.edu
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7/7 EEB Ph.D. Defense: Susan McEvoy

EEB Ph.D. Defense: Susan McEvoy

Thursday, July 7th, 2022

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus
BPB 131

Title: "Application of emerging computational and genomic approaches to examine challenges to forest health"

Contact Information: Jill Wegrzyn
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7/11 Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Christos Christopoulos

Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Christos Christopoulos

Monday, July 11th, 2022

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Storrs Campus
OAK 117

Thesis title: ‘Structures All the Way: Toward a deeper theory of affix order’

Contact Information: Christos Christopoulos, christos.christopoulos@uconn.edu
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7/13 Deadline to Announce Summer 2022 Dissertation Defense

Deadline to Announce Summer 2022 Dissertation Defense

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Storrs Campus
n/a

Announce your oral defense in the University Events Calendar at least two weeks before the date of your defense. Be sure to follow the posting guidelines below. Announcements submitted that do not follow the posting guidelines will be rejected.

If there are difficulties encountered, please email gradschool@uconn.edu with details of the problem.

Click on the Submit Event button in the bottom right corner.
Fill in the following boxes on the screen as indicated below:
Title: Enter Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of (Dissertator’s Name).
Location: Select the campus (i.e., Storrs, Health Center, or Avery Point) where your oral defense will be held from the drop down menu.
Building Name: Enter the name of the building where your oral defense will be held.
Room Number: Enter the room number where your oral defense will be held.
Date: Click on the corresponding box and select the date from the pop-up calendar.
Start Time: Click on the first time box and select your start time from the drop down menu.
End Time: Click on the second time box and select your end time from the drop down menu.
Description: Enter the title of your dissertation here. Be sure to indicate your doctoral field of study.
Contact Person: Enter the name of your Major Advisor, followed by their UConn email address, separated by a comma.
Primary: Select the Graduate School – Theses and Dissertation Defense option from the drop down menu.
Crosslist: Verify that only the UConn Master Calendar is selected here.
Click on the Submit Event button to submit your announcement.

Contact Information: Heather Battaly | heather.battaly@uconn.edu
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7/26 BACE1 And Y-Secretase Symposium

BACE1 And Y-Secretase Symposium

Tuesday, July 26th, 2022

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

UConn Health
Low Learning Center

Mini-BACE1 and γ-secretase Symposium

At the University of Connecticut School of Medicine,
Farmington, Connecticut

Organizer: Riqiang Yan

Contact Information: Barbara Paquette, paquette@uchc.edu
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The Institute's annual Meet and Speak event occurred on May 14th and 15th. To find out more about our events, click here.
On May 27th, IBACS and BIRC hosted tours of the Brain Imaging Research Center for high school students from E.O Smith High School. In this photo, Charles Davis, a graduate student in Psychological Sciences, shows an axial image of the brain to a group of students. Click here to view more images. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

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