Upcoming Events
Happening in November
SYMPOSIUM
4th Annual Rainbow Center Symposium
Wednesday, November 5, UConn Storrs
The Rainbow Center will be hosting the fourth annual Rainbow Center Symposium on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The symposium is free and open to all UConn students, staff, faculty, and community members. Registration is now open! The keynote by Tourmaline will be at 1:30pm in Ballroom 331. To register and find more information, please visit the event website here.
LECTURE
InCHIP Lecture Series
Thursday, November 20th, 12:30 PM, virtual
How More Effective Responses to Community Information Needs by and with Communities Might Create Resilience Against Misinformation, Claire Wardle, Ph.D., Cornell University
The InCHIP Lecture Series brings leaders in social and behavioral health research from diverse academic fields to the University of Connecticut. The series provides an invaluable forum for researchers – at InCHIP, throughout the UConn community and beyond – to learn about late-breaking findings, to identify emerging trends in health research, and to spark collaborations. For more information and to register for the lecture, visit their lecture series page here.
CONFERENCE
Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning in Action: Building Solidarity in Challenging Times
Friday, November 21, 9:00 AM- 4:30 PM, UConn at PeoplesBank Arena – Hartford, CT
Join faculty, students, and community partners in sharing strategies for co-creating scholarship and learning that address pressing social challenges and strengthen community-campus partnerships. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Corey Dolgon, nationally recognized scholar of service learning, class and labor struggles, and community engagement for positive social change. Registration is free but required by November 16th. For conference information and registration, please visit the event page here.
GATHERING
Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Coffee Breaks
On-going, Bi-Weekly on Thursdays, Noon-1:00 PM, Onyiuke Dining Room
Upcoming gatherings: Thursdays, November 20, December 4 and 18
Take a pause in your day and join us for the ODI Coffee Hour! An informal space to connect with colleagues, share community, and recharge. Whether you’d like to talk through how stressors are affecting you, celebrate each other’s wins, or simply enjoy good company, you are welcome. Come as you are, stay as long as you like. Keurig and light snacks available. Find more info in LifeLine as new topics are announced. For more information, contact: Melisa at adiram@uchc.edu
Happening in December
LECTURE
InCHIP Lecture Series
Thursday, December 11, 12:30 PM, virtual
Health Equity and Social Justice Approaches to the Prevention and Treatment of HIV and Other Infectious Diseases, Jaimie Meyer, MD, MS, FACP, Yale School of Medicine
The InCHIP Lecture Series brings leaders in social and behavioral health research from diverse academic fields to the University of Connecticut. The series provides an invaluable forum for researchers – at InCHIP, throughout the UConn community and beyond – to learn about late-breaking findings, to identify emerging trends in health research, and to spark collaborations. For more information and to register for the lecture, visit their lecture series page here.
In August 2025 the UConn Health GS DEI Committee hosted U Belong at UConn, a Grad School wide community building event.
