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Welcome to the Genomics and Molecular Epidemiology Research (GaMER) lab in the Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science of University of Connecticut.

We use an interdisciplinary combination of high-throughput genome sequencing, computational biology, phylogenetic analysis, and traditional molecular biology and virology. We hope that, through our research, we can better understand the genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics of rapidly mutating viruses in animals.

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David`s new publication. Congratulations!
Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (H5N2) Viruses, Dominican Republic Authors David H Chung, Dejelia R Gomez, Julia M Vargas, Belkis L Amador, Mia K Torchetti, Mary L Killian, David E Swayne, Dong-Hun Lee Publication date 2020/12 Journal Emerging infectious diseases Description Low pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N2) virus was detected in poultry in the Dominican Republic in […]

David`s new paper. Congratulations!
Evolution of H9N2 avian influenza viruses in Iran, 2017–2019 Authors Mohsen Bashashati, David H Chung, Mohammad Hossein Fallah Mehrabadi, Dong‐Hun Lee Publication date 2020/12/1 Journal Transboundary and Emerging Diseases Description Since its first detection in 1998, avian influenza virus (AIV) subtype H9N2 has been enzootic in Iran. To better understand the evolutionary history of H9N2 […]

Sol Jeong`s new paper. Congratulations!
Introduction of avian influenza A (H6N5) virus into Asia from North America by wild birds Authors Sol Jeong, Dong-Hun Lee, Yu-Jin Kim, Sun-Hak Lee, Andrew Y Cho, Jin-Yong Noh, Erdene-Ochir Tseren-Ochir, Jei-Hyun Jeong, Chang-Seon Song Publication date 2019/11 Journal Emerging infectious diseases Description An avian influenza A (H6N5) virus with all 8 segments of North […]

7/23 Truth 2021 Conference

Truth 2021 Conference

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Other
online

TRUTH 2021, an online conference on the nature and value of truth, will be held from 19 July 2021 through 30 July 2021. The conference will be hosted by the Virtual International Consortium for Truth Research, sponsored by the Future of Truth project at the University of Connecticut, the University of Alabama, and the University of Waikato.

The conference is free and open to everyone with an interest in philosophy, especially those with an interest in theories of truth, history of analytic philosophy, and philosophical logic. The conference will take place online via Zoom. Anyone who would like to attend should register for the conference at https://forms.gle/ikD3QzbD3ypmg8o66 preferably before 16 July 2021, so that details about the Zoom link may be sent to you before the start of the conference. You can also email VICTRgroup@gmail.com

Contact Information: VICTRgroup@gmail.com
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7/23 #ArtIsEverywhere Photo Challenge

#ArtIsEverywhere Photo Challenge

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Other
Wherever you are

See details about the sculpture photo challenge here: https://benton.uconn.edu/artiseverywhere-photo-challenge/

Contact Information: benton@uconn.edu
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7/23 Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense Of Sahil Luthra

Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense Of Sahil Luthra

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Virtual

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Talker-Specific Influences on Speech Perception

Field of Study: Language and Cognition

Contact Information: Emily Myers, emily.myers@uconn.edu / Jim Magnuson, james.maguson@uconn.edu
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7/23 Dissertation Defense For Selam Esayas Negatu

Dissertation Defense For Selam Esayas Negatu

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Other
WebEx

Clapping with One Hand: Conceptualizing Female Headship and Intersecting Inequalities in Farming in Ethiopia

Selam Esayas Negatu
Dissertation Defense
Friday, July 23, 2021
Via WebEx at 10:00 am -12:00 pm

Committee Members:
Dr. Elizabeth Holzer (Chair)
Dr. Manisha Desai
Dr. Bandana Purkayastha
Dr. Nancy Naples
Dr. Mary Bernstein

What most development stakeholders and governments consider female-headed households have been used to denote a homogenous category of women. In reality, female-headed households represent a heterogeneous and dynamic group of women with varying experiences and resources. In this study, I used ethnographic observation and semi-structured interviews to examine this diversity and characteristics of female-headed households and people’s subjective understanding of female headship to identify interpretive factors that bolster or hinder the equitable access and distribution of agricultural resources and interventions in two farming communities in Dangishta and Gayta, Ethiopia. The finding of this study shows that female headship is primarily understood in relation to the marital status of women including those that are divorced or widowed. Intersecting factors such as the age of female heads, educational background and the presence or absence of male children also serve to determine varying access to resources and cultivation of crops. Difference in adaption to challenges in farming is reflected in the diversity among female-headed households as well. Female-headed households that have adult sons have a far better chance to access and utilize productive resources and cultivate field plots than female-headed households without sons. One of the differentiating criteria that set female-headed households apart from male-headed households is ox-ploughing, which created obstacles for cultivating field plots independently. As a male-centric practice ox-ploughing continues to be dominated by men and women’s inability to participate in this key aspect of the production process serves to construct what it means to be a “farmer” and by implication a female head of household. Further, it also restricts their access and use of scarce resources like high-value seeds. Female heads were found to be excluded from the decision-making process of limu seed distribution, which is mainly undertaken by male development group leaders and was allocated fewer shares of the variety. Implementation of such practices was explained as a necessary measure because female-headed households who mostly own smaller portions of land do not cultivate field plots and thus cannot use limu seed for its intended purpose. Thus, this study shows what way women can better benefit from agricultural interventions and what resources and changes are required to achieve this objective.

Contact Information: Dr. Elizabeth Holzer (elizabeth.holzer@uconn.edu) for WebEx link
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7/23 Doctoral Oral Defense Of Selam Esayas Negatu

Doctoral Oral Defense Of Selam Esayas Negatu

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Manchester Hall

Clapping with One Hand: Conceptualizing Female Headship and Intersecting Inequalities in Farming in Ethiopia

Department of Sociology

Contact Information: Elizabeth Holzer , elizabeth.holzer@uconn.edu
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7/23 Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Crystal Hayes

Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Crystal Hayes

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Other
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m8f87381a2f213736d45cbf529631978d

What to Expect When You're Expecting and Incarcerated: A Critical Phenomenological Study of the Pregnancy and Childbirth Experiences of Incarcerated Black Women

Contact Information: crystal.hayes@uconn.edu
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7/23 Personal Finance Workshop

Personal Finance Workshop

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Other
via Zoom

Email UConnBusinessProfessionals@gmail.com for the link!

Contact Information: heather.monroe@uconn.edu
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7/23 CPT/Pre-Completion OPT Workshop

CPT/Pre-Completion OPT Workshop

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Other
Online

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.

How to join:

Meeting link:
https://uconnvtc.webex.com/uconnvtc/j.php?MTID=mf2e3d6dba3a9f1f1396c6d9d7db54aed

Meeting number:
120 018 6997

Password:
CPT2021

Contact Information: international@uconn.edu
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7/23 REU Seminar: Emmy Noether, Symmetry And The Calculus Of Variations - Masha Gordina, UConn

REU Seminar: Emmy Noether, Symmetry And The Calculus Of Variations - Masha Gordina, UConn

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Other
online - webex

https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m0899a312a836b50b311063569a5c6bd4

Contact Information: luke.rogers@uconn.edu
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