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ENGL 2407-005: The Short Story

Posted on October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 by Jaclyn Chancey

Instructor: Katharine Capshaw

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 2011

This survey of the short story will analyze its central features (plot, point of view, characterization, setting, theme, and symbol). The second half of the course will include attention to Edwidge Danticat, a contemporary major writer. Our goal is to understand our own engagement with stories. Why do we like what we like? Why do some stories make us cringe? Why do others transport us emotionally or intellectually? How do stories build whole worlds in such limited space? In analyzing the approaches that generate our responses, we’ll examine diction, structure, tone, imagery, patterns, beginnings, and conclusions. Our readings are structured through particular ideas that writers pursue – ideas about love, war, childhood, loss, and the strange and surprising human condition.

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ENGL 2101-001: British Literature II

Posted on October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 by Jaclyn Chancey

Instructor: Jonathan Hufstader

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 2011

An overview of British literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: the literary movements known as Romanticism, the Victorians (there is no such thing as Victorianism), followed in the twentieth century by the Modernists and then, for want of a better term, the Post-Modernists. We will read, in an Anthology, major works of poetry, prose (essays and short stories), and drama. The class will be conducted as a discussion. Two essays, a mid-term and final.

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Rowe Researcher: Self-Healing Double Network Hydrogels

Posted on September 22, 2015October 8, 2015 by Hoffmann, Jessamy

Self-Healing Double Network Hydrogels

March 2013-2016

Investigators: Dr. Thomas Seery & Omar Allam, UConn Chemistry and Institute of Material Science (IMS), and the Jin Group, Chemistry Department at Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Hydrogels are gels in which the polymer chains that constitute them are hydrophilic and thus readily absorb water. Theoretically, hydrogels have a wide array of applications, however, they display poor mechanical properties, which limit their use. My research aims at i) synthesizing hydrogels with a unique double network structure in order to improve their mechanical properties (in particular, their toughness) and ii) characterizing the physical properties of these new hydrogels to determine their suitability for possible biomedical applications. If this new structure for hydrogels exhibits superior mechanical properties, it will provide an opportunity to test possible applications such as artificial cartilage, contact lenses, and scaffolds for delivering medicine.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Akua Owusu

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Akua Owusu is originally from Ghana, where she attended Wesley Girls’ High School. She has just finished her sophomore year of college at the UConn Waterbury campus, where she received the Wendell Hoang Award for excellence in Organic Chemistry, of which she is very proud. A molecular and cell biology major, Akua is looking forward to a career in cardiology. She has shadowed in an emergency department and works as a CNA in hospitals, nursing homes, and adult living communities. In 2012 she had the opportunity to observe brain surgery at KATH Hospital in Ghana. When Akua isn’t working or shadowing, she enjoys spending time with her family.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Sarah Ollayos

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Sarah Ollayos is from Southbury, CT, where she graduated from Pomperaug Regional High School. She has dedicated herself to living a healthy lifestyle and as such has participated in numerous road races and works in a fitness center. She is a nutritional sciences major and will be applying to the didactic program this year.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Maame Obeng

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Maame Obeng is a nursing major with an interest in establishing a community based clinic or hospital. Her experiences as a CNA, a certification she has held since her senior year of high school, are what made her decide that nursing was definitely for her. She has volunteered at the Hospital of Central Connecticut for two years and has also been a part of the Hunger and Homelessness Project (a subgroup of UConn PIRG). Maame is originally from Ghana but lives in New Britain, CT, where she graduated from New Britain High School. She enjoys trying new workouts with friends and hopes to study abroad in Europe before graduation.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Sara Hasan

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Sara Hasan is a psychology major from West Hartford, CT, though her parents are from Pakistan. A graduate of Hall High School, Sara is on a pre-med track and has had the opportunity to take part in several HCOP programs, including Junior Doctors Academy, High School Student Research Apprentice Program, Pre-College Enrichment Program, College Enrichment Program, and Summer Research Fellowship Program. She has also shadowed doctors in areas ranging from neurosurgery to endocrinology. At UConn she’s a member of the Medical Humanitarian Society and Kids and UConn Bridging Education (KUBE), where she enjoys mentoring young students.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Michael Gonzalez

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Michael Gonzalez is an athletic training major who enjoys being a practice player for the UConn women’s basketball team. He is currently doing a clinical rotation with the UConn football team, assisting with rehab, taping and bracing, and field set up, and working the sideline on game days. He has trained at the Ray Reid Soccer Camp, where he assisted in evaluation of injuries and administered first aid. Michael is from Miami, FL, but is a graduate of Hamden High School.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Elena Carrington

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Elena Carrington is a molecular and cell biology major from Wolcott, CT. A graduate of Chase Collegiate School, Elena has spent eight years volunteering for Connecticut Mission of Mercy and has assisted dentists and dental students while volunteering for Special Olympics. Elena also loves ballet and spent time this summer in New York dancing at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Christian Caceres

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Christian Caceres is from Essex, CT, where he graduated from Valley Regional High School, though both his parents hail from Colombia. He is working on a dual BS/MS degree in nutritional sciences, and biochemical and molecular nutrition respectively. His career interests center on electrophysiology and cardiothoracic surgery, both of which he has learned about through time spent with doctors at the Jim Calhoun Cardiology Clinic at UConn Health. He has shadowed at Shoreline Medical Center for several years in the emergency department where he has seen lives saved and lives lost, which has only further impassioned him to pursue a career in medicine. He enjoys educating and mentoring others and will be serving as a tutor for SSS this year.