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Image of the week

Posted on January 14, 2019January 11, 2019 by Kevin Noonan

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Image of the week

Posted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 by Kevin Noonan

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2018December 21, 2018 by Kevin Noonan

Everyone have a wonderful holiday season! Posts will resume after the new year on January 2, 2018.

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Image of the week

Posted on December 24, 2018December 21, 2018 by Kevin Noonan

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Upcoming Events

Jan 23 Fulbright UK Summer Institute Information Session12:30pm
Jan 28 Financial Health Checkup5:00pm
Jan 29 Bedding Plants for Greenhouse Growers9:30am
Jan 31 Gilman Scholarship Information Session5:00pm
Feb 1 Gilman Scholarship Information Session12:30pm

Fulbright UK Summer Institute Information Session

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 420

Fulbright UK Summer Institute Information Session

The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes are three-to-four week programmes for US undergraduate students. Participants can explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK while experiencing higher education at a UK http://university.To be eligible, students must*:

Be a US citizen and possess a US passport
Have had little or no study/travel outside of the US or North America
Have a minimum GPA of 3.7
Be at least 18 years old by the start of the programme
Be able to participate in the programme in its entirety
Have at least two years of undergraduate study remaining after the Institute finishes

Contact Information: luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu

Financial Health Checkup

Monday, January 28th, 2019

05:00 PM - 06:15 PM

Other
UConn Extension--New Haven County Extension Center, 305 Skiff Street, North haven

The UConn ExtensionâNew Haven County Extension Center located at 305 Skiff Street in North Haven will be the location for this workshop on two different dates at different times: Monday, January 28 from 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm and Wednesday, February 6 from 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm. The workshop is free, but pre-registration is REQUIRED. Call 203.407.3161 or write newhaven@uconn.edu. The Financial Health Checkup is sponsored by UConn Extension and the Connecticut Saves Campaign.

Contact Information: New Haven County Extension Center, 203.407.3161, newhaven@uconn.edu

Bedding Plants for Greenhouse Growers

Tuesday, January 29th, 2019

09:30 AM - 02:30 PM

Other
Litchfield County Extension Center, Torrington

UConn Extension offers Bedding Plant Program for Greenhouse Growers

Get the latest information on insect and disease management, proper watering techniques and mixing pesticide formulations and network with fellow growers. This educational program will feature the following topics of interest to those who produce spring ornamental crops in the greenhouse:

Â· Watering: Air and Water Balance in the Root-Zone
Rosa Raudales, Greenhouse Extension Specialist, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Â· Root Rots, Mildews, and Blights
Dr. Yonghao Li, CT Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT
Â· Update on Managing Insects and Mites
Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator, UConn Extension, Torrington, CT
Â· Pesticide Formulations
Candace Bartholomew, Pesticide Safety Educator, UConn Extension

For your convenience, this program will be offered in two separate locations.

Â· January 29th, this program will be offered from 9:30 to 2:30 at the Litchfield County Extension Center at 843 University Drive in Torrington, CT.
Â· February 14th, this program will be offered from 9:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Tolland County Extension Office at 24 Hyde Avenue in Vernon, CT.

Four Pesticide recertification credits available

Handouts, lunch and beverages will be included in your registration fee of $25.00.

Please make checks payable to the University of Connecticut and send to Litchfield County Extension Center, 843 University Drive, Torrington, CT 06790. No credit card payments accepted.

For more information, contact Leanne Pundt, at 860.626.6855 or email: leanne.pundt@uconn.edu Click here to view program brochure and registration form.

The University of Connecticut is an equal opportunity program provider and employer.

Contact Information: Leanne.Pundt@uconn.edu

Gilman Scholarship Information Session

Thursday, January 31st, 2019

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Storrs Campus
MCHU 106

The U.S. Department of Stateâs Benjamin
A. Gilman International Scholarship enables
students to study or intern abroad, providing
them with critical skills to succeed in the 21st
century workforce. The Gilman Program
aims to diversify the kinds of students who
study and intern abroad and the countries and
regions where they go by providing grants of
up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students
of limited financial means to participate in
credit-bearing study abroad or international
internship programs.

Contact Information: luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu

Gilman Scholarship Information Session

Friday, February 1st, 2019

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Rowe 132

Contact Information: luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu

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