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Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
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Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
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Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
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Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
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Typically, it contains:
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User demographics (location, language, device)
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Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
The History Department again celebrated outstanding student achievement on Friday, April 29th in the annual History Prize Day Ceremony and Phi Alpha Theta Initiation with students, faculty, staff, donors, family and friends. With the generous support of the UConn Foundation and our donors, eighteen scholarships, prizes, and fellowships were awarded to sixteen deserving undergraduate and graduate students with remarks from faculty nominators and presenters. Eight new students were also inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society for 2016, followed by keynote address “Facts n’ Stuff: Why History Helps” given by Prof. Alexis Dudden.
Department Head Christopher Clark makes opening remarks
Prof. Christopher Clark presents the Harry J. Marks Fellowship to Erik Freeman
Prof. John Davis presents the Harry J. Marks Fellowship to Jessica Strom
Prof. Sherri Olson presents the Undergraduate History Excellence Award to Harrison Fregeau
Prof. Alexis Dudden presents the Roger N. Buckley Award to Harrison Fregeau
Prof. Cornelia Dayton presents the Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award to Kevin Finefrock
Prof. Nancy Shoemaker presents the Connecticut Celebration 350th Scholarship to Nathan Braccio
Prof. Mark Healey presents the Hugh M. Hamill Graduate Fellowship in Latin American History to Orlando Deavila
Prof. Mark Healey presents the Albert E. & Wilda E. Van Dusen Scholarship to Joreel Melendez-Badillo
Prof. Frank Costigliola presents the Andrew W. Pyper Scholarship to Gabrielle Westcott
Prof. Joel Blatt presents the Andrew W. Pyper Scholarship to Katherine Hoskin
Katherine Hoskin accepts the Andrwe W. Pyper Scholarship
Prof. Ricardo Salazar-Rey presents the Andrew W. Pyper Scholarship to Jeremy Timperanza
Prof. Joel Blatt presents the Karl Z. Trybys Undergraduate Award for Exceptional Work in Modern European History to Zachary Stack
Prof. Micki McElya presents the Bruce M. & Sondra Astor Stave Prize in Recent American History to Matthew Guariglia
Matthew Guariglia accepting the Bruce M. & Sondra Astor Stave Prize in Recent American History
Prof. Peter Zarrow presents the Abraham and Faye Astor Scholarship to Yang Zheng
Director of Graduate Studies Prof. Janet Watson begins the 2016 Phi Alpha Theta induction ceremony
The 2016 Phi Alpha Theta Inductees
The 2016 Phi Alpha Theta Inductees
Speaker Prof. Alexis Dudden giving the keynote address
Prof. Nancy Shoemaker and Nathan Braccio
Prof. Cornelia Dayton and Kevin Finefrock
Prof. Christopher Clark and Erik Freeman
Prof. John Davis and Jessica Strom
Prof. Frank Costigliola and Gabrielle Westcott
Left to right: Prof. Joel Blatt, Jeremy Timperanza, Katherine Hoskin, Prof. Sylvia Schafer, Prof. Ricardo Salazar-Rey, Zachary Stack
Prof. Joel Blatt and Zachary Stack
Prof. Joel Blatt and Katherine Hoskin
Prof. Ricardo Salazar-Rey and Jeremy Timperanza
Prof. Emeritus Bruce Stave, Sondra Astor Stave, Yang Zheng, Prof. Peter Zarrow
Prof. Micki McElya, Sondra Astor Stave, Prof. Emeritus Bruce Stave, Matthew Guariglia
Prof. Sherri Olson and Harrison Fregeau
Award winners Matthew Guariglia, Harrison Fregeau, and families
Matthew Guariglia and family
Prof. Mark Healey and Orlando Deavila
Prof. Mark Healey, Jorell Melendez-Badillo, Prof. Blanca Silvestrini
The 2016 History Prize Day Award Winners
Thomas G. Paterson Graduate Fellowship in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations: Frances Martin
Harry J. Marks Fellowship: Erik Freeman and Jessica Strom
Undergraduate History Excellence Award: Harrison Fregeau and Christopher Sacco
Roger N. Buckley Award: Harrison Fregeau
Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award: Kevin Finefrock
Hugh M. Hamill Graduate Fellowship in Latin American History: Orlando Deavila
Albert E. & Wilda E. Van Dusen Scholarship: Jorell Melendez-Badillo
Andrew W. Pyper Scholarship: Gabrielle Westcott, Katherine Hoskin, and Jeremy Timperanza
Karl Z. Trybus Undergraduate Award for Exceptional Work in Modern European History: Zachary Stack
Bruce M. & Sondra Astor Stave Prize in Recent American History: Matthew Guariglia
Abraham and Faye Astor Scholarship: Yang Zheng
Allen M. Ward Prize in Ancient History: Eric Medawar
Albert E. and Wilda E. Van Dusen Award for Undergraduate Study and Travel in the Fields of Ancient Greco-Roman History and Classical Languages: Eric Medawar
The 2016 Phi Alpha Theta Initiates
Eric J. Mooney
Donovan P. Fifield
Gregory P. DiVito, Jr.
Collin C. Anderson
Kayla W. Gervino
Lynsey Grzejszczak
Joseph A. Hutton, Jr.
Zoe R. Kaufman
Julia Garavel
Ryan E. Kogstad
Duane Yuhas
Simon T. Walker
Samuel D. Surowitz
Robert A. Stickel
John H. Kelly
