FOI #24-577 (12-19-24, 5:13 pm) - Subject - Research

Name - Zoe Griffiths

Affiliation - Animal Partisan

Dear Public Records Officer,

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting copies of
public records as follows:

• A log of public records requests submitted to the University of Connecticut - Storrs, dated
between January 1st, 2018 and December 19th, 2024, including the date that the
request was submitted, a description of the request, and the status (denied, granted,
closed by requester, etc.) of the request in an electronic format.

• Annual reports submitted by the University of Connecticut - Storrs, to the Association for
Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), dated
between January 1st, 2018 and December 19th, 2024.

If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will
exceed $50. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of
the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s
understanding of the role that record requests play in the public university system. This
information is not being sought for commercial purposes.

If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the
refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under
the law.

Thank you for considering my request. If you have any questions on this request, please contact
me at zgriffiths@animalpartisan.org. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this matter.

Zoe Griffiths
Research & Operations Associate
Animal Partisan
zgriffiths@animalpartisan.org

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FOI #24-576 (12-19-24, 1:28 pm) - Subject - Emails From Angela Weeks

Name - Megan Brock

Affiliation - Daily Caller News Foundation

All email communication records (incl. attachments, URL links and electronic database links) sent or received by Angela Weeks, to and/or from any or all of the following: cbellonci@jbcc.harvard.edu and/or nramos@mednet.ucla.edu, from January 1, 2023 to July 1, 2023.
I am requesting records containing any or all of the following keywords or phrases: “Affirm” “affirming” “LGBTQ+” “LGBTQIA+” “LGBTQI+” “LGBT” “LGBTQIA2S+” “ACF” “Administration for Children and Families” “HHS” “child welfare” “AAP” “WPATH” “rejection” “rejecting” “abuse” “abusive” “parents” “parental” “SOGI” “SOGIE” “Acceptance” “Accepting” “accept” “Children’s Bureau” “Gender Affirming” “puberty blockers” "AACAP" "Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Issues" "SOGIIC"

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FOI #24-575 (12-19-24, 10:51 am) - Subject - Emails From Angela Weeks

Name - Megan Brock

Affiliation - Daily Caller News Foundation

All email and/or electronic communication records (incl. attachments, URL links and electronic database links) sent or received by Angela Weeks, to and/or from any or all of the following: Catherine Heath (catherine.heath@acf.hhs.gov), (liliana.chakrabarti@acf.hhs.gov), Julia Kruse (Julia.Kruse@acf.hhs.gov), and Vida Khavar (vkhavar@familybuilders.org), from April 1, 2024, to December 1, 2024.

I am requesting records containing any or all of the following keywords or phrases: “Affirm” “affirming” “LGBTQ+” “LGBTQIA+” “LGBTQI+” “LGBT” “LGBTQIA2S+” “ACF” “Administration for Children and Families” “HHS” “Young People” “ASPE” “webinar” “child welfare” “Cuyahoga” “Foster” “religious” “rejection” “rejecting” “abuse” “abusive” “parents” “parental” “SOGI” “SOGIE” “Acceptance” “Accepting” “accept” “Children’s Bureau” “Kinship”

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FOI #24-574 (12-19-24, 10:51 am) - Subject - Contracts

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

I request detailed information on all contracts between the University of Connecticut and the State of Israel, Raytheon and/or RTX, Sikorsky, or Lockheed Martin.

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FOI #24-573 (12-19-24, 10:51 am) - Subject - Email Exchanges

Name - Student Student

Affiliation - UConn

I request all email exchanges to and from Lewis Gordon (lewis.gordon@uconn.edu), Lynne Terrell (lynne.tirrell@uconn.edu), Nelson Maldonado-Torres (nelson.maldonado_torres@uconn.edu), Alenies Rodriguez (alenies.rodriguez@uconn.edu) including the following terms:

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FOI #24-572 (12-18-24, 7:56 pm) - Subject - Reviews of Zongjie Wang

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

I request the results of all investigations and/or reviews regarding Prof. Zongjie Wang completed by the Office of University Compliance from 06/01/2024 to the date the university performs a search for responsive records.

I also request any and all records, reports, and documents related to investigations of Prof. Zongjie Wang, and any that are released to other requesters regarding the topic under the FOI Act.

Thank you for your time.

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FOI #24-571 (12-18-24, 9:48 am) - Subject - Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Name - kerry Soropoulos

Affiliation -

Please send 1) the grant proposal and 2) the progress reports for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute "Driving Change" grant to University of Connecticut. (See: https://www.hhmi.org/programs/driving-change).

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FOI #24-570 - Subject - FOI Request

Name - Cynthia Barlow

Affiliation - Public Defenders Office

Any and all copies of the investigation report and or notes acted upon by the U.C.O.N.N. I.T.S.

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FOI #24-569 (12-17-24, 11:59 am) - Subject - Athletic department employee outside income disclosures

Name - Daniel Libit

Affiliation - Sportico

Copies of the annual, NCAA-mandated outside income disclosure reports for senior associate athletics director Deena Casiero since Jan. 1, 2024.

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FOI #24-568 (12-16-24, 12:40 pm) - Subject - HVAC System at Werth Residence Hall

Name - Raymond Garcia

Affiliation - Counsel for KBE

At all times relevant hereto, the “Project” to which this request relates is the Werth Residence Hall, constructed by KBE Building Corporation (KBE) under a design build contract with UConn.
1. Provide the documentation provided to prospective bidders which defined the HVAC system for the proposed dormitory (suggested design).
2. Provide the information that supports the suggested HVAC system before the prospective bidders submitted proposals.
3. Provide the documentation that exists demonstrating that UConn’s design consultants reviewed the proposed HVAC design prior to approval after submission of the proposed design for the Project and or compared it to the suggested design.
4. Provide all documents recording the changes, modifications, alterations or adjustments to the HVAC system made after the Project was taken over from KBE.
5. Provide all records of complaints about the HVAC system and any mold or other deleterious conditions which the proposed work is intended to remediate.
6. Provide documentation indicating when the conditions were first reported and subsequently tracked.
7. Provide all maintenance records regarding the HVAC system from and after the date upon which UConn took over the operation of the HVAC system from KBE to date of this request.
8. Provide all records of the use of the rooms complied and or retained by the University after taking the Project over from KBE to date of this request. Include specifically complaints made by occupants and any record of work performed to address the complaints.
9. Provide any and all records of atmospheric conditions and weather upon which the University or its consultants relied in preparing the Van Zelm report, any report or recommendations provided by WSJ and based upon which any of UConn’s consultants based their recommendations for corrective work.
10. Provide all records of use of the rooms of the Project from and after the date UConn took the building over from KBE.
11. Provide all records of the consideration and or analysis of the proposed remediation plan and alternates considered by UConn.
12. Please provide the information requested in the letter dated October 3, 2024 From KBE to Mr. Vollaro,

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