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Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
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Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
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Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
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.
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
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Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
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How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
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Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Running all Week:
Library Tabling | 11 am - 3 pm | Homer Babbidge Library Plaza Level
The library staff are offering chocolate, swag, tea, and hot chocolate. Students can make their own buttons with the library's button making machine as well as make their own zines! The Holistic Huskies will be offering mindful maps, resources, information, and swag as a part of our suicide prevention week tabling activities. The library will be tabling all week.
Sunday 9/13
Paint the Spirit Rock! | 12 pm
hosted by Active Minds
Kick off the week with a message of hope and solidarity at the rock!
Monday 9/14
An Evening with Chamique Holdsclaw | 7 pm | SU Theatre
Join SUBOG for a special event with mental health advocate, and former basketball player, Chamique Holdsclaw.
Let's Talk | 10:30 am - 11:45 am | Rowe Center Room 305
hosted by SHaW
Let's Talk | 2 pm - 3 pm | SHaW- Hilda May Williams
hosted by SHaW
Tuesday 9/15
Holistic Huskies Mindfulness Drop Ins | 1 pm - 3 pm | Homer Babbidge Library room 1131
Kicking off during Suicide Prevention Week, join SHaW Health Promotion and the Homer Babbidge Librarians on Tuesdays for a mindful wellness break in HBL Rm 1131 between 1pm and 3pm, starting Sept 15th. Take a break, grab a Mindful Map, earn a stamp, and learn to practice mindfulness all in an environment designed for relaxation! Mindfulness acts as a powerful buffer for our mental health by helping us catch and stop overwhelming thoughts before they turn into a full-blown mental health crisis. By practicing present-moment awareness, managing our emotions, and learning to sit with our feelings without judging them, we can significantly reduce college-related stress, constant overthinking, and the feeling that we are a burden to others. Start a new health habit today and join us when you can to keep building on your practice!
Let's Talk | 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm | Wilbur Cross room 110
hosted by SHaW
Let's Talk | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Student Union- Asian American Culture Center
hosted by SHaW
Food is Love | 6 pm | Student Union- Asian American Culture Center room 431
Belonging is an important factor for Asian and Asian American college students when it comes to suicide prevention. In many cultures, food is a love language. Join us to share feel-good memories and stories about meals that foster love and belonging.
Wednesday 9/16
Student Health and Wellness Fair | 10 am - 2 pm | Student Union Lawn
Let's Talk Online | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online- Call 860-486-4700
hosted by SHaW
Field of Memories | 4 pm | Student Union Lawn/Fairfield Way
hosted by Student Health and Wellness and UConn Active Minds
1100 flags will be placed on the lawn on Fairfield Way, each representing the average number of U.S. college who die by suicide. The flags are intended to raise awareness, honor those lost, share messages of hope and support and promote mental health and well-being. Hosted by UConn Active Minds.
Stomp Out the Stigma Walk | 5 pm | Fairfield Way
hosted by UConn Active Minds
Thursday 9/17
Let's Talk | 9 am - 10:30 am |Student Union Room 410
hosted by SHaW
Let's Talk | 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm | Student Union Rainbow Center
hosted by SHaW
Friday 9/18
Let's Talk | 11 am - 12 pm |SHaW- Arjona 4th floor
hosted by SHaW
Let's Talk | 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm | Center for International Students and Scholars
hosted by SHaW
WHEN: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
WHERE: Student Union Lawn
(Rain location: Wilbur Cross Building in the North Reading Room)
UConn is proud to be partnering with The Hartford and Active Minds (activeminds.org), the nation’s leading nonprofit working to change the culture around mental health, to bring Send Silence Packing. This event is an exhibit that inspires action around suicide by sending the message that you are not alone, help is available, and we each play a critical role in changing the culture around mental health.
Send Silence Packing is an interactive virtual experience that shares powerful audio stories and engaging, action-oriented ideas for how to promote mental health in our community.
The event will be held on the Student Union Lawn. If we face inclement weather, the exhibit will be moved to the Wilbur Cross Building in the North Reading Room.
Looking to participate in an impactful event?! We are seeking volunteers to help set up and breakdown the exhibit and to help students navigate throughout the exhibit. For those interested in volunteering, please sign up below!