Past Events

2021

CDAC Distinguished Speaker Series: Andrea G. Parker, Georgia Tech, Trends & Implications of COVID-19 Information Exposure Amongst Vulnerable Populations

11:00 am–12:00 pm Online

Join us for an exciting lecture from Andrea G. Parker, Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech.

Tuesday, February 16, 2020 11:00 am CT (public livestream and Zoom for registered attendees)

Feb 16
Picture A Scientist movie poster, with illustrations of female scientists at work, with the text UChicago can stream through Thursday, Feb 18

Picture A Scientist Screening

Through February 18, 2021 Online

Register to watch the feature-length documentary film Picture a Scientist, which leads viewers on a journey deep into a group of women scientists’ own experiences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. You’ll receive a link to the film enabling you to watch it online at any time February 12 - 18.

Topics

EDI

Feb 15
Black History Month PSD 2020 on a blue background with a gold border

Black History Month: GRIT and PSD Student Panel

1:00–2:00 pm Online

To commemorate Black History Month in February, the PSD invites all community members to virtually attend an online panel of students sharing their thoughts on navigating and succeeding in STEM as members of historically underrepresented groups.

Topics

HeritageMonth, EDI

Feb 9

CDAC Distinguished Speaker Series: Brian Christian, Journalist/Author, The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values

3:00–4:00 pm Online

Join us for an exciting lecture from Brian Christian, author of The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values.

Monday, February 8, 2020 3:00pm CT (public livestream and Zoom for registered attendees)

Feb 8

Celebration of Remembrance for Kimberly Mormann

4:30–5:30 pm Zoom. Register by clicking for event details.

We invite you to attend a virtual Celebration of Remembrance for Kimberly Mormann (1979-2020) on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 4:30 PM.

Feb 3
John Carlstrom

From Vassar to the Cosmos: A Conversation with Astrophysicist John Carlstrom ’81

8:00–9:15 pm VIrtual Fireside Chat

The Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) presents “From Vassar to the Cosmos: A Conversation with MacArthur ‘Genius’ Astrophysicist John Carlstrom ’81,” a virtual fireside chat with 2020 Alumnae/i Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, January 21, 2021, 8:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., via Zoom.

Jan 21

CDAC Distinguished Speaker Series: Mukund Sundararajan, Google, Using Attribution to Understand Deep Neural Networks

3:00–4:00 pm Online

Join us for an exciting lecture from Mukund Sundararajan, Principal Research Scientist/Director, Google
Monday, February 1, 2020 3:00pm CT (public livestream and Zoom for registered attendees)

Using Attribution to Understand Deep Neural Networks

Jan 1

2020

Translating lessons on remote and hybrid teaching to the Winter Quarter: A faculty panel for STEM disciplines

2:30–4:00 pm Zoom webinar

A panel of faculty and instructors from various STEM disciplines will share their reflections on teaching approaches, leading into an open discussion.

Topics

teaching, STEM, panel

Dec 10

Civic Data and Technology Clinic Showcase

1:00–2:00 pm Zoom

In this webinar, hear from students, faculty, and researchers about their work with FracTracker Alliance, Inclusive Development International, and Hohonu.

Lightning talks will feature an application to track palm oil deforestation, a system for informing the public on oil and gas industry effects on local air quality, and a data-driven dashboard for predicting water level changes across the country

Topics

CDAC

Dec 10