2021
Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic: Climate Driven Design for the Livable City
5:30–6:30 pm Online
Physics & Contemporary Architecture Guest Lecture Series Spring ‘21
The University of Chicago Physics Profs. Sid Nagel and Heinrich Jaeger invite the public to the 8 lectures of the course PHSC11800 Physics & Contemporary Architecture, featuring a top flight of architects and structural engineers discussing contemporary structures and their relationship to physics. All lectures take place on Thursdays at 5:30pm CST and they will be presented online as live video conferences.
Pursuing a meaningful green career
11:00 am–12:00 pm Online
Finding a career that’s more than a bottom line can ask you to approach your internship and job search in a different way. If you want to pursue a career at an organization that considers a triple bottom line – social, environmental, and financial – this is the event for you. At this session we’ll consider what it means to put your values into action beyond just this week. This workshop will also help you consider some key questions around experience, skills, compensation, direction, and more.
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James Carpenter: The Structure of Transparency
5:30–6:30 pm Online
Physics & Contemporary Architecture Guest Lecture Series Spring ‘21
The University of Chicago Physics Profs. Sid Nagel and Heinrich Jaeger invite the public to the 8 lectures of the course PHSC11800 Physics & Contemporary Architecture, featuring a top flight of architects and structural engineers discussing contemporary structures and their relationship to physics. All lectures take place on Thursdays at 5:30pm CST and they will be presented online as live video conferences.
DeepTechU venture conference
Through April 22, 2021 Online
The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of DeepTechU, a venture conference showcasing deep tech innovation and 48 investor-ready companies from universities and national labs. The virtual conference will take place April 20-22, 2021, and feature quick pitches as well as discussions with industry experts and entrepreneurs. PSD start-ups will be presenting.
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Ryerson Lecture with Prof. Neil Shubin
5:00–6:00 pm Online
Prof. Neil Shubin, a pioneering University of Chicago paleontologist and evolutionary biologist and bestselling author, has been selected to give this year’s Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture. Shubin, who discovered ‘missing link’ between fish and land animals, will speak about “Your Inner Fish.”
COVID-19 Vaccines: Understanding the science and beyond
1:00–2:30 pm Online
This panel will bring together members of the University and the broader Hyde Park community to facilitate exchange of information and address concerns. We will ask and answer vaccine-related questions in a manner that is accessible to both scientific and non-scientific audiences. We will go beyond the hard science to address the larger social issues concerning the pandemic and vaccine rollout including bioethics, influences of politics and public opinion on health behavior, and medical mistrust and vaccine hesitancy. We hope to arrive at meaningful actions to address the racial and socio-economic inequities that have only been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Earth Week stewardship: campus and community hands-on clean up
All day Cancelled
Earth Week stewardship: All UChicago members are invited to a campus and community hands-on litter clean up. Complimentary tools, gloves, supplies provided so you can join the stewardship effort to clean up campus, the Midway, and surrounding parks. Supply Pick Up will take place outside of Harper Memorial Library, 9–11 AM.
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ENERGY STAR Benchmarking with James Novack: A Chicago Studies Data in Dialogue session
4:10–5:10 pm Online
Part of Earth Week 2021, join Chicago Studies and Environmental Frontiers for a one hour Data in Dialogue session with the University of Chicago’s Facilities Services Data Analyst, James Novack. During this interactive conversation, students and staff alike will have the opportunity to directly experience a deep dive into the ENERGY STAR data portal, take a look at how the University’s environmental impact is displayed within the campus’ energy use benchmarking, and speak with James concerning questions about the aforementioned topic.
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Erleen Hatfield: Physics of Long-Span Structures
5:30–6:30 pm Online
Physics & Contemporary Architecture Guest Lecture Series Spring ‘21
The University of Chicago Physics Profs. Sid Nagel and Heinrich Jaeger invite the public to the 8 lectures of the course PHSC11800 Physics & Contemporary Architecture, featuring a top flight of architects and structural engineers discussing contemporary structures and their relationship to physics. All lectures take place on Thursdays at 5:30pm CST and they will be presented online as live video conferences.
Richard Talaske: Architectural Acoustic Design
5:30–6:30 pm Online
Physics & Contemporary Architecture Guest Lecture Series Spring ‘21
The University of Chicago Physics Profs. Sid Nagel and Heinrich Jaeger invite the public to the 8 lectures of the course PHSC11800 Physics & Contemporary Architecture, featuring a top flight of architects and structural engineers discussing contemporary structures and their relationship to physics. All lectures take place on Thursdays at 5:30pm CST and they will be presented online as live video conferences.