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.
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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
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Origins of Life: Tim Lyons
1:30–3:00 pm Zoom webinar
Tim Lyons from the University of California, Riverside presents “Constraining prebiotic chemistry through a better understanding of Earth’s earliest environments,” as part of the Origins of Life Speaker Series.
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"Picture a Scientist" panel discussion
11:00 am–12:15 pm
Panel discussion about the documentary “Picture a Scientist” with faculty from the PSD
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Chicago Section of American Chemical Society Willard Gibbs Award Address: Prof. Zhenan Bao
7:00–9:00 pm Register as member or guest for Zoom link
Prof. Luping Yu will introduce UChicago alum and former lab member, Prof. Zhenan Bao, for the Chicago Section of American Chemical Society Willard Gibbs Award Address, “Skin-Inspired Electronics.”
Origins of Life: John Sutherland
1:30–3:00 pm Zoom webinar
John Sutherland from the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge presents “Origins of Life Systems Chemistry,” as part of the Origins of Life Speaker Series.
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The 1st Annual Staff Awards
12:00–1:00 pm
Virtual PSD staff awards ceremony honoring 34 nominated staff members and 4 winners. Remarks by Dean Olinto and EDI Director Neli Fanning.
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Partnering to Advance AI Research & Development
2:00–4:00 pm Zoom
In part one of this two-part workshop, “Partnering to Advance AI Research & Development,” we begin with a broad focus on partnering opportunities available to advance AI research and development between the partnering institutions at University of Chicago, Fermilab, Argonne National Laboratory, and Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC). This workshop will highlight and identify opportunities for synergistic R&D among our institutions. There will be multiple Q&A opportunities to provide as much interaction as possible.
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Origins of Life: Daniel Glavin
1:30–3:00 pm Zoom webinar
Daniel Glavin from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center presents “Meteorite Delivery of Prebiotic Organics: An Inventory for the Origin of Life,” as part of the Origins of Life Speaker Series.
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Origins of Life: Jenny Bergner
1:30–3:00 pm Zoom webinar
Jenny Bergner from the University of Chicago presents “Astronomical insights on the delivery of organic building blocks to new worlds,” as part of the Origins of Life Speaker Series.