Past Events

2022

PSD Dean Angela Olinto with Logo for Hispanic Latinx Resource Group of UChicago

HLX Group: A Day in the Life with Angela Olinto

12:00–1:00 pm Online

The UChicago Hispanic LatinX (HLX) Resource Group is hosting “A Day in the Life” — a lunchtime conversation with PSD Dean Angela Olinto, who is from Brazil.

Topics

PSD

Apr 22

Symposium for Teaching with Technology

Through April 21, 2022 online

From 1-5:30 PM each day, view presentations and discussions by faculty and instructors about the ways in which they are integrating technology into their teaching.  They will share how they are engaging with students in new ways both online and in the classroom.

Apr 20
World Quantum Day 2022 logo against a swirling blue background

World Quantum Day with Assoc. Prof. Diana Franklin

4:00–5:00 pm Online

As part of World Quantum Day, Associate Prof. Diana Franklin, Dept. of Computer Science, will join a live webinar to discuss “What is Quantum Science and Why Should I Care?” intended for students and the general public.

Topics

quantum, computer science

Apr 14

Women's History Month 2022 Panel & Reception for Students

5:00 pm Eckhardt Research Center

Women’s History Month 2022 panel & reception for students, featuring Angela Olinto, Dean of the PSD, UChicago, Teri Odom, Chair of Chemistry, Northwestern, and Ali Vanderveld, Senior Staff Data Scientist, Wayfair

Topics

Students, EDI

Mar 28

IMSI Workshop: The Mathematics of Soft Matter

Through March 4, 2022 Online

The UChicago Institute on Mathematical and Statistical Innovation is hosting the workshop The Mathematics of Soft Matter: Dynamic and Structure. This workshop will bring together mathematicians, computational and theoretical chemists and chemical engineers, and experimental scientists to identify critical topical areas that intersect mathematics and the physics and chemistry of soft matter.

Feb 28
Image of MLK against maroon background, featuring a microphone on a stand and text announcing an MLK Reflection Station on February 22 at noon

MLK Reflection Station

12:00–1:00 pm Online

PSD students are invited to reflect on the campus-wide MLK Celebration keynote messages at a gathering the next day via Zoom.

Topics

Students, MLK, EDI

Feb 22

IMSI Workshop: Multiscale Microbial Communities

Through February 24, 2022 Online

The UChicago Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation is hosting the workshop Multiscale Microbial Communities: Dynamical Models, Ecology, and One Health. This conference aims to bring together experts in ecology, microbial genomics, population evolution, dynamical modeling and high throughput data science to share the current state of knowledge and catalyze new interactions across biology, computational, and mathematical sciences.

Feb 21

Campus MLK Celebration

6:00–7:00 pm Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

Event has been rescheduled.
Times to be confirmed.

The University of Chicago’s 32nd annual MLK Commemoration Celebration will take place on Monday, February 21, 2022 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, the site of one of Dr. King’s first major speeches in Chicago. We will also be offering a livestream.

Topics

MLK

Feb 21
Cheng Chin

Physics Colloquium with Cheng Chin

3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Prof. Cheng Chin, UChicago Physics, presents the colloquium, “Quantum Simulation of Lattice Gauge Fields.”

Topics

Physics

Feb 17

IMSI Workshop: Private AI

Through February 11, 2022 Online

The UChicago Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation is hosting the workshop Private AI: Machine Learning on Encrypted Data. The workshop will bring together researchers from the fields of cryptography, security, machine learning, programming languages and domain experts from biomedicine, health and finance.

Feb 7