Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)
Thursday, September 19, 2024
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Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.
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Practicing Human-Centered Design isn’t only about learning the process, but adopting mindsets that are critical for problem solving. In this two-hour workshop, learners will engage in activities that foster Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Experimentation, Human-Centeredness, and Metacognition. Join us to explore and practice getting into the right mindset.
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Dr. Caidi will deliver a presentation titled Reading as Belonging: Implications for Library and Information Practice. She examines the extent to which the LIS field equips students and staff with the skills and mindset they need to work meaningfully with communities, to practice an ethics of care towards the most marginalized.
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Building upon their recent article, “What Is Information History?,” Bonnie Mak (Information Sciences) and Allen Renear (Information Sciences) introduce ways in which the humanities can engage in the critical examination of AI. Part of the “Think Again...” Event Series.
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In an era of increased awareness of diversity and inclusion, understanding hidden bias and its impact on educational institutions has become paramount. Professor Mahzarin Banaji is an experimental psychologist who has spent 35 years understanding how the mind works in social contexts. Her presentation will center on a science-based analysis of the hard questions of how to
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Shreyas is a senior physics student at UIUC. He has has worked with a few different research labs across UIUC and the NCSA, primarily working with the Illinois Relativity group and as an NCSA SPIN intern. Shreyas also had three internships in industry as a data science intern in both startups and fortune 100 companies, and is looking to establish a career in data science.
