The University of Illinois Archives’ monthly Women in Science Lecture Series features speakers from across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s diverse and multidisciplinary scientific enterprise. The lecture series seeks to highlight the important innovations and contributions of women in the sciences at the University of Illinois, and center the importance of documenting women scientists and engineers to create a diverse and inclusive archival record. This lecture series will take place both in person at the University Archives and over Zoom on the second Thursday of every month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (please note that some lectures may take place on a different day of the week based on schedules).
Speaker: Vivian Cheng
School of Integrative Biology graduate student Vivian Cheng will discuss her research using genetics, ancient DNA, and historical archives to understand the effects of climate change and colonialism on narwhals.