SparkTalks | April 3, 2024
SparkTalks - April 3, 2024 Heading link
What:
Igniting the thoughts and solutions of influential UIC changemakers to inspire and create a better world.
- 15 presenters
- 3-minute talks
- 1 hour of inspiration
When:
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where:
UIC Dorin Forum (725 W Roosevelt Rd.),
GHI Meeting Rooms
This event has reached capacity and no additional RSVP’s can be accepted.
Agenda Heading link
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
Chancellor's Welcome
SparkTalks Presentations See below for a complete list of presentations! |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Light Refreshments |
Order of Presentations Heading link
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SparkTalks Presentations
- Robert Klie, PhD | Seeing Becomes Knowing: How Electron Microscopy is Defining our Atomic-Scale View of Materials
- Mary Dawn Koenig, PhD, RN, FACNM | The Irony of Iron Supplementation in Pregnancy Complicated by Inflammation
- Thomas Searles, PhD | Quantum Engineering at UIC
- Tanera Marshall, MFA | Body and Soul: Storytelling in Accents
- Michael Papka, PhD | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000: Possibility of a Quintillion Calculations
- Andrea Vaughan, PhD | Transforming Chicago: Inspiring Hope, Sharing Knowledge and Engaging Families
- Ruixuan Gao, PhD | A Biochemical Approach Towards Unlocking the Molecular Complexity of Life
- Clare Lyster, MArch | Architecture and Urban Systems
- Ian Papautsky, PhD | Microfluidics for Liquid Biopsy and Targeted Therapies
- Alexander Mankin, PhD | Antimicrobial Peptides Kill Pathogenic Bacteria Through a Uniquely Peculiar Mechanism
- Christina Pugh, PhD, MFA | A Reading from “Ghosts and the Overplus”
- Yamilé Molina, PhD, MPH, MS | From Recipient to Resource: The Value of Conceptualizing Black and Latinx Research Participants As Change Agents in Breast Health
- John Finan, PhD | Traumatic Brain Injury in a Dish
- Gholdy Muhammad, PhD | Cultivating Genius, Justice and Joy in Education
Day-Of Logistics Heading link
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Parking
Complimentary and relocation parking (current UIC Hang Tag) is available in Lot 5, 1135 S. Morgan Street.
Please pull a ticket, and complimentary parking coupons will be distributed at check-in.
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Check-In
When guests arrive, signs and staff will be present to help individuals toward the check-in table in the lobby.
All guests will be required to register in advance and will be asked to check in upon arrival.
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Accessibility
CART captions will be provided. Should you require additional accommodations to participate, please contact provost@uic.edu.
Questions or concerns Heading link
Questions or concerns? Please contact Tyler Nielsen, pniels2@uic.edu.
Employees may be released from work without loss of pay to attend such events and meetings whenever operations permit. As long as supervisors receive adequate notice of such approved events and meetings and coverage can be arranged, every effort should be made by departments to release employees to attend.