SparkTalks | April 3, 2024

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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.

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Schedule of events subject to change.
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

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  1. Robert Klie, PhD | Seeing Becomes Knowing: How Electron Microscopy is Defining our Atomic-Scale View of Materials
  2. Mary Dawn Koenig, PhD, RN, FACNM | The Irony of Iron Supplementation in Pregnancy Complicated by Inflammation
  3. Thomas Searles, PhD | Quantum Engineering at UIC
  4. Tanera Marshall, MFA | Body and Soul: Storytelling in Accents
  5. Michael Papka, PhD | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000: Possibility of a Quintillion Calculations
  6. Andrea Vaughan, PhD | Transforming Chicago: Inspiring Hope, Sharing Knowledge and Engaging Families
  7. Ruixuan Gao, PhD | A Biochemical Approach Towards Unlocking the Molecular Complexity of Life
  8. Clare Lyster, MArch | Architecture and Urban Systems
  9. Ian Papautsky, PhD | Microfluidics for Liquid Biopsy and Targeted Therapies
  10. Alexander Mankin, PhD | Antimicrobial Peptides Kill Pathogenic Bacteria Through a Uniquely Peculiar Mechanism
  11. Christina Pugh, PhD, MFA | A Reading from “Ghosts and the Overplus”
  12. Yamilé Molina, PhD, MPH, MS | From Recipient to Resource: The Value of Conceptualizing Black and Latinx Research Participants As Change Agents in Breast Health
  13. John Finan, PhD | Traumatic Brain Injury in a Dish
  14. Gholdy Muhammad, PhD | Cultivating Genius, Justice and Joy in Education

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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.

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.

CART captions will be provided. Should you require additional accommodations to participate, please contact provost@uic.edu.

Questions or concerns? Please contact Tyler Nielsen, pniels2@uic.edu.

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