SparkTalks | Nov. 14, 2024

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What:

Igniting the thoughts and solutions of influential UIC changemakers to inspire and create a better world.

  • 36 presenters
  • 3-minute talks
  • 2 hours of inspiration

When:

Thursday, November 14, 2024
1:30 – 4:45 p.m.

Where:

Student Center East, Illinois Room

Deadline to register was 12 pm Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. No additional RSVP’s will be accepted.

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1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Check-in
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Chancellor's Welcome
SparkTalks Round 1 (See below for the order of presentations!)
2:45 – 3:00 p.m Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. SparkTalks Round 2 (See below for the order of presentations!)
Closing Remarks
4:15 – 4:45 p.m. Reception

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  1. Pauline Maki, Phd | Optimizing Women’s Brain Health at Midlife and Beyond through Menopause Research
  2. Lisa Yun Lee | The National Public Housing Museum: A Site of Conscience and a Call to Our Nation
  3. Sunyoung Kim | The Power of Preparation: Training Teachers, Transforming Lives in Chicagoland
  4. Dr. Rachel Caskey | Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence
  5. Liza Calisesi Maidens, DMA | Expanding the Choral Canon
  6. Joshua Drucker | Innovation Districts as an Economic Development Strategy: For What and For Whom?
  7. Amy Campbell | UIC Law Health Equity, Law & Policy Program: Advancing Health through Law with HELPP
  8. Yeow Siow | Investigating the Effects of Fluency-based Assessment and Grading System on Student Engagement and Motivation
  9. Tamar Heller. PhD | Who will take care of Ray?
  10. Mohammed Elnagar, DDS, MS, PhD | Embracing the Future: Orthodontics and Oral Healthcare Revolutionized by Artificial Intelligence
  11. Yuheng Hu, PhD | Empowering Future Business Leaders and Disruptors with Generative AI
  12. Zizi Papacharissi | Can AI Break Democracy?
  13. Jason Chen | Using Textual Analysis to Further our Understanding of Financial Reporting
  14. Rosalba (Rose) Hernandez | Virtual Reality: A Dual Lens for Healing Hearts and Opening Minds in Nursing
  15. Anna Lloyd | Business Leadership Today: mission and money
  16. Sangeetha Madhavan | The Dynamic Brain: Unleashing Neuroplasticity for Recovery
  17. Antoniah Lewis-Reese | Health in All Policies Illinois
  18. P. Zitlali Morales | Leveraging Our Linguistic Diversity in Chicagoland
  1. Jennifer Maffucci | Bringing Case Studies to Life: Integrating Video and Live Polls for Dynamic Class Engagement
  2. Nadine Naber | Pedagogies of the Radical Mother
  3. Mary Moody | Academic Detailing: A partnership between UIC and Il Department of Healthcare and Family Services
  4. Rosilie Hernandez | First-at-LAS Academic Success Program
  5. Andrew Foell | Expanding Choice and Opportunity: Advancing Housing and Health Equity in Public Housing
  6. Jeremiah Abiade | Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats?
  7. Deepak Shukla | Ocular Herpes: Mechanisms of Lifelong Infection and Implications for Treatment
  8. Cecilia Macias | Reducing Barriers: Summer Programs for Academic and Professional Success
  9. Dr. Tomer Kanan | Revolutionizing Anatomy and Physiology Education: Introducing Innovative Tools
  10. Terry Solomon | The Role of Culturally Responsive Trainers in Developing and Implementing Training Plans for Crisis Responders
  11. Yoon Soo Park | Improving Healthcare through Education: Leveraging Analytics and Data Science to Train Health Professionals
  12. Yury Polikanov | Ribosome-targeting antibiotics overcoming antimicrobial drug resistance
  13. Marisha Humphries, PhD | Innovative Approaches to Helping Students See Themselves in Course Content
  14. Amy Johnson | Being Proactive: Pre-licensure Readiness Education Program for Aspiring Registered Nurses
  15. María de los Angeles Torres | Time and Democracy in Cuban Thought: Elusive Present
  16. Pedro Neves | function codeToPrint() { “yes, now what?”; }
  17. Dean Stacey Swearingen White, PhD | Navigating Difference as a College Student: Early Lessons from CUPPA’s Pilot Program

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Complimentary and relocation parking (with a current UIC Hang Tag) is available in the Halsted Street Parking Structure (HLPS).

Enter off Taylor Street, 760 W. Taylor Street and pull a ticket upon entering the parking structure.

Complimentary parking coupons will be available at the event check-in.

When guests arrive, signs and staff will be present to help individuals toward the check-in table.

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 sparktalks@uic.edu.

Questions or concerns? Please contact our team at sparktalks@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.