April 22
Lights, slides, action: Teaching and sharing with PechaKucha
Learn about PechaKucha, a fast-paced presentation style designed to encourage concise communication and visual storytelling, during an online training session 3-3:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. PechaKucha – Japanese for “chit-chat” – features 20 slides displayed for 20 seconds each, totaling six minutes and 40 seconds.
Read More »Get in the game: Blood stem cell donor drive
The Missouri S&T football team will host a “Get in the Game” blood stem cell donor registry drive 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, in the atrium of the Havener Center, in partnership with NMDP. The drive builds on earlier campus efforts that helped save lives by connecting patients with matching blood stem cell donors.
Read More »Joshua Rothman to speak on artificial intelligence April 22
Joshua Rothman, a staff writer for The New Yorker, will present a lecture titled “What A.I. Can’t Replace” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Hasselmann Alumni House. A reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
Read More »Drop in for Title II accessibility “Ask Me Anything”
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence will host three virtual Title II “Ask Me Anything” sessions to help faculty meet the April accessibility deadline and improve Canvas course accessibility.
Read More »Lot A44 to close Tuesday
Lot A44 will close at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, and will reopen Thursday, April 24. Permit holders may park in any available A lot. If all A lots are full, permit holders park in Lot C or Lot P.
Read More »Campus conversation to address shifting research landscape
Chancellor Mo Dehghani and leadership will host “Talk of the Town: In Light of a Shifting Landscape” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Innovation Lab Forum. The event is an opportunity for faculty and staff to discuss areas in which S&T is a national leader, ways to further solidify that position in a changing environment and contribute additional ideas for S&T to make an impact.
Read More »Join presentations for associate vice chancellor of innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization this week
The campus community is invited to attend presentations for the associate vice chancellor of innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization. This role oversees all aspects of Missouri S&T’s technology transfer and economic development function, including patenting, licensing and startup creation, as well as promoting a culture of entrepreneurship among faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.
Read More »Learn about Missouri’s Water Protection Program and emerging issues
The Center for Research in Energy and Environment will host a seminar featuring John Hoke, director of the Water Protection Program at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The talk, “Missouri’s Water Protection Program: Updates on Emerging Issues and PFAS,” will be held 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in Room 318 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall.
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Calling all poets: Poetry reading and open mic set for April 22
In celebration of National Poetry Month and Earth Day, University Libraries will host a poetry reading by Dr. Agnes Vojta, teaching professor of physics, followed by a poetry open mic at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, on the first floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. You’re invited to join and bring a poem to share.
Read More »CAFE to host seminar on AI, student learning April 22
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) invites faculty, staff and students to a talk on artificial intelligence and student learning by Dr. Badri Adhikari, associate professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His seminar, titled “Beyond Academic Honesty: Helping Students Excel in Their Process and Reflect on AI Usage,” will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in Room 222 Computer Science Building.
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