We invite submissions from UO graduate students for 15-minute presentations on any aspect of data, media, or digital studies for a symposium in the UO Knight Library DREAM Lab on Friday, April 19, week 3 of the spring term at the Data|Media|Digital Symposium. Enter your submission at https://bit.ly/nmcc-dmd by 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday, January 30. Decisions about all submissions will be shared in early February. Presentations can be based on work in progress or research and work in the final stages of development. Proposals should specify clear scholarly or pedagogical goals and should articulate how the design or argument of a data/media/digital project might address those goals. Any kind of data, media, or digital studies project is welcome. If you aren’t sure if your project fits our call, then it probably does, but please get in touch, and any member of our co-organizing committee can offer you guidance: Mattie Burkert: mburkert@uoregon.edu, Courtney Cox: cmcox@uoregon.edu, and Maxwell Foxman: mfoxman@uoregon.edu. We look forward to sustaining cross-disciplinary conversations and building an inter-departmental community at the UO.
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Real employers. Real conversations. Right here on campus.
A practice interview helps you prepare for real-life interviews, which increases your chances of getting additional interviews and acquiring the job. It is also a great way to meet and network with professionals, which can lead to opportunities in the future. Anyone can participate in a practice interview and it’s fun to practice with people in different industries to see different styles of interviewing you might encounter in real life.
The UO Practice Interview Day is designed to help you acquire professional interview skills, get feedback from experienced professionals, and gain confidence. You will not be interviewing for a specific job at the company our volunteer works for. You will instead be practicing commonly asked interview questions and getting active feedback on your communication style, professionalism, and more.
Each practice interview will last ~30 minutes and you will get instant feedback from one of our professional interviewers.
Register in Handshake ahead of time to get tips and early access to the practice interview questions! Interviews are on a first-come, first-serve basis with multiple slots each half-hour. Set aside at least 30 minutes to participate. Drop-in and grab the next open time slot!
PARTICIPATING GUEST EMPLOYERS/ALUMNI COMING SOON!
Contact Tina Haynes (thaynes@uoregon.edu) at the University Career Center for any questions or accommodation requests.
This event is part of the 2024 Spring Career Readiness Week sponsored by the University Career Center, Enterprise Holdings, and Sherwin Williams. To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events
1:00 p.m.
Join the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) San Francisco office for an informative session discussing short-term and long-term postdoctoral fellowship opportunities in Japan. Learn about the application process, timelines, and practical insights into conducting research in Japan. Ideal for researchers, faculty, postdocs, and graduate students across various fields. The information session will be offered via Zoom. Join in at https://lnkd.in/gVs-UVSA.
The deadline to apply for the short-term fellowship is June 7, 2024 by 5 p.m. JST. Further details here: https://ow.ly/hArT50QUSuC
The deadline to apply for the long-term fellowship is April 26, 2024 by 5 p.m. JST. Further details here: https://ow.ly/sZwG50QUSuG
1:00–3:00 p.m.
Meet with Counseling Services Gonzalo Camp, who specializes in working with LatinX and undocumented students, at the Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence (Oregon Hall-Room 130) or click here: https://zoom.us/j/92243720320
Let’s Talk is a service that provides easy access to free, informal, and confidential one-on-one consultation with a Counseling Services staff member. See our website for six additional Let’s Talk days/times offered throughout the week.
Let’s Talk is especially helpful for students who:
Have a specific concern and would like to consult with someone about it. Would like on-the-spot consultation rather than ongoing counseling. Would like to consult with a CS staff member about what actual therapy looks like. Would like to meet with one of our CS identity-based specialists. Have a concern about a friend or family member and would like some ideas about what to do.How does Let’s Talk work?
Let’s Talk will be offered via Zoom and/or in satellite locations across campus. As a drop-in service, there is no need to schedule an appointment and no paperwork to be completed. Students are seen individually on a first-come, first-served basis at the times listed below. There may be a wait in the Zoom waiting room if the Let’s Talk staff member is meeting with another student. Please wait and we will be with you as soon as we can. Let’s Talk appointments are brief (usually between 15-30 minutes) and are meant to be used on an as-needed basis.
Click here for Let's Talk - Fridays 1-3PM or see Gonzalo at the CMAE, Room 130: https://zoom.us/j/92243720320
3:00 p.m.
Organic-Inorganic-Materials Chemistry Seminar Series Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Professor Kayode D. Oshin, Creighton University Hosted by Darren Johnson
Catalyst Development and Kinetic Investigation of ATRA Reactions: Integrating Undergraduate Research and Chemical Education
Atom Transfer Radical Addition (ATRA) of haloalkanes and halocarbonyls to α-olefins is one of the most atom economical methods to simultaneously form C–C and C–X bonds, providing synthetic access to functionalized monoadducts. Studies that attempt to improve this reaction model are important as developing efficient methods to convert olefins into monoadducts for use in subsequent transformation reactions (reductions, displacements, making Grignards) are highly desirable. This presentation will highlight; (i) our research work designing copper and iron complexes for use as catalysts in ATRA, (ii) development of an experimental technique to measure kinetic parameters (activation rate constant values) for ideal ATRA reactions, and (iii) transformation of our results into effective laboratory modules, guided by important academic learning objectives and assessments, so they can be incorporated in the chemistry curriculum. This effort provides faculty at other academic institutions with current and effective modules that can be used in their courses and contributes to the important field of chemical education.
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Are you considering a College of Arts and Sciences program, or have you recently declared? Come to learn more about the 51 majors, 69 minors and dozens of clubs CAS has to offer. This will be a fun tabling event with snacks and swag as well as lots of information for students about academic advising, CAS programs, experiential learning opportunities, scholarships, and more.
· Engage with faculty in the departments you are interested in
· Discover student clubs, organizations, and experiential learning opportunities
· Explore courses you would take to major or minor in CAS
· Connect with Tykeson advisors and the University Career Center
Faculty and students will be presenting interesting things happening in CAS:
· Oregon Abroad: Coastal Environments
· Romance Languages
· Prison Education Program
· Cybersecurity
· Pine Mountain Observatory
· Psychology
· Geology Club
2:00 p.m.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Physical Chemistry Seminar Series
Professor Anatoly Kolomeisky, Rice University Hosted by: Marina Guenza
How To Find Targets That Are Always Hidden: The Story of Nucleosome-Covered DNA and Pioneer Transcription Factors
All major biological processes start after transcription factors detect specific regulatory sequences on DNA and initiate genetic expression by associating to them. But in eukaryotic cells, much of the DNA is covered by nucleosomes, preventing the transcription factors from binding to their targets. At the same time, experiments show that there are several classes of proteins, called “pioneer transcription factors”, that can penetrate chromatin structures. However, the underlying microscopic mechanisms remain not well understood. We propose a new theoretical approach that might explain these observations. It is argued that due to structural similarity with linker histones, pioneer transcription factors might weaken the interactions between the DNA and the nucleosome by substituting them with similar interactions between pioneer transcription factors and DNA. Using this idea, we develop a discrete-state stochastic framework that allows for explicit calculations of target search dynamics on nucleosomal DNA. It is found that finding specific sequences on nucleosomal DNA for pioneer transcription factors might be significantly accelerated while the search is slower on naked DNA segments in comparison with normal transcription factors. In addition, it is shown that nucleosome breathing makes the target search by pioneer transcription factors even faster, and theoretical arguments to explain these observations are presented. Our theoretical predictions are supported by Monte Carlo computer simulations, and they also agree with available experimental observations, providing new microscopic insights on complex nature of protein-DNA interactions.
2:00–3:30 p.m.
This is an open Town Hall meeting to envision the future of Friendly Hall. Friendly Hall received a strong financial support for this renovation through the Higher Education Commission of the State of Oregon.
4:30 p.m.
UO NAIS and UO Comics and Cartoon Studies are excited to welcome Arigon Starr (Kickapoo) as the final speaker in our year-long Indigenous Comics Speaker Series highlighting and celebrating Indigenous comics artists and storytellers. We invite the campus and community to join us for a public lecture entitled "Storyteller for Life" from 4:30-5:45 pm in the Knight Library Browsing Room on the UO campus. In partnership with local comics vendor Books with Pictures, Arigon will also be selling and signing copies of her work from 5:45-6:15 pm following the public talk and Q&A.
Arigon Starr (Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma) is the creator of Native American superhero “Super Indian.” The character began as a radio theater project in 2007, with Arigon transforming her radio plays into comic art which were eventually compiled into three graphic novels. Her work as an artist and writer ranges across many genres, including the historical comic “Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers” to political/social commentary comics for “The Nib.” In 2023, she teamed with Cherokee Nation writer Traci Sorell for the children’s picture book Contenders: Two Native Americans, One World Series. Additionally, Arigon is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and playwright, and was recently profiled on the PBS series “Native America.”
This series is made possible by generous support from: UO NAIS, Comics and Cartoon Studies, English, Oregon Humanities Center, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, History, Office of the President, Division of Equity and Inclusion, Center for Environmental Futures, Center for the Study of Women and Society, Environmental Studies, Comparative Literature, and Political Science.
Traffic (Steven Soderbergh, 147 mins., 2001)
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Traffic (Steven Soderbergh, 147 mins., 2001)