Weekly News & Events - January 25, 2021

Monday Jan 25th 4:00pm -- Bridging Perspectives: Evolving Attitudes about Race and Teaching

• This is an open gathering of faculty, staff, and graduate students interested in examining race and teaching hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning. In an informal setting, our purpose will be to encourage cross-cultural understanding and productive conversation. We invite you to bring stories about classroom experiences so that we might foster sensitive attitudes as instructors, develop cultural competence, and address teaching concerns.
• Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/96802027699

Thursday Jan 28^th 4:00pm -- Womxn of Color in STEM Spring 2021 Kick-Off:

• The Womxn of Color in STEM Collaborative provides intersectional, interdisciplinary support for all students, staff, faculty, and alumni connect to CU Boulder who identify as womxn of color in science, technology, engineering, or math. Meet and network with other WOC in STEM at CU Boulder, learn about upcoming opportunities, and sign up to receive a WOC STEM care package!
• Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/94019430772
• Contact wocstem@colorado.edu to join or learn more.

12:40pm – Analytical & Environmental Chemistry Division and Atmospheric Chemistry Program Seminar:

• Neil Donahue Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, "Peroxy radicals are getting curiouser and curiouser."
• Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/576316856

12:00pm – University of Colorado Cancer Center Symposium Series:

• Nikita Pozdeyev, MD, PhD
• Ethan Lange, PhD
• Nicholas Rafaels, MS
• “Personalized Medicine: Genetic Data Assets and Analysis Pipelines.”
• Zoom: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/98749143552

12:00pm – CryoEM Users Meeting:

• Jonathan Markert, Luger Lab, "CryoEM characterization of fully reconstituted complexes."
• Zoom: Register for the boulder-em-users mailing list. Link will be sent out ~10 min prior to our start time.

3:30pm BCHM Seminar Speaker:

• Anne-Barrie Hunter Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder, "Some Consequences of the STEM Weed-out System." (Host: Deborah Wuttke)
• Zoom: (please contact MCDB-Info for Zoom information)

5:00pm – Science Buffs Meeting:

• Graduate student-run STEM blog committed to making science from CU Boulder (and beyond!) more accessible to the general public
• Zoom: (please contact MCDB-Info for Zoom information)

4:00pm – MCDB Seminar:

• Nicholas Carpita, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Purdue University, “Structure and Biosynthesis of Cellulose in Plants.” (Host: Lee Niswander)
• Zoom: (please contact MCDB-Info for Zoom information)

4:00pm – MCDB MMB:

• Kate DaPron, Sousa Lab
• Carmen Buttler, Chuong Lab
• Zoom: (please contact MCDB-Info for Zoom information)