Faculty

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WIN Nano Grad Student Seminar

The WIN Nano Graduate Student Seminar Series provides an opportunity for nanotechnology graduate students of WIN members to present and discuss their research, to help foster knowledge exchange and dialogue between researchers and across disciplines.

Photocatalytic decomposition of estrogens and associated estrogenic activity using immobilized TiO2
Speaker: Maricor Arlos
Supervisor: Professor Mark Servos and Susan Andrews

This seminar is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
 

Monday, April 3, 2017 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Zero to Hero: Steps to Funding - Spectrum 28 Mentor & Venture Program

Find out how your team can go from idea to funding in this "how to" session. Lyon Wong, Spectrum 28, outlines the steps to getting funded. Select teams are interviewed and funding readiness issues examined. It's two hours of "hands-on, how-to" knowledge involving real startups who are looking for funding.  Guest entrepreneur José Daire shares his insight on the importance of relationships in getting funded.

Who should attend: Undergraduates, Graduate students, faculty or staff who are interested in the steps to obtain seed funding. 

Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:00 am - Friday, May 12, 2017 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Excellence and Quality of Academic Life in STEM (EQUALS) Conference

EQUALS is a venue for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and young scholars considering an academic career in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field.  The purpose of this conference is to explore the spectrum of pathways of academic success in STEM with an explicit focus on gender equity and its intersections with other identity markers.

Highlights include:

Monday, March 27, 2017 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Monday, April 3, 2017 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Monday, April 10, 2017 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Monday, April 17, 2017 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Monday, April 24, 2017 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Stress reduction drop-in sessions

These drop-in sessions held on Mondays (12-1 p.m.) are designed to help you reduce stress and learn ways to find balance and well-being. Learn to balance your stress naturally through a brief combination of evidence based techniques such as, mindful meditation, progressive relaxation, visualization and restorative yoga postures.