Author: Miguel Ochoa

SACNAS Social & Logistics Chair, UCI '19
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Diversity in STEM: Chicanos, Hispanics, and Native Americans in UC Graduate Programs, Hosted by Professor Veronica Ahumada

Join us this Thursday, May 6, 2021, for a discussion with Professor Veronica Ahumada of UC Davis!

Professor Ahumada is an Assistant Professor of Health Informatics & Human-Robot Interaction at UC Davis, and is the first female PI and first Latina (Mexican-American) to lead a National Robotics Initiative Grant at UCI. She is also Co-PI of a UC Multiple Campus Research Projects and Initiative titled “Robot-facilitated Health Equity in Post-Pandemic California and Beyond”. The project is funded by a $1.2M collaborative grant.

Find the Zoom link here: https://uci.zoom.us/j/95874224754

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Decolonizing Stem – January 22nd, 2020

Machines are learning faster than most acknowledge, and data is collected about our most intimate and personal details. How will the way we store, access, and distribute data affect the ethnic politics of everyday life? How will ethics, culture, and academia intertwine in the coming decades? Join us for a conversation on all this and more, featuring Dr. Jospeph Morales of UCI’s Office of Inclusive Excellence. RSVP here –>
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