Emancipatory Sciences Lab's Unconference - Creating Resistance: Art, Activism, and Academia in the Emancipatory Sciences
Critical conversations on scholar-activism and how to cultivate creative practices that advance emancipatory sciences. Co-sponsored with the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health.
Agenda
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Opening & Land Acknowledgement by Ramona Laughing Brook Webb
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM Panel 1: Scholar Activism - Featuring Taylor Cruz, PhD; Aimee Medeiros, PhD; Bernadette Lim, MD; and Rupa Marya, MD.
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Panel 2: Art & Humanities as Activism - Featuring Sophie Wang, PhD; Jhia Jackson, MS, PhD(c); Lingsheng Li, MD, MHS; Theresa Allison, MD, PhD; Karen Barrett, PhD; and Ramona Laughing Brook Webb.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch & Networking
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Workshop Hour - Featuring zine making, 1-minute line drawing, letter writing, poetry, podcasting, and more!
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Ceremony
Innovative & Critical Perspectives in Social Sciences (ICPSS) Colloquium Series
Join us on Thursdays, 12-1:15 PM PST, for the ICPSS Colloquium Series to learn about cutting-edge research on the social world which takes a critical and/or innovative approach.
For a link to attend, email [email protected]
Routledge Aging and Society Book Series: Meet the Authors
Featuring Chris Phillipson, Dale Dannefer, and Jan Baars. Conversation facilitated by Nicholas DiCarlo.
Join us! Tuesday, March 19th at 8:00 AM Pacific Time | 10:00 AM Central Time | 11:00 AM Eastern Time | 3:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time
Student Winter Writing Series
Join us for collaborative writing time facilitated by Brittney Pond on the second Friday of each month from 9am-11am PT for just one session or all three this winter quarter!
Are you attending the 2023 Gerontological Society of America Conference in Tampa, FL?
Join us for a reception!
Co-hosted by the UCSF Emancipatory Sciences Lab and Routledge Aging & Society Book Series
WHERE: Meeting Room 1, Tampa Marriott (505 Water Street)
WHEN: Friday, November 10
TIME: 6:00 - 7:30 PM Eastern
Student Summer Writing Series
Join us for collaborative writing time facilitated by Brittney Pond on the second Friday of each month from 9am-11am PT for just one session or all three this Summer!
Innovative & Critical Perspectives in Social Sciences (ICPSS) Colloquium Series
Hosted by Erin McCauley.
Join us monthly from 12-1:30 PM PST on Zoom for the inaugural ICPSS Colloquium Series to learn about cutting-edge research on the social world which takes a critical and/or innovative approach.
For a link to attend, email [email protected]
Zoom Writing Group
Join us for a group writing session using the Pomodoro Technique facilitated by Dr. Lauren Suchman, which involves setting clear goals and then writing in focused 30-40 minute chunks with 10-minute breaks in between.
Friday, April 14th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
(11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Central | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern)
Monthly Zoom Writing Hour
Hosted by Nicholas B. DiCarlo.
Join us for a monthly Zoom writing hour to share your writing, discuss challenges, and receive feedback from participants.
First Wednesday of each month at 5-6 PM Pacific / 7-8 PM Central / 8-9 PM Eastern Time
(time subject to change)
The Heumann Perspective Podcast
Hosted by Judy Heumann.
Airs bi-monthly.
Join Judy Heumann, an internationally recognized bad-ass disability activist in conversation with disabled changemakers and their allies. For all fighting for social justice, these conversations around disability culture, art, entertainment, policy and advocacy are sure to light a rebellious fire under you to fight harder for all people.
Listen to the podcast archive
Conversations on Urban Ageing Series
Hosted by the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group.
Various Tuesdays at 3-4 PM Greenwich Mean Time / 7-8 AM Pacific Time / 9-10 AM Central Time / 10-11 AM Eastern Time
Understanding the relationship between population ageing and urban change has become a major issue for public policy and an increasingly important area for interdisciplinary research. The Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) brings together researchers from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds. They are committed to working with national, regional, and local government, third-sector organizations, NGOs, and older people to promote 'age-friendly' urban environments.
Register for the free event series
2nd Annual Black Men's Brain Health Conference
Hosted by Robert Turner and the Robert W. Turner Lab.
February 8-9, 2022 in Tempe, AZ or via Zoom
The Black Men’s Brain Health (BMBH) Conference during Super Bowl week aims to convene scientists and community leaders to increase the representation of Black men in brain science research and to reduce brain health disparities among Black men. A key aim of this first-ever conference series is to cultivate a culturally competent workforce committed to addressing Black men’s brain health, cognitive aging, and Alzheimer’s Disease/Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia (AD/ADRD) research. This research fellowship program is a signature component of this Conference.