Upcoming Events

February 9 - 15, 2020

Feb

Biological Engineering Department Seminar Series

Conference/Seminar

The BE Department's Seminar Series Speaker, Dr. Tara Deans, Assistant Professor at University of Utah, will present: "Engineering Stem Cells to Create Novel Delivery Vehicles".

February 10th at 12:30 pm in ENGR 326

Synthetic biology has transformed how cells can be reprogrammed, providing a means to reliably and predictably control cell behavior with the assembly of genetic parts into more complex gene circuits. Using approaches and tools in synthetic biology, we are programming stem cells with novel genetic tools to control genes and pathways that result in changes in stem cell fate decisions, in addition to reprogramming terminally differentiated cells to function as unique therapeutic diagnostic and delivery vehicles.

A meet and greet with Dr. Deans will be held immediately following the seminar in ENGR 326.

12:30 pm - 1:20 pm | Engineering Building | More Info

Feb

[CANCELED] Department of Physics Colloquium

Conference/Seminar

Weekly presentations on topics in physics.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | SER Building | More Info

Feb

[CANCELED] Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Mar 11 - Andrew Gewirth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mar 18 - Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland
Mar 25 - Li Li, University of Nevada, Reno
Apr 1 - Hansen Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern University - Old Main 115
Apr 7 (Tuesday) - Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Yale University - ESLC 046
Apr 15 - Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Apr 22 - Lawrence Que, University of Minnesota
Apr 29 - Yugang Sun, Temple University

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Utah State University | More Info

Feb

Applied Mathematics Seminar: Magic, Gandhi, and balding: matrix methods for stochastic dynamic programming

Conference/Seminar

Speaker: Jody Reimer, University of Utah
Abstract: What unites all of the things listed in this title? You'll have to show up to find out. This work is based on the concept of tradeoffs, a central idea in ecology and evolutionary biology. For example, the evolution of life history strategies is often framed in the language of tradeoffs. Behavioural ecologists may be interested in the tradeoffs inherent in the allocation of time (e.g., between foraging and vigilance) and resources (e.g., how much energy to invest in a reproductive attempt). Conservationists and wildlife managers must also consider tradeoffs between cost, political pressures, and management goals. Stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) is a powerful and flexible method for exploring optimal tradeoffs and has been used in a broad range of applications. In the last 30 years, concomitant with the development of SDP methods in ecology and evolution, matrix methods have emerged as another powerful tool for analyzing ecological systems.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Animal Science | More Info

Feb

Women’s Suffrage | Let Your Voice Be Heard Conference/Seminar | Year of the Woman

Conference/Seminar | Year of the Woman

Join us to celebrate women of the Uintah Basin and their social impacts. Keynote speaker, Emma Houston, Director of Diversity & Inclusion for the Salt Lake County’s Mayor’s Office of Diversity Affairs will share the history and importance of women in Utah. Learn about the woman’s suffrage movement and register to vote. We will also screen “Iron Jawed Angels”, a docudrama about a fiery American suffragette who lights a fire under the older women’s leaders in Washington D.C.

Bring donations to support Split Mountain Youth Center.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm | More Info

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