Mark your calendar for these upcoming events, beginning Wednesday, Nov 4
October 29, 2020
Coming next week…
Wednesday, November 4
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Zotero Workshop, host, Joseph Hartnett, Newman Library
This workshop provides a hands on introduction to Zotero, a free open-source, bibliographic citation management tool that allows you to collect, store, and organize information as you research, and to rapidly generate citations and bibliographies with your word processor in a variety of styles as you write. You will learn to install Zotero, capture items into your personal library, generate in text citation and bibliographies, sync to the cloud and utilize many of the software’s functions. General Note: This virtual Zotero workshop will be held online via ZOOM. After you register, you will receive a unique link to join the session on ZOOM. This workshop is open to all students and faculty at Baruch and at the CUNY School of Professional Studies.
Friday, November 6
12:00 PM-1:15 PM
Natural Sciences Faculty Seminar Series, presenter, Dr. Brian Haggerty
Dr. Brian Haggerty, Conservation Consultant, Adjunct Lecturer, Baruch College, will present on his work “Mitigating the climate crisis with evolutionary ecology: the science of tracking seasonal wildlife patterns and the art of mobilizing society through interdisciplinary partnerships.” Please join us!
EMAIL: Rebecca Spokony for Zoom information.
Looking forward…
Friday, November 13
1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Connecting Classrooms Around the World, hosts, CUNY COIL Working Group
The CUNY COIL Working Group will host an Information Session to help faculty and staff learn more about Virtual Exchange, or Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). Join us via Zoom for an orientation about best practices and to learn about projects across campuses and disciplines. If you have any questions, please reach out to COIL@listserv.cuny.edu.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/COIL101
Friday, November 20
12:00 PM-1:15 PM
Natural Sciences Faculty Seminar Series, presenter, Dr. Alan Lyons, College of Staten Island
Dr. Alan Lyons will give a seminar entitled “Multi-Functional Superhydrophobic Polymer Surfaces.” Alan Lyons received a B.Sc. in chemistry from Brown University and Ph.D. in polymer chemistry from Polytechnic University (now NYU-Tandon School of Engineering). He was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff with the research division of Bell Laboratories and a founding member of Bell Labs Ireland. He joined the City University of New York, as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry in 2008. His work at CSI has been focused on developing multi-functional materials with novel wetting, thermal and catalytic properties. Based on this work, he has co-founded two companies: ARL Designs LLC, which develops advanced coatings for glass and metal; and SingletO2 Therapeutics LLC, which develops anti-bacterial devices for oral healthcare.
EMAIL: Rebecca Spokony for Zoom information.
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