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Seminars 2025

A highlight of our Summer Academy was a series of STEM Lectures delivered by University Faculty and Researches on a wide range of STEM topics. These presentations exposed student to college-level material and offered a glimpse of original research and career pathways in each discipline. They were supported by Study Sections to help students understand the lectures and extend their knowledge with hands-on activities, 3D printing, labs, and group presentations.

Date  Speaker/Lecturer Title
June 30, 2025 David Wolczyk Summer Academy Orientation
July 1, 2025 Mark Roth Adventures in Suspended Animation
July 2, 2025 Todd Sperry Learning from Memory
July 7, 2025 Loma Pendergraft Clever, Curious, and Charismatic Crows
July 8, 2025 Mary Kuhner Detection Dogs in Conservation Biology
July 10, 2025 Jonathon, Hector, Andrea, Nicole and Erin Section Leaders Panel
July 14, 2025 Dave Wolczyk Scientific Research Basics
July 15, 2025 Dave Wolczyk Thriving in STEM
July 18, 2025 Dr. Monica Cortés Viharo  Public Speaking
July 21, 2025 Dr. Amy Orsborn Restoring movement with brain-computer interfaces
July 22, 2025 Daniel Ratner Engineering Medicine with Sugar and Light
July 24, 2025 Dr. Ian Sullivan Rubin Observatory: Understanding the Universe with the Rubin Observatory and Big Data
July 28, 2025 Sara Raza Technology in Grocery
July 29, 2025 Keeley Eldredge Sport Science
August 1, 2025 Ann Marano Liberal Arts 101 with Colleges That Change Lives
August 4, 2025 J. Nathan Kutz SHRED: SHallow REcurrent Decoders for Learning Dynamics in Latent Spaces
August 5, 2025 Chelsea Mitchell Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Toxic Tire Pollution and the Impact on Salmon
August 7, 2025 Helen, Jonathon, and Dave Next Steps