Computer Science

PhD Candidate: Mary WilsonAbstractLeishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by the parasitic protozoa belonging to the genus, Leishmania. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the severest of the syndromes, causing the majority of fatalities due to leishmaniasis. The disease is usually vector-borne, caused by a bite from a female phlebotomine sand fly. Consequently, the disease is prevalent in endemic regions in which infected sand flies have contact with humans. The regions of the world where...

Get ahead on your research skills! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates. What’s the best way to organize your research files so you, or you and your collaborators, can find what you need when you need it? What are best practices for naming files? What is a README and why is it important? Attendees will come away with practical skills and tips for organizing research data in a way that is navigable across files and folders. Come to this...

The Research Development Office is hosting an in-person Broader Impacts Fair on Wednesday, April 23 from noon to 2 p.m. in UCC. The goal of the fair is to provide a unique opportunity to connect researchers with campus resources and foster partnerships that are essential for developing and delivering impactful National Science Foundation (NSF) Broader Impacts activities. During the fair, six participating units will showcase their BI expertise through lightning talks. Following the lightning...

Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the Khan Academy, will present a public talk on Reimagining Education and the Tools We Use.The Khan Academy is a nonprofit educational organization that offers free lessons in math, science, and humanities, as well as tools for parents, teachers, and districts to track student progress. Khan Academy is pivoting an AI guide called Khanmigo that is a tutor and teaching assistant. Worldwide, Khan Academy has more than 160 million registered users in 190 countries...

Speaker: Rahul Singh, Dept. of Computer Science