Featured Webinars Week of November 1
Below are this week’s colloquium-like webinars of potential interest for UCI's Department of Physics & Astronomy, and beyond.
English in Science: Lingua Franca or Hegemony (IOP)
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at 10:00 am PT
The last few decades have seen the English language establishing itself as a lingua franca in scientific and technical publishing, to the extent that journals in other languages that were previously highly respected have either been marginalised or have been forced to publish more and more papers in English. This problem is particularly apparent in Russia, where the penetration of English is still relatively small and yet there is a large, highly skilled and knowledgeable academic user base, with a rich heritage. The pros and cons of the lingua franca/hegemony will be discussed, including the particular issue of the potential for highly significant work to be ignored by the international community if it was not published in English, plus the difficulty of referencing work in other languages, especially if they use non-Latin script.
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Student to Student: Advocacy and Peer Initiatives to Strengthen Graduate Student Mental Health (APS)
Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PT
This interactive webinar will focus on student-led initiatives to broaden mental health support access for STEM graduate students. Organizers of successful mental health initiatives for STEM graduates will describe the process for launching their programs, and the impacts of those programs on their campus. The panel will also provide advice to other students who want to launch similar initiatives, and to the STEM community in general on how it can better support the mental health of graduate students.
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Astro2020 Decadal Survey Report Release and Public Briefing (NAS)
Thursday, November 4, 2021, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT
What are the key scientific challenges for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade? Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s, the National Academies' latest decadal survey, identifies the most compelling science goals and presents an ambitious program of ground- and space-based activities for future investment. The report recommends critical near-term actions to support the foundations of the profession as well as the technologies and tools needed to carry out the science. The decadal survey will be publicly released on Thursday, November 4 at 8am PT followed by a public briefing webinar from 11am-12:30pm PT. During the webinar, the decadal survey co-chairs will discuss the key findings and recommendations from the report and take questions from the audience.
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