Campus invited to Faculty Lightning Lounge on Oct. 28

This month's Faculty Lightning Lounge will be held 3:30- 4:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in Centennial Engineering Center's Stamm Commons.

Lightning Lounge gives faculty from a broad range of disciplines an opportunity to give short talks about their research, creative works, teaching or outreach. Time is available for questions during and after the event, and participants can meet new people, network and learn.

The event is open to faculty, staff, students and community members. No RSVP is required.

The October lineup is:

• Jon Wheeler, associate professor in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences, whose talk is "Well-Being Before Competency: AI Literacy as Capability Expansion"
• Sherri Burr, Regents professor emerita at the UNM School of Law, whose talk is" The Qualities of His Heart and the Shackles of the Law: Why George Washington Freed His Slaves and His Wife Martha Did Not"
• Amanda Bienz, associate professor of computer science, whose talk is "Encouraging Scientific Integrity in the Age of AI"
• David N. van der Goes, associate professor of economics, whose talk is "A Quick Introduction to the Merative MarketScan Research Databases."

And save the date for the November Lightning Lounge, which will be Nov. 11 at the same time and place. Additional details will be forthcoming.

Lightning Lounge is hosted by ADVANCE at UNM, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Those interested in presenting research, creative works, teaching or outreach or want to recommend someone, contact Christopher Lyons, assistant vice provost for faculty affairs, at [email protected] or [email protected].