Anthony J. Baucum II, Ph.D. – Proximity labeling uncovers a potential role for the protein phosphatase 1 targeting protein in mediating synaptic protein synthesis: impacts on striatal associated behaviors Izabela Caliman, Ph.D. – Neural Circuits of Safety Learning The seminar will be hosted on Zoom at this link: https://psu.zoom.us/j/8078942764. Please see the attached flyer for more details on the presentation and speakers. We look forward to seeing you all there! Best wishes, The Penn State Big 10 Neuroscience Planning Committee Laurel Seemiller, Vinodh Kumar, Rachel Kang, and Sandy Austin

Sarah Asif, Martha Gillette Lab, "Age and Sex-Dependent Morphological Differences within the Neuromuscular Junction of Gastrocnemius and Diaphragm." 

Ilber Manavbasi, Naiman Khan Lab, " "How does Childhood Adversity Impact Cognitive Aging." 

Zimu Li, Ryan Dilger Lab, "PigBET: A 2.5D Deep Learning-based Automated Whole Brain Segmentation Model for Longitudinal and Multimodal Domestic Pig Neuroimaging Studies."

A presentation to the Neuroscience Student Organization members about library resources, specifically those related to dissertations and research.  

LaKisha David, PhD
Department of Anthropology; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Reconstructing Extended Genetic Genealogies: Applications of the Bonsai Tree Algorithm in Genomic Data Analysis"

A workshop for researchers from the
 University of Illinois, Inha University, and Ewha University

Feb. 6 and 7, 2025 at the Beckman Institute

Researchers from the University of Illinois, Inha University, and Ewha Women’s University are invited to present their work on AI-Based Assistive Technology for Communication, Inclusive Design for Digital Accessibility, and related topics of research. Presentations already planned include:

1. AI-Based Assistive Technology for Communication
   1. SpeakWise: LLM-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication Device
   2. LLM-based Automatic Sentence Generation for AAC Devices
   3. Domain-Sensitive Labeling for Speech Analysis

1. Inclusive Design for Digital Accessibility
   1. Special Education Technology & Accessibility: Research Overview and Current Projects at Ewha Women’s University
   2. Accessible Science for Students with Visual Impairments: Using Digital Tactile Graphics and 3D Models
   3. Inclusive Mobile Banking: Designing 'Easy Mode' for Users with Developmental Disabilities
   4. Identifying Challenges and Needs in HCI Experiences for Individuals with Autism: A Study on Voice Command Errors
   5. Adapting Multi-Turn Conversational AI agent for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
   6. Developing AAC Symbols with ChatGPT: A Case Study

Other researchers interested in presenting your research in AI-Based Assistive Technology for Communication or Inclusive Design for Digital Accessibility are encouraged to contact Dr. Mark Hasegawa-Johnson (jhasegaw@illinois.edu) to reserve space on the presentation schedule.

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat! 

Zisl Slepovitch's Ensemble and Sasha Lurje present a selection of songs discovered, curated, transcribed, and arranged by Dr. D. Zisl Slepovitch, Musician-in-Residence at Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University, a unique collection of 4400 interviews conducted mainly in the 1980’s–90's. The songs in the program provide a series of insights into the Holocaust survivors’ experiences both during World War II and in the pre-war time as they were growing up. The widely diverse compositions form a timeline that helps recreate a multidimensional image of people’s lives and the multiple identities they carried — as Jews by faith and roots, and as European citizens — Poles, Germans, Russians– by culture. These identities were shaped during the vibrant and dynamic interwar period, which is represented by several songs. The core of the program, however, conveys the ways people managed to survive during the Holocaust, not in the least thanks to the support they gained through the songs they wrote and sang in the ghettos and concentration camps all across Central and Eastern Europe. The songs in many languages are arranged and interwoven with the matching instrumental pieces performed by a 4-piece instrumental ensemble.

Hosted by: Initiative in Holocaust, Genocide, & Memory Studies

In conjunction with: Center for Global Studies, Department of Comparative & World Literature, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Humanities Research Institute, Program in Jewish Culture & Society, Russian, East European, & Eurasian Center, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics
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Sasha Lurje, vocalist

Ensemble:
Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, double bass
Joshua Camp, accordion, keyboard
Craig Judelman, violin
Zisl Slepovitch, clarinet