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SITN Mini Talks 2024
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Instructions:Please sign up for ONE, 10-min time slot (note, your talk should be ONLY 5 min, no more!)
Dates: Tuesday, October 10th and Thursday, October 12th
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Audition Format:Give a 5 min presentation with slides about any topic/concept/area in science that you think is awesome. Your mini talk does not need to be on the same topic of your final SITN presentation. Check out a compilation of our 2018 season with the link to the right!2018 Compilation videoIF YOU NEED TO ALTER YOUR TIME AFTER INITIALLY SIGNING UP PLEASE EMAIL US FIRST!
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Come prepared to tell us if there are other topics/areas you would be interested in covering as a SITN speaker.Additional Times Available by Appointment!
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Evaluation Criteria:TIMING -- please stay within the 5 minute limitemail: renuka.ramanathan@yale.edu
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ENERGY -- be excited about science!
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SLIDES -- make simple, clear, and fun slides!
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Audition Logistics:Arrive at least >5 min before your start time. Please bring your talk on your own computer, if possible, or on a USB. We'll have a USB-C to HDMI Adapter.
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Overview of SITN:Science in the News (SITN) is a seminar series put on by Yale Science Communication for the Greater New Haven Community.
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We will have 4-5 talks, one per month from Jan/Feb-May 2024. Each talk will be presented four times during that month at venues such as local libraries, retirement communities, and high schools. Each talk consists of three 15-minute sections, each given by a Yale grad student or post-doc, followed by Q&A/discussion.
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The exact topics will be determined based on on the interests of our selected speakers, but we generally try for topics that will be of broad interest to the general public and we like to cover a wide range of disciplines across the 4-5 talks. The time commitment is ~3 hours per week for a six-week period leading up to two weeks of talks, and you can choose the month you speak at to fit your schedule.
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All the events are free and open to everybody. Last year we had a great mix of people: adults and children, Yale-affiliated and non-Yale-affiliated, professional science background and zero science background. About 25 people came per talk and everyone loved it! They ask many great questions and are genuinely excited to hear about science from real scientists!
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If you have any questions, or cannot make any of the listed times, email renuka.ramanathan@yale.edu
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Tuesday, Oct 10th 6 pm - 8 pm
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Room: Main Campus, Watson Center, B31
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TimeYour nameYour emailDepartmentTopicHow did you hear about mini talks?
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6:00 - 6:10Jonathan Pertilejonathan.pertile@yale.eduAnthropologyWhy are lemurs female-dominant?Activity fair
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6:10 - 6:20Sandra Sandriasandra.sandria@yale.eduCell BiologyScience Literacy Someone in my lab
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6:20 - 6:30Kerry Larkinkerry.larkin@yale.eduCell BiologyDNA Damage YSC email listserv/ a friend
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6:30 - 6:40Yanyu Zhao
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6:40 - 6:50
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6:50 - 7:00Halona Danteshalona.dantes@yale.eduPhysicsNeural NetworksEmail from GSAS student fair
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7:00 - 7:10
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7:10 - 7:20Sumit Chaturvedisumit.chaturvedi@gmail.comComputer ScienceText-to-Image GenerationEmail listserv
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7:20 - 7:30
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7:30 - 7:40
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7:40 - 7:50
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7:50 - 8:00
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Thursday, Oct 12th 6 pm - 8 pm
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Room: Medical Campus, SHML Cushing Conference Room
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TimeYour nameYour emailDepartmentTopicHow did you hear about mini talks?
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6:00 - 6:10Kaustav Mitrakaustav.mitra@yale.eduAstronomyThere's Dark Matter out there? How much, exactly?Email from OpenLabs
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6:10 - 6:20
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6:20 - 6:30Mackenzie Bendermackenzie.bender@yale.eduImmunobiology The role of immunity in cancerEmail to IBio department
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6:30 - 6:40Mara Kushelmanmara.kushelman@yale.eduMicrobial PathogenesisTransmission blocking vaccinesEmail listserv
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6:40 - 6:50Cristina Arnés Sanzcristina.arnessanz@yale.eduSchool of Public HealthImpacts of climate change on infectious diseasesEmail after signing up in GSAS student fair
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6:50 - 7:00Samantha Gillissamantha.gillis@yale.eduSchool of Public HealthThe importance of handwashing on preventing disease
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7:00 - 7:10Briana Wymanbriana.wyman@yale.eduGenetics
Unlocking the Secrets of Aging: Exploring the Power of C. elegans and microRNAs
Email from OpenLabs
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7:10 - 7:20
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7:50 - 8:00
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Wednesday, Oct 25th 6 pm - 8 pm
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Room: Medical Campus, SHML E26 Classroom
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TimeYour nameYour emailDepartmentTopicHow did you hear about mini talks?
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6:00 - 6:10Alexandra Bergfortalexandra.bergfort@yale.edu
Molecular Biophysics&Biochemistry
What the heck is RNA?MBB communications email
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6:10 - 6:20Jordan Schmergejordan.schmerge@yale.eduComputer ScienceFocusing LensesEmail
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6:20 - 6:30Mara Kushelmanmara.kushelman@yale.eduMicrobial PathogenesisTransmission blocking vaccinesEmail listserv
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6:30 - 6:40
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6:50 - 7:00
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7:00 - 7:10
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7:20 - 7:30Vaishnavi Veeranki Vaishnavi.Veeranki@yale.eduGenetics&Neuroscience
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7:50 - 8:00
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