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4/01/2025
Hold the date! – CLS Retreat
Please save the date for an upcoming retreat covering topics of MA2&3 on May 16. Suri is busy planning the day and we expect to host two of our EAC members, Dave Weitz and Dave Thirumalai.
3/01/2025
PoLS Pedagogy
Prof. Catherine Crouch (Swarthmore) will be leading the CLS efforts to expand PoLs pedagogy. She is currently gathering curricular materials for Biological Physics courses and seeking a few graduate students and/or postdocs who would be willing to help her with this project. If you are interested, please learn more here.
2/01/2025
Mentor Training Sessions
Our second Mentor Training Session, facilitated by Laura Rico-Beck, is February 27th at 2pm in GCIS ESB36. This session will feature faculty guests Brent Doiron and Stephanie Palmer.
1/01/2025
APS March Meeting – Squishy Science Sunday
For anyone attending March Meeting, the Sunday before, March 16th, is Squishy Science Day. This is an opportunity to do public outreach, like the South Side Science Festival or Physics with a Bang!
1/01/2025
Mentor Training Sessions
Our first Mentor Training Session, facilitated by Laura Rico-Beck, is January 31st at 2pm in GCIS E123. This session will feature faculty guests Aaron Dinner and Jasmine Nirody.
12/01/2024
Physics with a Bang! – Volunteer Opportunity
On Saturday, December 7th, the CLS will be helping participate in Physics with a Bang! Please let Rachel Strom know if you are interested in helping with demos and an open house in GCIS. Volunteering is from 10am-5pm. The link to details is here.
11/01/2024
Mentor Training Opportunity
In early 2025, Laura Rico-Beck will facilitate 2 mentoring sessions for postdocs. Please use this form to sign up and indicate which time is preferred for both days.
11/01/2024
Upcoming: Physics Pedagogy Colloquia – 11/21/24 & 4/24/2025
As part of one of the CLS goals to examine culture and practices of Physics education, we’ve invited two experts on these topics to give a Physics Colloquium. Geraldine Cochran is speaking on 11/21/2024 and Catherine Crouch will be visiting on 4/24/2025. Prof. Cochran is an Associate Professor at U. Ohio and will be speaking on “Understanding the Community Cultural Wealth of Physics Graduate Students and Implications for Graduate Programs.”
We are actively recruiting for volunteers from all labs to help us set up and perform several demos for a sizable crowd of all ages! If you are interested in participating, please reach out to Rachel Strom (rstrom@uchicago.edu).