Upcoming Lightning Talks to Feature Social Work Faculty on Hard-Hitting Topics

Join us Friday, October 1^st at the Illini Union for the third installment of the Health Sciences and Research Initiatives Lightning Talks! Short, hard hitting, 8 minute presentations designed to capture your interest and share just a taste of the amazing research and real-world impact coming out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Free and open to the public. 

Health Sciences and Research Initiatives Lightning Talks, Part 1

10:30–12:30 PM  |  Illini Union, Illini Room C

TOPICS

• Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Cancer Center at Illinois/Carle Illinois College of Medicine
• Aging in Place with Wearable Technology, College of Applied Health Sciences
• The Gift of Independence: Beckwith Residential Support Services, College of Applied Health Sciences
• Designing Robots for Health and Wellness, College of Applied Health Sciences
• Systemic Racism in the Child Welfare System, Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work – presented by Director Tami Fuller
• Social Determinants of Health in Vulnerable Communities, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
• ErSO — Eradicating Breast Cancer, Cancer Center at Illinois
• Climate Change and Carbon Capture, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
• How Poo Is Saving the Day (And Countless Lives!), College or Applied Health Sciences
• What Do the Police Have to Do with Social Workers, University of Illinois Police Department
• Vaccines Won’t Kill Us, Facebook Might, Center for Social & Behavioral Science

Health Sciences and Research Initiatives Lightning Talks, Part 2

2:00–3:30 PM  |  Illini Union, Illini Room C

TOPICS

• Why We Play, College of Applied Health Sciences
• The Heart-Head Connection — How Heart Health Impacts Dementia and Depression, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
• Memory, Its Disorders and Its Enhancement, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute
• Use of Imaging in Cancer Early Detection, Cancer Center at Illinois
• Racial Healing in Our Schools, School of Social Work – presented by Professor Kevin Tan
• Pets to People: How Pets Help Cure Human Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine
• The Age of Misinformation and What We Can Do about It, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• Sleep vs Menopause, College of Veterinary Medicine
• How Will We Sustainably Feed a Growing Population in a Hotter Climate? Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
• Observing the Birth of the Universe, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• The History and Relevance of Medical Racism, Humanities Research Institute

Registration is not required for this event.