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SUMMARY:Winter Campus Closure
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URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/winter-campus-closure/
LOCATION:California
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SUMMARY:Winter Quarter Instruction Begins
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URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/winter-quarter-instruction-begins/
LOCATION:California
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SUMMARY:Technological Jingoism and the Domestic Politics of the US-China "AI Arms Race"
DESCRIPTION:All Are Welcome! \n\n\n\nJanuary 9\, 2025 | 3321 Murphy Hall | Talk: 1-2 p.m. \n\n\n\nThe rise of large language models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT has popularized the notion that AI companies are locked in a race to be the first to produce artificial general intelligence (AGI). This narrative is amplified by the geopolitical framing of US-China competition\, cast as a battle between democracy and authoritarianism. Layering propaganda atop speculation\, technocrats posit that building AGI first is a moral imperative for the United States because the Chinese government would use the advanced technology to assert global political control. This framing not only distorts the discourse around AI itself\, but also limits the ways information is constructed\, shaping data infrastructures to serve a narrow agenda of economic nationalism. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Shazeda Ahmed argues that democracy is threatened by each new iteration of AI arms race thinking. Drawing upon interview studies in China and the United States\, Dr. Ahmed investigates how certain expert communities have transformed ideological stances on AI into knowledge production practices and policies that sustain policymakers’ belief that maintaining the United States’ global technological dominance is a top national security objective. This framing is instrumentalized to justify anti-Asian xenophobia in the proposed TikTok ban\, as well as the persecution of Chinese STEM researchers in the US; to defer the accountability of Silicon Valley companies that claim regulation will dampen innovation; and to stymie efforts to safeguard society against well-documented AI harms\, including automated discrimination. Yet\, despite how deeply AI discourse has become saturated with an air of inevitability\, international scholars\, civil society advocates\, and tech workers committed to trans-Pacific peace point a way forward and out of recursive Cold War logics. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nShazeda Ahmed is a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral (Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program) fellow at UCLA. Shazeda completed her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley’s School of Information in 2022\, and was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy. She has been a research fellow at Upturn\, the Mercator Institute for China Studies\, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab\, Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Institute\, and NYU’s AI Now Institute. \n\n\n\nShazeda’s research investigates relationships between the state\, the firm\, and society in the US-China geopolitical rivalry over AI\, with implications for information technology policy and human rights. Her work draws from science and technology studies\, ranging from her dissertation on the state-firm co-production of China’s social credit system\, to her research on the epistemic culture and knowledge production practices in the emerging field of AI safety.
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/technological-jingoism-and-the-domestic-politics-of-the-us-china-ai-arms-race/
LOCATION:UCLA Murphy Hall Room 3312
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250109T160000
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SUMMARY:Professional Leadership and Coaching Academy
DESCRIPTION:This program focuses on empowering participants to take ownership of their learning journeys. Instead of a top-down approach that simply identifies problems and prescribes solutions\, it emphasizes collaboration\, responsive listening\, and open dialogue. \n\n\n\nLeaders in this program learn to create an inclusive environment where team members feel safe to express ideas\, take risks\, and reflect on their experiences. By cultivating curiosity and resilience\, we explore participants’ strengths and areas for improvement together. Through experiential learning and coaching\, leaders will learn how to help their teams to develop skills\, think critically\, and adapt to changing systems and environments. This approach not only enhances individual performance but also fosters a culture of learning\, growth\, and innovation within organizations. \n\n\n\nFee\n\n\n\n$2400/participant \n\n\n\nDiscounted Registration $2\,150 until Dec. 2 \n\n\n\nTeam Discount: A 25% team discount is available for eligible applications registering from the same organization with three or more participants. Discounts cannot be combined. \n\n\n\nRegistration Deadline – January 3\, 2025 \n\n\n\nNo refunds 10 business days prior to any event. Please Note: There is a 15% administrative fee on all cancellations. No-shows will be charged the full amount. \n\n\n\nFor registration or Team Discount information\, please contact Nancy Lee Sayre at sayre@gseis.ucla.edu.
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/professional-leadership-and-coaching-academy/
LOCATION:California
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T140000
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SUMMARY:Information Studies Colloquium: Participatory AI with PhD candidate Kelly Wagman
DESCRIPTION:Please join us by Zoom for this week’s Information Studies Colloquium\, Thursday\, January 16\, 2-4 p.m. The presenter will be Kelly B. Wagman\, discussing participatory AI. \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nKelly B. Wagman is a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago in the Computer Science department where her focus is human-AI interaction. Kelly’s research centers around understanding how AI integrates with sociotechnical systems and how to improve the design of those systems. Previously she worked at Microsoft Research and received a MS in Comparative Media Studies from MIT and BAs in Computer Science and Economics from Brown University. \n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\n“Participatory AI” has been proposed as a mechanism for designing ethical and inclusive AI systems. However\, scholars differ on theoretical definitions for participatory AI and few practical examples exist of participatory AI implementations in real-world settings. In this project\, we develop a participatory AI system for climate that is being deployed in a Chicago neighborhood in order to understand the benefits and limits of this approach. More specifically\, we partnered with climate scientists and a Chicago community non-profit organization to understand how AI models of microclimates can benefit community residents and incorporate their perspectives. To do this we conducted interviews\, co-design workshops\, and ethnographic work. Based on this qualitative work\, we built a climate reporting and visualization app for the community to contribute data (e.g. photos of basement flooding) to the science AI pipeline as well as understand how these climate models can be made actionable in their own lives. Ultimately this project demonstrates that it is possible to develop a practical participatory AI system that benefits multiple stakeholders\, although it is time-intensive and questions remain as to the scalability of such an approach.
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/information-studies-colloquium-participatory-ai-with-future-doctor-kelly-wagman/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Martin Luther King\, Jr. Day
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URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/martin-luther-king-jr/
LOCATION:California
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SUMMARY:Hear our Stories: Campus Sexual Violence\, Intersectionality\, and How We Build a Better University
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jessica Harris will be in conversation with Dr. Shannon Speed about her recently published book\, Hear Our Stories: Campus Sexual Violence\, Intersectionality\, and How to Build a Better University. The conversation will take place on Wednesday\, January 22nd\, 2025 from 4:00pm-5:30pm in the Moore Hall Reading Room (Moore Hall 3340). Light refreshments will be served and a limited number of books will be available for participants at no cost. \n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Office of Justice\, Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion at UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Streisand Center.  \n\n\n\nFor comments or questions\, please email jharris@gseis.ucla.edu
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/hear-our-stories-campus-sexual-violence-intersectionality-and-how-we-build-a-better-university/
LOCATION:UCLA Moore Hall Reading Room\, 457 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:CGI Winter Virtual Mini-Conference 
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, January 25\, 20258:00 – 11:30 AMOnline \n\n\n\n7:30 – 8:00  Pre-Admittance Gathering8:00 – 9:00  Suzanne Huerta\, Keynote Speaker9:15 – 10:15  Session 110:30 – 11:30 Session 2 \n\n\n\nJoin us online on Saturday\, January 25\, 2025\, for a morning filled with inspiring and empowering stories from teachers and collaborators in our shared journey. Our presenters will be sharing from their CGI practice and experiences aimed at promoting mathematical understanding\, centering student thinking\, and infusing joy into the teaching and learning of mathematics.
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/cgi-winter-virtual-mini-conference/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:SSCE Lunar New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join SSCE in celebrating Lunar New Year with couplet writing and a \n\n\n\nchance to win a gift!
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/ssce-lunar-new-year-celebration/
LOCATION:UCLA Moore Hall\, Reading Room\, 3340\, 457 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kenneth Karmiole in Archival Studies: Roots & Culture(s): Leaning In/Reaching Out
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Kenneth Karmiole in Archival Studies: Roots & Culture(s): Leaning In/Reaching Out with Dr. Etienne Joseph \n\n\n\nIntroduction by: Thuy Vo Dang; Assistant Professor\, and Anne J. Gilliland; Professor \n\n\n\nThe focus on difference and cultural specificity in contemporary archival praxes is both good and necessary as part of the movement toward the decolonization of ‘the archive’. However\, especially in the polarized social and political conditions in which we find ourselves\, it is also important that immediate intra-community concerns do not obfuscate potential cross-community solidarities grounded in our common humanity. Through a living example\, this paper reflects on how leaning into principles and practices rooted in a specific diasporic culture can support the further development of a community-focused archival practice that explores solidarities across cultural lines. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please contact us at (310) 206-0375.
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/kenneth-karmiole-in-archival-studies-roots-cultures-leaning-in-reaching-out/
LOCATION:UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center\, 425 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:Early-Career Scholar Series Presenter: Dr. Cinthya Salazar and Advanced-Career Scholar Facilitator Dr. Ozan Jaquette
DESCRIPTION:During this session\, Cinthya Salazar will present a paper in progress that she is co-authoring with Cindy Barahona from Texas A&M University. Using longitudinal data from 23 undocumented students with and without DACA\, Salazar and Barahona seek to understand how participants experience legal violence during their college graduation process and its effects on post-graduation life. Specifically\, the research questions guiding this investigation are: (a) In what ways do undocumented students graduating from college with and without DACA experience legal violence through their transition out of higher education? and (b) How does legal violence influence the post-graduation experiences of undocumented college graduates with and without DACA? During the session\, Salazar will discuss the findings on this investigation and engage in conversations with attendees about the implications of this work for higher education research\, policy\, and practice. \n\n\n\nDr. Cinthya Salazar (ella/she) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education within UCLA’s School of Education & Information Studies.  Dr. Salazar’s research focuses on the mechanisms used by undocumented students to access\, persist\, and succeed in higher education. She uses participatory action research and engages undocumented students as co-researchers to generate localized student success models that can promote their college retention. \n\n\n\nRefreshments will be served. Please direct questions to Dr. Deborah Southern\, desouth@ucla.edu
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/early-career-scholar-series-presenter-dr-cinthya-salazar-and-advanced-career-scholar-facilitator-dr-ozan-jaquette/
LOCATION:UCLA Moore Hall\, Room 3320
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