SCHEDULE
The public is welcome to attend the following events held over Foundation Weekend 2021. These events, unless noted otherwise, do not require pre-registration and will welcome walk-in attendees within capacity limitations following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign COVID-19 policy guidelines.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021
➤ Health Sciences and Research Initiatives Lightning Talks, Part 1
10:30–12:30 PM | Illini Union, Illini Room C
- Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan
- Aging in Place with Wearable Technology, Manuel Hernandez
- The Gift of Independence: Beckwith Residential Support Services, Susann Sears
- Designing Robots for Health and Wellness, Wendy Rogers
- Systemic Racism in the Child Welfare System, Tamara Fuller
- Social Determinants of Health in Vulnerable Communities, Ruby Mendenhall
- ErSO — Eradicating Breast Cancer, Paul Hergenrother
- Climate Change and Carbon Capture, Jeremy Guest
- How Poo Is Saving the Day (And Countless Lives!), Jeff Woods
- What Do the Police Have to Do with Social Workers, Alice Cary
- Vaccines Won’t Kill Us, Facebook Might, Kevin Leicht
➤ Health Sciences and Research Initiatives Lightning Talks, Part 2
2:00–3:30 PM | Illini Union, Illini Room C
- Why We Play, Synthia Sydnor
- The Heart-Head Connection — How Heart Health Impacts Dementia and Depression, Issam Moussa
- Memory, Its Disorders and Its Enhancement, Neal Cohen
- Use of Imaging in Cancer Early Detection, Rohit Bhargava
- Racial Healing in Our Schools, Kevin Tan
- Pets to People: How Pets Help Cure Human Cancer, Tim Fan
- The Age of Misinformation and What We Can Do about It, Joseph Yun
- Sleep vs Menopause, Megan Mahoney
- How Will We Sustainably Feed a Growing Population in a Hotter Climate? Lisa Ainsworth
- Observing the Birth of the Universe, Joaquin Vieira
- The History and Relevance of Medical Racism, Rana Hogarth
➤ Campus Instructional Facility Dedication and Tours
3:30–5:00 PM | Campus Instructional Facility