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Data technology continues to impact the scientific and cultural communities and this program provides insight to research applied to tracking the COVID-19 virus through data, searching for facts about inequality proven through primary sources of archival materials, and using digital images to reawaken an ancient pastime.

Please join us for this free online symposium, scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, 12:00 – 4:00pm EST. The Arts & Humanities studies are often targeted as the area of study no longer pertinent to preparing for solid careers.  See how strong this concept is by learning about essential research that supports health science, social issues, and artistic endeavors.

Agenda:

12:00 PM EST: Welcome and information about ASIST SIG AH

12:15 – 2:00:    (Re) Constructing an African American Communal Space: An Information Analysis of a Chicago Public Housing Archive, 1955-1970 (panel)

2:00 -3:00:       COVID-19 Visualizations of Disease Spread and Human Behaviors for Effective Policy Making (panel)

3:00-4:00:        Makerspaces expand with new fiber art projects (presentation)

Program (in order, see details here):

(Re) Constructing an African American Communal Space: An Information Analysis of a Chicago Public Housing Archive, 1955-1970

LaVerne Gray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies

Ellen Simpson, Ph.D. Student, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies

Jieun Yeon, Ph.D. Student, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies

COVID-19 Visualizations of Disease Spread and Human Behaviors for Effective Policy Making

Olha Buchel, Ph.D., Postdoctoral research fellow, NECSI

Leila Hedayatifar, Ph.D., Postdoctoral research fellow, NECSI

Makerspaces expand with new fiber art projects

Julie Carmen, Chair, ASIS&T Special Interest Group in Arts & Humanities

We look forward to seeing you at the Virtual Symposium. stay safe!