Winter Term - Week 6

Hopefully you all enjoyed Winter Carnival! We were happy to see it get a hardy amount of snow this year!

The study of snow and ice is called snow hydrology, and is typically considered a discipline of earth science. From studying weather patterns, lake ice effects, snow pack distribution, and more, snow hydrologists help us know more about climate change, understand wildlife populations and migrations, and predict shifts in tourism economies.

Some of the most important snow hydrology labs in the country can be found at the National Water & Climate Center, the Snow Telemetry Network (aka the SNOTEL), and the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL).

It’s such an exciting field, especially if you like to play in the powder!

GWISE x WISP Journal Club

First session tomorrow night!

There is still time to register for the GWISE x WISP Journal Club! Dartmouth’s Graduate Women in Science & Engineering (GWISE) team has generously offered to cohost a series of sessions during winter and spring term! Journal clubs are a fundamental part of the graduate experience and are also a great way for undergraduates to learn how to engage with scholarly materials. Some other great reasons to participate include:

• Better understand how to read a science paper and gain key take-aways

• Learn how to analyze and debate science literature

• Become more comfortable asking questions and speaking up in a group

• Learn about methodologies and disciplines beyond your own

• Gain insight and inspiration for your own research projects

• Network with graduate women who have been where you are!

Sessions will be held on select Tuesdays at 5:30-7PM in the LSC. The first two sessions are scheduled for TOMORROW NIGHT, Feb 11, and Feb 25. Materials will be sent ahead to those who register. It’s the expectation that registrants will attend all 6 sessions unless there is a scheduling conflict. Please register ASAP, as there will be a cap of about 20 participants per session, with a waiting list for those who register later.

And there will be food!

WISP Peer Mentor Program

Course Selection Office Hours

Wednesday, February 12, 4:30-6PM

Baker-Berry 178K

Course selection for this spring is fast approaching! The spring term course selection period is 2/12-2/20. The PMP will offer course selection open office hours on Wednesday, February 12th 4:30-6pm in Berry 178K. 

Mentees, this is a great opportunity to drop by and chat with students who have been through this process before, ask questions, and get feedback on their experience in selecting courses in a variety of subjects. Refreshments will be served!

Mentors, it would be wonderful if you would consider dropping by for 30-minute shifts to offer your thoughts and experience. We’d love to have as many different majors represented as possible. Please visit this google sheet to claim a time to attend.

Note: PMP course selection open office hours are not affiliated with Undergraduate Advising but rather an opportunity to hear about the experiences of your peers.

Questions? Please reach out to [email protected] or [email protected].

WISP Internships

Timesheet reminder

Interns, this weekend is the end of another pay period! So PLEASE submit your hours by 11:59PM on 2/15!

Curious About the Cognitive Science Major?

Monday, Feb 10, 5-6PM

Goldstein Occom Commons

Come and chat with faculty about the cognitive science major over some light refreshments! All undergraduates welcome.

Science Talks

One of the best parts of being on a college campus is being able to attend any academic lectures that seem interesting to you! Most speakers are happy to have attendees who may not be subject area experts by want to learn more about a subject. Below are some examples of talks that are open to the Dartmouth community this week:

• Feb 11, 12-1:15PM, Stephanie Milani, PhD candidate, Carnegie Mellon, “Rethinking AI Agents: Human-Centered Reinforcement Learning”

• Feb 11, 2:15-3:15PM, Professor Benjamin Chandran, UNH, "Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas"

• Feb 12, 11:30AM-12:30PM, Chenfeng Xu, PhD candidate, UC Berkeley, “Efficient Machine Learning for Intelligent Machines”

• Feb 13, 12:15-1:45PM, Jennifer Raff, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies, University of Kansas, “Integrating Genetic and Archaeological Evidence for the Initial Peopling of the Americas”

• Feb 13, 12:30-1:30PM, Michael Burns (Vice Chair, Lionsgate Studios) and Alejandro Matamala Ortiz (Chief Design officer, Runway) “AI in Filmmaking: Industry Talk with Michael Burns and Alejandro Matamala Ortiz”

• Feb 13, 1-2PM, Annegret Falkner, Assistant Professor, Princeton University, “Mapping the Neural Dynamics of Social Dominance and Defeat”

• Feb 14, 11:30AM-12:30PM, Lucy Li, Ph.D. candidate, University of California, Berkeley, “Modeling Language as Social and Cultural Data”

• Feb 14, 3:30-4:30pm, Professor Karl Krushelnick, University of Michigan "The ZEUS Petawatt laser facility and high field science research at the University of Michigan"