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Recording of panel discussion on generative AI

Warmest thanks and appreciation to Jacqulyn Ann Williams for sharing a video from our Education City–wide panel discussion on “Generative AI in Teaching and Learning”! This event took place at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar on September 10, 2024. Its success is due to the hard work of many people besides those who got to sit on the stage. Amir Berbić, Samah Gamar and Nour Tarroun gave beautiful introductory words. Jeromie (Joey) De Leon and Marlon Villones lent us twelve portable microphones, while Mirza Ahmed Baig had technological oversight. Mike Gallagher covered this occasion for social media. The recording is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jEcZV1p5Sk0

Pictures from 2024 VCUarts Qatar commencement ceremony

Congratulations again to Virginia Commonwealth University’s graduating class of 2024! This year, I was very honored to lead the commencement ceremony of VCUarts Qatar as Grand Marshal. Once more, I extend my appreciation to Amir Berbić and our Commencement Committee for their trust in me. Matthew Wood-Ward and his colleagues of WMP Creative prepared a beautiful stage for us. Raviv Cohen captured the event at Multaqa in Education City on May 6, 2024, in gorgeous photographs. You can read more about this celebration here: https://qatar.vcu.edu/news/vcuarts-qa...

Location change of panel discussion on generative AI

Thanks so much again to my colleagues in the Department of Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar for all the support they are providing for our panel discussion on “Generative AI in Teaching and Learning”! Muhammad Ali Almasri designed beautiful material for us under the creative direction of Haya Daher and Sara Shaaban. Roshni Baker from our Libraries provided outstanding assistance in the background. All of this work is done under the visionary leadership of Jacqulyn Ann Williams and Nicole Abiad. If you are planning to attend our event on September 10, 2024, please note that the location has been changed from the Qatar Foundation Headquarters to Virginia Commonwealth University. https://qatar.vcu.edu/event/generativ...

Part-time research assistant positions available

Teşekkür ederim, شكراً and thank you to Ece Omayma Yiğit and Zeyad Bateiha for enabling me to hire part-time research assistants again. My current project investigates the history of teaching science with science fiction. The positions are open to all students enrolled in Qatar Foundation’s Education City. The work can be completed remotely. Please email me your curriculum vitae or resume. My address is jmdetermann@vcu.edu. You can find the job posting on the intranet of Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. I uploaded a copy to Academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/123239263/Av...

Faculty panel discussion on generative AI in Education City

I am extremely thankful to Jacqulyn Ann Williams and Nicole Abiad from the Libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar for including me in an Education City–wide panel discussion of “Generative AI in Teaching and Learning.” On September 10, 2024, they will moderate a conversation in the Qatar Foundation Headquarters that also features my following peers: Rawan AlSaad, Chadi Aoun, Sam Meekings, James Cleon Olsen, Jesse Payne, Mary Queen and Spencer Striker. Haya Daher designed a very cool poster for all of us. Register by September 3 and enjoy lunch as well as food for thought at our event the following Tuesday between 12:15 and 2:30pm. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

Photos from the IAU General Assembly

Thank you, dankie, ngiyabonga and enkosi to Kevin Govender and his colleagues for making the XXXII General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union a resounding success! The Cape Town International Convention Centre provided a beautiful and spacious venue for researchers and enthusiasts from every region of the world. You can browse professional photographs from the two-week event on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/astrono...

Astrobites Review of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Astronomy

A double thank you to Sahil Hegde and Samantha Wong for reviewing my Springer book “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Astronomy: A Modern History.” Their beautiful and detailed review appeared in Astrobites, a daily astrophysical literature journal supported by the American Astronomical Society. Hegde and Wong, who are at UCLA and McGill University respectively, call my work “an accessible, jargon-free exploration of DEI efforts in astronomy that is told through narratives of the people who helped these efforts develop and continue.” To make it a triple thank you, I give a shout-out to Alison Crisp of Louisiana State University for coordinating this post. Finally, I am indebted to Kateryna Reshetova, Mike Simmons and Noreen Grice for sharing with me the photographs that break up the text. Read this astrobite here: https://astrobites.org/2024/08/11/boo...

Presentation at General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union

Thank you, ngiyabonga and dankie to Kevin Govender and his colleagues for organizing the XXXII General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Cape Town, South Africa! I am extremely thrilled to give a presentation entitled “A History of the Movement for Equity and Inclusion in Astronomy.” I will speak at the meeting of the Executive Committee Working Group on Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion on Thursday, August 15, at 10:50am. I thank Patty Paine, Mary Amat, Chester Pollocks and Dushan Rajith for approving and booking my travel. Last but not least, I am very grateful to Jeanne Vaz and Marilou Magsayo Semetara for their work and childcare during my absence from home in Doha. View my session on Oxford Abstracts: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#...

Discount flyer for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Astronomy

I have immense appreciation for my stellar editor Michael Maimone and his colleagues at Springer Nature for their always timely support. On the occasion of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Cape Town, South Africa, this month, Michael sent me a discount flyer for my book on “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Astronomy: A Modern History.” Between August 1 and 29, you can get 20 percent off by entering the following code at checkout on link.springer.com: Ftz1IUHdUyRN3c. If you have ever authored a book with Springer yourself, you can even avail yourself of a discount of 40 percent. Finally, if you are interested in writing about my book or interviewing me, you can request a free review copy from me or my publisher. I have uploaded the flyer to Academia: https://www.academia.edu/122496082/Di...

Presentation at 2024 H-Net Teaching Conference

Thanks so very much to Heather Brothers and her colleagues for organizing the 2024 H-Net Teaching Conference! The third edition of this annual Zoom event has the theme “History, Social Science, and the Humanities: Working in Classrooms and Communities.” I am very honored to give a presentation entitled “Artificial Intelligence Art in the History of Science Classroom.” My panel is scheduled for August 21 at 6:15pm Eastern Time. In this session, I am thrilled to be part of a group of speakers that includes Jeff Washburn, Ariana Varela, Magaly Salas and Jonathan Lewis. I further thank Edward L. Boone for his comments on a previous version of my abstract. Registration for the conference is free and open to all. You can download the program here: https://conferences.h-net.org/event/4/