Category: Events

Workshop on AI-Assisted Coding of Textual Data

On October 3rd, IDS offered a workshop given by Junior Visiting Scholar Ananya Ganesh about using large language models to assist with coding text-based data in research. The workshop was attended by UW–Madison graduate students and faculty and provided a hands-on introduction to automated or semi-automated coding. Workshop description: This workshop provided a practical guide …

Byars-Winston, Isadore, Jackson, and Meuris present at 2024 Diversity Forum

Panel: What Does Diversity Science Say About Belonging and Community? On November 14, IDS affiliates Kyesha Isadore, Corey Jackson, and Jirs Meuris shared their research at the 2024 UW–Madison Diversity Forum in a panel moderated by IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston. Watch the Session Recording   Panel Description: Diversity science can help harness the power of …

Webinar: Bias and Equity in AI

Description: In this webinar, held on August 21, 2024, we heard from Kalinda Ukanwa, Corey Jackson, and Shamya Karumbaiah about how rapid growth in the use of AI intersects with issues relevant to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Recording: Presenters:         Kalinda Ukanwa is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine …

Webinar: Equity Issues around Disability and Aging

Description: Adults enter their later years with a wide range of different care needs, challenges, and resources available to them. In the U.S. aging population, there is evidence of significant overlaps between social disparities—including race, ethnicity, and economic status—and health disparities that include disability and neurodiversity. In this webinar, held on April 4, 2024, we …

Panel on Antiracist Resources and Actions in Academia at SPSP Conference

The Institute for Diversity Science sponsored a workshop on Antiracist Resources and Actions in Academia that took place on February 9th at the 2024 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference. The session offered tools and strategies that individuals in academia can use to improve racial equity in their communities and academic groups. The presentation …

Lori Lopez to give Wisconsin Idea Lecture on “Studying Asian Americans and Media in Wisconsin”

IDS Affiliate Lori Lopez of the Communication Arts and Asian American Studies Departments will give a lecture on “Studying Asian Americans and Media in Wisconsin” for the Wisconsin Idea Lecture Series on Tuesday, October 17 from 6:00–7:15 pm. The talk will take place in 2340 George L. Mosse Humanities Building at 455 N Park St, …

Webinar: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination: Do You Need Both for Effective Pro-Diversity Work?

This webinar was held on June 14, 2023  and featured Tiffany Brannon, Kimberly Rios, and Angela Russell on approaches to inclusion and non-discrimination and how they can be employed for effective pro-diversity work.      Tiffany Brannon is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Director of the Culture and Contact Lab at UCLA Kimberly Rios is …