CANCELED: Maryland "Branches" Summit

Join us for the Maryland “Branches” Summit on Thursday, April 7, 2020 to generate ideas for integrating the arts, humanities, science, technology, engineering, and medicine in higher education. Stemming from a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS), Branches from the Same Tree, this Summit will be a kick-off event celebrating current interdisciplinary work, making new connections across campus, and developing ideas, policies, research, and curriculum for an integrative future.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers include:

Dr. Daniel Russell
Google's Senior Research Scientist for Search Quality and User Happiness
Daniel Russell earned his PhD in computer science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence.  These days he realizes that amplifying human intelligence is his real passion.  His day job is understanding how people search for information, and the ways they come to learn about the world through Google.  Dan's current research is to understand how human intelligence and artificial intelligence can work together to better than either as a solo intelligence.  

Dr. Anthea M. Hartig
Elizabeth MacMillan Director, National Museum of American History
Anthea Hartig earned her doctorate and master’s degrees in history at the University of California, Riverside, her bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Los Angeles and studied as an undergraduate and graduate student at the College of William and Mary. Dr. Hartig is the the first woman to hold this position since the museum opened in 1964. An award-winning public historian and cultural heritage expert, Hartig is dedicated to making the nation’s richly diverse history accessible and relevant. 

Click here for a copy of the agenda and to RSVP.

• 10:00-10:30am   Registration and Coffee
• 10:30-12:00pm   Inspiration with Welcome and Keynotes
• 12:00-12:30pm   Celebration of Integration at Maryland
• 12:30-2:00pm     Activation through Generating Ideas and Teams
• 2:00-3:30pm       Cultivation of Next Steps

Call for Abstracts
Do you have a project that represents inspiring integration? Projects can include special events, student club activity, research projects, grant applications, community outreach, or a new course. Must be either a) a completed project that integrated at least two disciplinary areas; or b) a new idea that connects at least two disciplines. Students, staff and faculty are eligible to submit abstracts that will be considered for poster or presentation.

To see highlights of integrated projects at Maryland click here.