The Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College was the first formal lecture program in the world to be given the official authorization of The Nobel Foundation, Thank you for supporting Gustavus and the impact your gifts make possible. The 80s featured a conference entirely devoted to the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes, which seems odd until you remember that the 80s was particularly concerned with economic theory due to Reagans implementation of various controversial theories like supply-side economics. I think there are two things that Im really excited about. This means a child protection system that was meant to only be used to investigate rare cases of abuse or neglect is overwhelmed with large caseloads of children, many of whom are at minimal levels of risk. In this session, Tom Annesley will discuss stories behind human-insect interactions that played important roles in the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, Economics, and even Peace.Presenter: Tom Annesley, Gustavus 1975 graduate, Active Emeritus Professor, Michigan Medicine, University of MichiganLocation: Saint Peter Banquet Room, Jackson Campus Center, Prior to surveys in the last eight years by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and others, little was known about the bee species that inhabit the prairies, forests, and peatlands of Minnesota. Proposed tax hike headed to 2024 ballot, What the canceled cage match between Musk and Zuckerberg says about masculineanxiety, Bullied by her own party, a Wisconsin election officials GOP roots mean nothing in volatile new climate, A voter's guide to who is influencing the 2023 Minneapolis City Council elections, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Creative Commons license. Virtual attendees are encouraged to explore the Nobel Conference schedule and tune in for the full two days or select individual lectures. Checkout our curated list to get you started. Thank you for supporting Gustavus and the impact your gifts make possible. However, growing literature on ML/AI indicates that algorithms or combinations of them can reproduce race, gender, class and other social biases, and a small literature has now shown how ML/AI used in health care also incorporates a variety of pernicious and unfair biases. Meryl Alper, PhD, Communication The velocity with which it accumulates and the techniques for leveraging it grow at a pace that is remarkable and often intimidating. She was one of the founders of the group Entomologists of Color, and she works tirelessly to increase the number of students of color who go into entomology. Insects: Little Body, Big Impact - Nobel Conference 59 They were looking for presenters who would be able to speak to the multiple facets of young peoples identity, that can get at a particular struggle in the present moment of race, ethnicity, color, gender, sexuality and class. does not always result in a butterfly. Donate today to keep our in-depth journalism free for all to access. Announcing Nobel Conference Mental Health (In)Equity and Young People. Since then, one way or another, the Nobel Conference has been held every year in late September, each one featuring a new and distinct scientific topic. Sept. 26, 2022. FILE - Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in New York. WebTuesday, October 3 from 12:45-1:45 p.m. Insects affect our lives in all sorts of ways. Heldke said this years lineup includes a range of scientists and academics who look at their work and the world that influences it through a lens that challenges mainstream ways of thinking. End-of-Summer Library Hours. Post-lecture comments by Lisa Heldke and Phil Voight, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Child Protection: Too Much and Not Enough, Lecture byRhema Vaithianathan, PhDProfessor of Health Economics; Director, Centre for Social Data Analytics,Auckland University of Technology. Discussion led by Gustavus students: Kade Copple, Rachel Lester, and Christina SchmidtLocation: Beck Hall Room 111. Gustavus had established contacts with the Nobel foundation to request permission to utilize the Nobel name for the building, after which they asked to use the name for a scientific conference as well. These speakers give attendees much to look forward to. Industrious ants and busy bees, a plague of locusts, and an infestation of cockroaches: for humans, insects have long served as a mirror and metaphor in literature and film. The 2021 Nobel Conference lectures will be held virtually from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT each day. 507-933-7510, Categories: First, For News Page, newswire, newswire-firstTags: big data, cynthia rudin, francesca dominici, karl larson, lisa heldke, michael osterholm, Nobel Conference, pilar ossorio, rhema vaitianathan, talithia williams, tom lofaro, wendy chun. Event will be livestreamed via the Nobel Conference website. It was important to the organizers that there be a focus on identity, technology and trauma, she said. We also have sources for high school teachers who want to incorporate the talks into their lesson plans, she said. This research informs her work to develop effective interventions for minority communities to strengthen mental health and develop effective strategies for alcohol use. In this session you will learn about the risks of mosquito- and tick-transmitted diseases and what you can do to protect your health.Presenter: Elizabeth Schiffman, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division, Minnesota Department of HealthLocation: Wallenberg Auditorium, Nobel Hall of Science. But that isnt true. In her presentation, Barreto said that she will confront the issue of rising rates of loneliness among young people from a perspective that challenges accepted belief systems. On Monday, October 4, at 12 p.m. CDT, Dr. Wendy Chun will discuss Democracys Digital Dilemma and answer live questions from the Westminster audience. Insects affect our lives in all sorts of ways. Research tells us that predictive risk modeling tools are good at estimating the risk of future harm for children who are referred to agencies. It is ultimately the liberal arts who can ask and answer the question of the actual role of science in society, and to me that is one of the greatest appeals of the Nobel Conference. Monster? Discussion led by Gustavus students: Grace Kinkeade, Katie Lillemon, Angel Obiorah, and Camille WillLocation: Beck Hall Room 115, Discussion Topic: Being from a small town and a first generation college student to working outside your home country. Another common theme stretching throughout the various conferences was questions about the very nature of science and whether weve reached some major turning point in this field. Semiconductor Engineering - Semiconductor events Weve seen it with desktop computers and, more recently, with the emergence of smartphones. Its such a major event that is entirely unique to Gustavus. And racism, sexism, ableism and other forms of systematic social inequality compound the challenges young people from marginalized communities face; these structures also limit our capacity to promote resilience in their mental health. You will have a chance to safely catch insects; identify them and learn about their natural history; and then release them. These themes continue on into the 21st century with the 2001 conference asking, What is still to be discovered? and the 2014 conference asking Where does science go from here? I find this theme to be particularly interesting in its consistent appearance throughout the 60 years or so that the conference has been going on. What is actually pushing people aside and preventing them from having meaningful social connections? While the Bible declares that the meek shall inherit the earth, entomologist Thomas Eisner wryly observes insects are not going to inherit the earth. Conference presenters will address the disproportionate effects insects have on humans and the earth. Audience members will be invited to contribute examples that will extend the conversation acrosscultures,and time periods.Presenters: Gustavus faculty members Yurie Hong, Department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies; Martha Ndakalako, Department of English; and Nissa Parmer, Department of EnglishLocation: Nobel Hall of Science Room 1412, How did ants in a bathtub contribute to quantum electrodynamics? Penn State Cancer InstituteHow can exercise contribute to cancer prevention and to the effectiveness of other cancer treatments? On December 7, 2020, the New York Times reported that then-President Trump declined to tighten soot rules. He serves as the director of the Healthy Minds Network for Research on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health. On a broader level, I think the chosen topic for each conference says a lot about the time in which the conference was held. Conference schedule Of course, this also applies to our current Nobel Conference dealing with the mental health of young people. Secondly, I am interested in hearing about interpretable machine learning. Once a machine learning (or artificial intelligence) algorithm has been trained to learn something, it is often quite difficult to understand how it is making the decisions it does, LoFaro said. Priscilla Lui, PhD, Clinical Psychology created videos and interactive activities specially for our online audience. Culturally, the people who are the most lonely are young people. She explained that her multiyear research combined with the findings of other academics revealed that, People between the age of 16-35 are more lonely than most age groups., Barreto said she is frustrated by social psychology literature that focuses on individual deficits as a reason for loneliness. ScienceWhys: Questions at the Confluence of Science and Ethics, There is no cost to watch the conference, which will be. He has collaborated with American Indian and other Indigenous communities to rethink community-based mental health services and to harness traditional culture and spirituality for advancing indigenous well-being. By the age of 18, one in three American children will have been investigated for suspected child abuse or neglect by a child welfare agency. You will hear examples of data being used to better understand performance in both education and enterprise, and learn how those insights are being used to inform decision making and transform society. A panel of Gustavus faculty will share brief presentations on a few compelling examples of insects roles, including bees in poetry, locusts in film, and metamorphosis, which (dont forget Kafkas cockroach!) Courtesy of Gustavus Adolphus College. As with all things, I think the best place to start is at the beginning. But these are high stakes decisions, and a human centered approach is essential. Before Dr. Wendy Chun speaks at the Nobel Conference, she'll address the Westminster Town Hall Forum based in Minneapolis. She was one of the lead researchers in The Loneliness Experiment, the worlds largest study of loneliness, which found that young people reported the highest incidence of loneliness. And what roles will insect eating play in the future? Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson is a conservation biologist who studies insect ecology in forests; her current work is focused on the life in large, old oak trees in the forests of Norway. Advances in treatment also increase the number of individuals living with cancer raising questions about how to most effectively support patients in the long-term following diagnosis. Each year, the Nobel Conference theme is interpreted through events including an art exhibit, a concert, and dance. The first of these can be seen in 1975, which asks what the future of science is, a theme picked up in 1989 when the conference explored if we were witnessing the end of science (we werent). Getting education was challenging for her as a girl; she went on to earn a PhD! University of Exeter. Center for International and Cultural Education, Nobel Conference Explores Challenges and Opportunities of Big Data, The annual Nobel Conference takes place October 5-6, 2021, features seven world-leading experts, and dives into the topic, "Big Data REvolution. Discussion Topic: Should we farm insects for food? The Nobel Conference was conceived to focus on science and its ethical implications. If you have questions, emaileditors@minnpost.com. University of Minnesota. In this talk, we will consider how such biases become encoded in ML/AI for health care and some means for decreasing bias. The conference takes place Wednesday and Thursday at the campus in St. Peter and online via Zoom. Web2024 Theme Reflections; 2024 Promotional Materials; Event Schedule; Event Information. How much control do you have over its use? Another dominant year in Gustie Athletics, Finals fright how to lessen the tension and relax, Midnight Express celebrates the end of the school year. As Vaithianathan and her team learned when they developed and implemented the Allegheny Family Screening Toola world-first use of predictive analytics to help triage referrals about abuse and neglectthat means using data in an ethical, transparent, and trusted way to achieve the social licence needed to proceed. If you are a high school teacher, you will be able to use it almost the next day in your class. These breakout sessions give you a chance to explore some of those ways. All lectures and associated events are free and open to the public at the Nobel Conference website. Many young people who say they feel lonely are members of marginalized groups that have been pushed to the edges of society. Big Data: The Nobel Conference continues online, Connect, support and develop: spiritual life on campus, Big Data: The Nobel Conference continues online The Gustavian Weekly IoT Internet of Things, Another dominant year in Gustie Athletics, Finals fright how to lessen the tension and relax, Midnight Express celebrates the end of the school year. New Faculty Orientation Day. Called pioneers by Minnesota Public Radio, they concertize widely around the U.S., and toured Norway in 2017. Lunch Options on Campus. Arlene Birt, "Background Stories"Meet artist Arlene Birt and learn more about her creative process and work. since 2019 by composers who provide points of departure for these questions. These events will not be livestreamed, except for Insects in the Arts: Behind the Scenes of the Nobel Conference Opening Performance. We know that insects thrive in nearly every habitat on the planet including the Gustavus campus, but what about within the liberal arts? Does Minnesotas new recreational marijuana law allow for one of the highest private possession limits nationwide? The first of these can be seen in 1975, which asks what the future of science is, a theme picked up in 1989 when the conference explored if we were witnessing the end of science (we werent). Transparency and interpretability of machine learning models is critical in high stakes decisions. Support Nobel Conference. Email her at asteiner@minnpost.com. However, there are clear reasons why organizations might use black box models instead: it is easier to profit from inexplicable predictive models than transparent models, and it is easier to construct complicated models than interpretable models. But those shifts, substantial as they were, pale in comparison to the next big technological disruption: Data. Organizers say this years speakers include a range of scientists and academics who look at their work and the world that influences it through a lens that challenges mainstream ways of thinking. Listen to the Gustavus Wind Symphony perform Monarch Migrations on Wednesday, October 4.Presenters:Heidi Johanna Miller from the Department of Music at Gustavus; Ann Hobbie, author ofMonarch Butterflies: Explore the Life Journey of One of the Winged Wonders of the World from St. Paul; andNubia Jaime-Donjuan, performer and composer of Monarch Migrations from Hermosilla, Sonora, MexicoLocation: Nobel Hall of Science Room 1413, Insects are everywhere on the Gustavus campus. Watch it Live Discussion led by Gustavus students: Meg Balfanz and Natalie JahnsenLocation: Beck Hall Room 119. The magnificent migration of monarchs across Canada and the United States to Mexico each fall and spring was brought to children by author Ann Hobbies Monarch Butterfly: Explore theLife Journey of One of the Winged Wonders of the World (Hobbie and Baumert, Storey, 2021). Discussion topic: What is it like to win a Nobel Prize? Thank you for supporting Gustavus and the impact your gifts make possible. Penerima Nobel tentunya orang orang luar biasa yang patut kita hargai lebih, Ive always been fascinated by the Nobel Conference. Breakout Sesions | Nobel Conference - gustavus.edu What was the path you took for your career and what advice do you have for college students? Every year a committee forms to plan the Nobel Conference that will happen in two years. Meet the Speakers - Gustavus Student Exclusive This was back when the speakers would lecture for an hour, and hour and a half, without visual aids. March 20, 2024 March 21, 2024. In less than a generation, nearly every piece of personal, scientific, and societal data has come to be stored digitally. How do they intersect? From the caterpillar that eats our crops before metamorphosing into a stunning moth, to the mosquito that elegantly sips our blood (in exchange for a proboscis full of virus particles or parasites), to the socially-connected bee that pollinates flowering plants, to the humble, but mighty fruit fly that continues to teach us how our bodies function, these tiny creatures fascinate, confound, and inspire us. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online here. Tickets are still available for the in-person conference on Gustavus St. Peter campus, but Heldke said she encourages people to order tickets in advance. presents American Vein, New Music for Oboe and BassFeaturing Carrie Vecchione, oboe and Rolf Erdahl, double bass. Schedule Nobel Conference 57 - Gustavus Adolphus College Jessica Ware is Associate Curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. This presentation will provide an overview of the complexities of the monarch life cycle, migration and conservation, and provide simple starting steps for anyone interested in helping this iconic insect recover from population decline.Presenter: Katie-Lyn Bunney, Education Coordinator, Monarch Joint VentureLocation: Cec Eckhoff Alumni Hall South, Johnson Student Union, In Minnesota, mosquito bites are a generally tolerated inconvenience. Meryl Alpers research explores the social and cultural implications of communication technologies. In 2023, award-winning Mexican composer Nubia Jaime-Donjuan put this story onto a score with Monarch Migrations,music for orchestra and symphonic band. This years conference takes up the pressing challenge of Mental Health (In)Equity and Young People. Thank you for supporting Gustavus and the impact your gifts make possible. We are looking forward to Nobel Conference 58, which is scheduled for September 28 & 29a Wednesday and Thursday this year. Her specializations include dragonflies and damselflies, as well as termites and cockroaches. So, as we head towards the 58, Mental Health (In)Equity and Young People. Video Icon The Nobel Conference does this with expertise and grace. Or ask one of these: How did you become interested in your field? Discussions about the topic as a potential conference theme began in 2016 or 2017 with a focus on autism spectrum disorder, she explained, but by 2019 it had morphed into a focus on mental health challenges for young people. Presenter: Jessica Petersen, Invertebrate Ecologist, Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota DNRLocation: Cec Eckhoff Alumni Hall North, Johnson Student Union, Monarchs are one of Minnesota's most beloved and well recognized insects. The data obtained from poorly designed studies, or data from comprehensive disease surveillance or from well-designed studies, when disregarded by a public skeptical of science can greatly limit the public impact that data science offers. Both parts of this last argument lack scientific evidence and often are not true in practice. We spend about the first semester and a half collecting recommendations for presenters, discussing them and thinking about how they will fit together to explore multiple layers of a topic. In the past two decades, climate change has become a major focus (for obvious reasons), with at least 3 of the last 20 or so conferences discussing some aspect of our changing climate. Zoom links will be available to students on the conference livestream website. The 57th conference will feature seven speakers, featuring professors of health, statistics, mathematics, bioethics, data science, and more, alongside university research chairs and regents professors. She investigates the relationships between identity development, discrimination, culture, and outcomes related to mental health. More information about Nobel Conference 58 can be found on the conference website. Download and print at home the 2020 Nobel Conference Poster and 2021 Nobel Conference Poster. She is a chemical ecologist who studies how insects understand and engage with their environment. If you are allergic to insect stings, please bring appropriate safety measures. Nobel Conference 59 | Big Data methods such as machine learning are used in almost every discipline to take advantage of all of the data that we and our devices generate. Thanks to these surveys, we now know that the state is home to approximately 500 bee speciesa figure that provides a baseline upon which future conservation actions can be based. Every year we invite students to serve as hosts to the speakers. Technology has a history of being a catalyst of change in training and education. This years theme is Big Data REvolution, and it will look into how big data is changing our lives, alongside the challenges and opportunities this evolution will bring. Barreto said that when she talks about her research, people often assume that older people are the most lonely. To discuss the science, technology, and ethics of Big Data, a group of seven world-leading experts will present individual lectures and join together for group panels to discuss the ramificationsand possibilitiesof this proliferation of data. I think we need to put that at the center of the conference.. Announcements. Presenters: Kirk Larsen, Department of Biology, Luther College and Luther College Entomology StudentsGroup size limited to 18.Location: Presidents Dining Room, Jackson Campus Center. Conference program Its not like the scientists get to do their science thing then the philosopher or the theologian comes in and says, This is how to think about this. We wanted to take a different approach., This change, Heldke said, helps the event live out in a more full-throated way, the way the it was chartered to be. As with all things, I think the best place to start is at the beginning. She is one of this years conferences seven presenters. An evolutionary multi-species anthropologist who focuses on the evolution of human diets, Lesnik researches the role of insects in what we eat. They have commissioned over forty new oboe/bass pieces and recorded six CDs, effectively creating the oboe/bass duo genre.View a PDF of the concert program. St Peter Room. , was held. We invite every speaker to grapple with the intersection between science and ethics. The thought that loneliness is a property of old age is completely misguided, Barreto said. Here is this years lineup of scholars who will speak on Mental Health (In)Equity and Young People on Wednesday and Thursday, September 28 and 29, 2022: Brendesha Tynes, Ph.D, Human Development and Psychology This was despite strong evidence of the adverse health effects including a link to COVID-19 deaths. This concert features works composed for OboeBass! Little Body/Big Impact invites us to learn about, wonder at, and celebrate these little creatures that run the world. They own it now. Like our content? For this years conference, we wanted to explore the way big data is employed in a variety of fields, from criminal justice to health care, conference director Lisa Heldke said. Nobel Conference 56 - Cancer in the Age of Biotechnology SNUG Silicon Valley 2024. On October 5 & 6 of 2021, Gustavus will be hosting the 57th annual Nobel Conference virtually. What does your writing utensil say about you? In addition to the expert lectures, additional content includes a celebration of The Arts at Nobel Conference 57 and a series of Big Data resources that are relevant to everyone from high school students to data science professionals to lifelong learners. If we observe, contemplate, and recreate facets of insects ways in the world, we may find the inspiration to address, constructively and creatively, challenges ranging from how do we feed a hungry world? to how do we respond to climate change? to "how does social isolation cause harm?. What are the particular challenges you have faced in achieving your success? One strand of her research studies the incidence of alcohol use in communities (such as immigrants) doing the work of adapting to a different culture. See our full republication guidelines for more information. Its such a major event that is entirely unique to Gustavus. Michael Young is the Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor at Rockefeller University in New York as well as the Vice President for Academic Affairs. For many years, the conference closed with a philosopher or theologian who put the other presentations in context for the audience. Manuela Barretos research focuses on the social determinants of health and well-being. Schedule Nobel Conference 58 - Gustavus Adolphus College We should err on the side of caution, taking steps to protect them where we realistically can. Since then, one way or another, the Nobel Conference has been held every year in late September, each one featuring a new and distinct scientific topic. For this years Nobel Conference, three artists collaborated to develop our unique conference opening, which uses music, light and dance to explore insect communication, a central theme in the study of insects. These resources will help you begin learning about the topic. As a liberal arts college, Gustavus is committed to addressing questions using the full range of human inquiry activities. Permission was granted and the Nobel Conference was born, becoming the first and so far only event in North America to officially be allowed to use the Nobel name. This has only been exacerbated by the pandemic and its disastrous consequences on the lives of young people. You'll find "science minutes" (five minute explorations of scientific topics in cancer), spoken word pieces, yoga-for-cancer and cooking demonstrations, art, music, and history of science lectures, as well as links to past Nobel Conference lectures about cancer. One thing I noticed right away while examining the Nobel Conferences of different decades is that generally speaking, they seem to align with the concerns prominent in those decades. ". She is also becoming known globally for writing and speaking about insects for the general public; she says that her goal is to make everyonelove insects. Shannon Olsson is Global Director for the echo network and Special Scientific Envoy to India, Danish Academy of Technical Sciences. She has worked in several countries on several continents, including North and South America as well as Africa. The Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College was the first formal lecture program in the world to be given the official authorization ofThe Nobel Foundation, Stockholm. If you have any questions about the conference or are interested in learning more, visit the conferences website, Gustavus.edu/nobelconference/2021, or contact co-chairs Thomas LoFaro or Karl Larson. In many cases, carefully constructed interpretable models are just as accurate as their black box counterparts on the same dataset. Her talk at the Forum will focus on the challenges the big data and social media pose to democracy. Nobel Conference at Gustavus focuses on mental health Its such a major event that is entirely unique to In recent decades, researchers have made great strides in understanding both the progression of cancer in the human individual and the ways the individuals immune system responds to it. The world needs more people who think critically about the crucial issues of our time, and who ask questions in ways that open up the conversation. Stored information is both an intellectual and an economic commodity; it is used by businesses, governments, academics, and entrepreneurs. Dr. Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Moral Ground and Great Tide Rising. Wendy Chun argues that the tools and methods used by predictive data analysis begin from a set of assumptions that effectively encode segregation and eugenics in their results.