Events

Virtual Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, December 7, from 8:00-8:45 am CST with Dr. Adele Merritt, Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) moderated by INSA's Executive VP John Doyon. To register for this free event: 
https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/12/07/default-calendar/coffee-conversation-with-adele-merritt

A lunch and talk on November 17 12:00-1:30pm in Farzaneh Hall, room 145 in with Weining Ai, Newman Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for US-China Issues, College of International Studies. Sponsored by the Institute for US-China Issues. RSVP for this event by November 13: https://bit.ly/407Ei0y

Monday: Coffee and Donuts in the Oval 

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

Location: The South Oval 

Kick off the week with a cheerful gathering over coffee and donuts on the South Oval.  

Tuesday: Rep Your Unit 

Showcase your military colors proudly! Take out those old unit t-shirts and celebrate the diversity within our military family. 

Wednesday: Remember the Fallen 

Veteran Zone, OMU 129 

Heartfelt remembrance of our fallen heroes. Bring your cherished stories and pictures as we honor our brothers and sisters in arms with love and respect by posting them in the Veteran Zone. 

  Thursday: Veterans Luncheon 

12:00 PM-3:00 PM 

Veteran Zone, OMU 129 

Cyber Intelligence Preparation with Dan Kop – Zoom Webinar on November 6, 2023 at 11:45am CST.  

To Join the Meeting: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83711165976?pwd=sod2avdiiPBgdcT6FEEqKTFnBMgNzN.1

Meeting ID: 83711165976 

Meeting Password is Required: IAFIE11/6 

Keynote Discussion: "When Can Government Restrict Speech?" featuring Nadine Strassen (John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita, New York University Law School and Past President of the American Civil Liberties Union) and Jeremy Bailey (Director of the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage and Sanders Chair in Law and Liberty, University of Oklahoma) on Monday, October 16 at 2:30 p.m. in the Monday, October 16, 2023 Associates Room, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Register: https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fpv9l7meqAWD8q?source=mc

As part of OU's celebration of Free Speech Week, the university will host a discussion on 

October 16 from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Associates Room 

featuring New York Law School professor emerita, past president of the ACLU, and constitutional law expert Nadine Strossen in a conversation moderated by Jeremy Bailey, director of the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage and Sanders Chair in Law and Liberty at OU. RSVP to the Free Speech Week Keynote Discussion: https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fpv9l7meqAWD8q?source=mc

Virtual IC CAE Spotlight Series: Air Force Civilian Service PAQ-Intel on Thursday, October 12, 2023, 3:00pm Central Time: 

https://odni.webex.com/odni/j.php?MTID=m62adf7ec3f088099966faa39c97749d0

Virtual More than Words: The Role of Critical Language Skills in the IC 

September 15 

Virtual More than Words: The Role of Critical Language Skills in the IC on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 11:0apm Central Time: 

More than Words: The Role of Critical Language Skills in the IC (constantcontact.com)

Virtual Fireside Chat with RDML Thomas Henderschedt, USN, Director for Intelligence, J2, Indo-Pacific Command and INSA President Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg about on Tuesday, October 10 from 1:00pm to 1:45pm Central Time. Topics for discussion include: INDOPACOM intelligence priorities; China's air, sea, land, space, and cyberspace capabilities; Use of emerging tech to counter the PRC "pacing challenge”; Strengthening U.S. partnerships; and Lessons learned from the Russia-Ukraine war with audience Q&A. Register: https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/10/10/default-calendar/fireside-chat-with-rdml-thomas-henderschedt-usn

Virtual Coffee and Conversation with Gary Buchanan, Chief Information Security Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) moderated by INSA's Executive VP John Doyon about on Thursday, September 28 from 8:00 - 8:45 am Central Time. Topics for discussion include: Securing NGA’s data networks; Implementing new regulations and cybersecurity guidance; How NGA is partnering with industry; and Future of cybersecurity in the quantum age with audience Q&A. Register: https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/09/28/default-calendar/coffee-conversation-with-gary-buchanan

Lunch and lecture with Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for A New American Security discussing “Is the U.S. Finally Pivoting to Asia?” from 12:00pm to 1:15pm on September 20 in 

Zarrow Hall 145. He served as President of CNAS from 2012–19 and as Senior Fellow from 2009–12. Previously, he was foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain and worked at the State Department, the National Security Council, and on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Fontaine served as foreign policy advisor to the McCain 2008 presidential campaign and subsequently as the minority deputy staff director on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Prior to that, he served as Associate Director for Near Eastern Affairs at the NSC from 2003–04. He also worked on Southeast Asian issues in the NSC’s Asian Affairs directorate. 

Fontaine currently serves as executive director of the Trilateral Commission and on the Defense Policy Board. He has been an adjunct professor in the security studies program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. RSVP by September 18 at https://bit.ly/40sXEvE

Introduction to the Unix/Linux Shell from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on September 15 in Bizzell Memorial Library, LL123. The Unix/Linux shell (or command shell, or terminal) is a powerful computing tool allowing users to combine existing programs and automate repetitive tasks. It is also key to accessing other computing resources such as supercomputers and remote resources. There are many shells available; this workshop will focus on the Bash Shell. See event link for requirements: https://calendar.ou.edu/libraries/event/95928-introduction-to-the-unixlinux-shell

Visualization in R using ‘ggplot2’ from 2:00-4:30 p.m. on September 14 in Bizzell Memorial Library, LL123.This workshop is an active learning “code-along” overview of visualization using the popular R package ‘ggplot2’. This is an expansion and extension of the R plotting materials presented in Data Carpentry, based on principles of data visualization featured in Survival Skills 101: Data-driven Visualizations. See event link for requirements: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation

MATLAB for Data Analysis from 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on September 12 in Bizzell Memorial Library, LL123.MATLAB is a tool used for calculations, analyzing data, visualizing data, and many other analysis tasks. In this workshop, participants will explore how to interact with the MATLAB software and how to use MATLAB for data analysis with an example data set. https://calendar.ou.edu/libraries/event/95909-matlab-for-data-analysis

Kathleen Osberger will discuss her book, I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile’s Dictatorship, 1975 from 12:00pm to 1:15pm on September 7 in Zarrow Hall, Room 145. OU faculty commentators will be Marcelo Rioseco, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, and James Cane-Carrasco, Department of History. Lunch provided. Hosted by OU Center for the Americas. RSVP by 12:00pm on September 5 at https://bit.ly/3YviafK

Fall 2023 Presidential Speaker Series Dinner “Saving America: Conflicting Views in Civil Dialogue” - A Point/Counterpoint Discussion with Dr. Robert P. George (Princeton University) and Dr. Cornel West (Union Theological Seminary) on August 24 at 6:00pm in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Ballroom. Limited seating for this event is available to OU students, faculty, staff, and alumni by reservation. RSVP online: https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9N55AoCks4pPgY6

Virtual panel discussion with Intelligence Studies Journal Editors via Zoom on August 14 starting at 10:00AM CDT. Jointly hosted by the National Intelligence University, Northeastern Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence, and the Rutgers Center for Critical Intelligence Studies. Editors from the following journals are participating:American Intelligence Journal; Journal of Security, Intelligence, and Resilience Education; Studies in Intelligence; 

International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence; Intelligence and National Security; 

Global Security and Intelligence Studies; Space Education & Strategic Applications; and National Intelligence University Press. To participate: https://unh.zoom.us/j/93897300231#success

Speaker: Michael G. Dickerson, Chief of Staff, National Intelligence Management Council is speaking about “Integrating the Intelligence Community (IC) to Achieve Unity of Effort” as part of the Hume Seminar Series via Zoom on Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 5:00 - 6:30pm CDT. Registration: https://hume.vt.edu/engagement/events/AY23-24/integratingtheic.html

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US Army Intelligence and Security Command Virtual Career Fair via Yello on June 13. The Army Intelligence Security Enterprise connects, delivers, and protects globally integrated intelligence to enable the Joint Force to compete and win through executing transformational change during competition, conflict, and crisis in every domain. To register:  armyintel | Event pre-registration (yello.co)

The International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE) is proud to announce the latest event in its Webinar Series.  The webinar will take place on May 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET, and will feature IAFIE President Barry Zulauf discussing “Moral Courage in Intelligence”.

We invite all who are interested in this important topic to join us for an exciting event. Register today at the link below and be a part of this unique opportunity to learn from the best and make connections in the field. Please feel free to share the information on this event with anyone that you think might have an interest.

Registration Link: 
https://sjuit.formstack.com/forms/2023_iafie_webinar_series

Registration Deadline: May 19, 2023

OU Green Zone Faculty/Staff will host the Spring 2023 Military Support Forum at 10:00 a.m. on April 17. The forum this year features Leslie Franklin (Oklahoma City VA Health Care System), who will provide training on the important steps involved in suicide prevention and assisting veterans in crisis. The forum is provided via Zoom. OU Green Zone is a network of faculty and staff who volunteer to take the extra step to assist those students who serve or have served our country.  Register: 

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=neB9nDSQwUS0YsRk_s4gSkLdFIH0B4dAmSvBwP5NjnRUM1JNUU45M1lYOUlZN1dDTU5NMVhYUUlDNS4u

“US-China Economic Decoupling: Myth or Reality?” lecture and lunch with Nicholas Lardy (Peterson Institute for International Economics) on April 5 from 12:00pm-1:30pm in Zarrow Hall, Room 145). Lardy is an expert on the Chinese economy whose most recent books include The State Strikes Back: The End of Economic Reform in China? (2019) and Markets over Mao: The Rise of Private Business in China (2014). Hosted by the OU Institute for US-China Issues. Register:  https://ouiss.wufoo.com/forms/w1rajq7q1es3t5m/

“New Perspectives on the Cold War and Its Legacies in Central America” joint book presentation with Sarah Foss (assistant professor of History, Oklahoma State University) and Rachel Schwartz (assistant professor of International and Area Studies, at University of Oklahoma) on March 30 from 4:00pm-5:30pm in Zarrow Hall, Room 145. Foss will present on her book On Our Own Terms: Development and Indigeneity in Cold War Guatemala, and Schwartz will present on her book, Undermining the State from Within: The Institutional Legacies of Civil War in Central America. Hosted by the OU Center for the Americas and the OU Department of History.

“Sino-Russian Relations in Central Asia Amid the War in Ukraine” talk via Zoom by Bradley Jardine (Managing Director, Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs) on March 30 from 1:30pm-2:45pm. Jardine is a political analyst and former journalist who has been working on the ground to document China’s growing economic and security presence in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Hosted by the OU Romanoff Center for Russian Studies and the Department of International and Area Studies. Register: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H9kC1hxkQ8yXqZf1xrJ0qA

“Women, Life, Freedom: Whither Iran?” talk by Sohrab Behdad (professor of Economics, Denison University) on March 29 from 3:00pm-4:00pm in Zarrow Hall, Room 145. In recent months a popular mass uprising courageously led by women has spread and persisted in Iran in spite of the draconian actions of the Iranian government. This lecture attempts to place the current revolutionary movement in the historical context of repeated revolutionary upheavals in Iran in the past century in a quest for democracy, national sovereignty, and social justice. Hosted by the OU Center for Middle East Studies, Center for Peace and Development, and Security in Context. 

“State Responses to Gangs and Criminal Violence in Central America” on March 24 from 12:00pm-1:00pm Central via Zoom panel discussion with José Miguel Cruz, Director of Research; Kimberly Green, Latin American and Caribbean Center (Florida International University); Michael Paarlberg, assistant professor of Political Science (Virginia Commonwealth University); and Sonja Wolf Researcher, Drug Policy Programme, (CIDE). Hosted by the OU Center for the Americas and the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR) at Tulane University. Register: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J5sK0_HGSfalZ2QKACd-ig

“US-China Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific Region: A View from Shanghai” on March 20 from 12:00pm-1:30pm Central via Zoom talk with Dr. Shen Dingli, professor at the Institute of International Studies (Fudan University). Hosted by OU Institute for US-China Issues. Register: 

https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e56KmzjbTlK6kSnqHFPMFQ

Virtual Seminar on the NCTC-ODNI Onboarding Program (OOP) on 

at 5:00PM CDT. OOP is a two-year program designed to provide entry level (GS- 7 and GS-9) NCTC officers with the knowledge, tools, resources, and corporate vision to succeed as an intelligence professional. Later this Spring, the public will be able to apply to join OOP at NCTC. This virtual seminar will help IC CAE students and scholars prepare their applications for the opening by allowing them to learn about NCTC, OOP, and ask questions about the program and application process.

This seminar is aimed at current juniors, seniors, recent grads and graduate students, but freshman and sophomores are able to attend to learn more about the program.

Registration can be completed here. This seminar will be held on WebEx and registrants will receive a link to the seminar before the 22nd. 

“Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine War and How it Matters for the Rest of the World“ on March 9, from 1:30pm-2:45pm via Zoom twith Volodymyr Dubovyk, (Department of International Relations and Director, Center for International Studies, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Ukraine. Link: https://calendar.ou.edu/cis/event/94558-1

The 2023 Global Security Forum on Tuesday, March 7 from 8:30 to 3:45 Eastern time in the Holeman Lounge at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. This free, in-person event offers a series of fireside chats with leading international experts. Speakers examine structuring and sustaining effective strategies to defend democracy and counter threats authoritarian states pose in ever-changing landscapes. They also share insights on what is on the horizon. Time for audience Q&A. The 2023 Forum includes lunch and is hosted by Center for Intelligence and National Security and Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma. 

Confirmed: 

James Roscoe is Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to the United States. Ambassador Roscoe previously was Ambassador to the UN General Assembly, Director for Communication, Cabinet Office and subsequently Department for Exiting the European Union, Communications Secretary to HM The Queen in the Royal Household, and Chief Press Officer for Prime Ministers Blair and Brown. He discusses the British perspective on global security. 

Shigeru Kitamura is CEO of Kitamura Economic Security LLC. Mr. Kitamura is former National Security Advisor, Government of Japan. Mr. Kitamura was Director of Cabinet Intelligence during Democratic Party of Japan and Liberal Democratic Party administrations.  He discusses Indo-Pacific challenges facing Japan, its Economic Security Promotion Act, and National Security Strategy. 

Thom Shanker is director of the Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University. As a journalist, he spent a nearly quarter-century career with The New York Times, including 13 years as Pentagon correspondent covering the Department of Defense, overseas combat operations and national security policy. Before joining The Times, Mr. Shanker was foreign editor of The Chicago Tribune, served as The Tribune'ssenior European correspondent, and was The Tribune's Moscow correspondent. He discusses the press, social media, and the information environment.  

Simon McGee is Director of Hawkwood Strategy, a global advocacy firm based in London and Dubai. He is a former UK senior civil servant and Cabinet Office director of government communication. Mr. McGee was personal communications advisor to four Cabinet ministers – Greening, McLoughlin, Hammond, and Johnson – and lead the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s media operations. Before entering Whitehall, he was a journalist for Mail on Sunday, Sunday Times, and Yorkshire Post. He discusses the press, social media, and the information environment.  

Feroz Bashari is a visiting scholar at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Bashari was director of communications, Office of the President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He also was country media advisor for the U.S. Embassy Kabul and head of strategic communications for the U.S. military command (CFC-A). He provides an Afghanistan retrospective and discusses lessons learned. 

Virtual lecture by Dr. Chao Xu on “Statistics Power Analysis in Developing and Evaluating Machine Learning Models” via Zoom on March 3 at 10:00am Central time.  This lecture will focus on discussion of (1) how to estimate required sample size of training dataset to achieve desired model performance, (2) how to determine the necessary sample size of external validation set to test scientific rigor or robustness of ML models. Hosted by the OUHSCC Biostatistics and Research Design Shared Resource. 

Meeting ID: 973 4718 3137 

Passcode: 42553518 

Join the lecture using the following zoom connection: 

https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/97347183137?pwd=R2pTRmhqb2ZRWURqSEpFbnFpd1lBQT09

MATLAB for Data Analysis workshop via Zoom on February 28 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. MATLAB is a tool used for calculations, analyzing data, visualizing data, and many other analysis tasks. In this University Libraries workshop, explore how to interact with MATLAB software and how to use MATLAB for data analysis with an example data set. No prior experience with MATLAB is required. This is an active learning, "code-along" workshop - please use a computer with MATLAB or GNU Octave installed. Register: https://libcal.ou.edu/event/10040573

“Rising Authoritarianism in Central America” panel discussion on February 23 from 3:00pm-4:30pm Central in Zarrow Hall, Room 145. Hosted by the OU Center for the Americas and OU College of Law present a panel discussion with Claudia Escobar, former Guatemalan magistrate and president of Be Just; and Ricardo Valencia, assistant professor of Public Relations, Cal State Fullerton moderated by Rachel Schwartz, assistant professor, Department of International and Area Studies. 

This Zoom workshop on February 23 from 10:00am-12:00pm Central is an active learning “code-along” overview of visualization using the Visualization in R using ggplot2 

package. Register: https://libcal.ou.edu/event/10015777

Student Breakfast with Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov on February 23 from 8:00am-8:50am Central time in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Scholars Room. This event is designed for all students (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) to engage with the nation’s leading expert in Science and Technology with the Department of Homeland Security. Space is limited. Registration required: https://tiny.one/StudentBreakfast

The U.S. Intelligence Community (ICC) seeks culturally diverse, highly skilled applicants in several fields from IT/Cyber/Computer Science to forensic accountants and foreign languages. This virtual panel and Q&A session on February 23 from 4-5pm Central time explains the IC recruitment process. Moderated by FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kisha Winston, it features six recruiters from various intelligence agencies. Students may register at: https://lnkd.in/e5qA22YZ

“Ukrainian Women and the War” Zoom virtual roundtable on February 16 from 10:30am-11:45am Central with Cynthia Buckley, (Professor, University of Illinois), Marta Havryshko (Fellow, University of Basel), Oksana Kis (Visiting Professor, New School), and Jessica Zychowicz (Executive Director, Fulbright Programs in Ukraine). Moderators will be OU professors Melissa Stockdale (Department of History) and Rebecca Cruise (Department of International and Area Studies). Sponsored by the Romanoff Center for Russian Studies. Register online: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PndYAZrQTyKFd0WfoyrMWw

“Russian Memory Politics Abroad: War, Restraint, and Diplomacy” Zoom virtual lecture on 

February 14 from 1:30pm-2:45pm Central by Jade McGlynn, (Department of War Studies, King’s College London), a specialist in Russian media, memory, and foreign policy. She is the author of the forthcoming Russia’s War and Memory Makers and the editor of two volumes on memory and periodization. Sponsored by the Romanoff Center for Russian Studies and the OU Department of International and Area Studies. For more information, contact Stephanie Sager at stephaniesager@ou.edu. 

The Nobel Prize Summit Truth, Trust and Hope on May 24 to 26 will bring together Nobel Prize laureates and other world-renowned experts and leaders for a global dialogue on how to stop misinformation from eroding public trust in science, scientists, and the institutions they serve. Speakers will include Nobel Prize laureates along with other distinguished experts. Hosted by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation, the three-day summit will be held at the NAS building in Washington, D.C., and virtually, and is free and open to the public. Registration will open in March. To be notified when registration opens or to sign up to receive updates, visit the summit website: https://www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel-prize-summit/2023

Recent Political Protests in Peru and Brazil panel via Zoom or Zarrow hall, Room 145 on Thursday, February 9 at 12:00pm CDT will discuss the ongoing violent political unrest in Peru and recent protests that shook political stability in Brazil. Sponsored by the OU Center for the Americas. Register for the in-person lunch: https://ouiss.wufoo.com/forms/w1oinqnp166j6w7/ Register for Zoom: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0pMt-nrvRhm0vM5iF6YoPg

“The Women’s Movement and the Challenge of Political Islam in Turkey” virtual talk via Zoom on Wednesday, February 8 from 11:00am to 12:00pm CST by Yeşim Arat, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Bogazici University, Istanbul. Arat is the author of The Patriarchal Paradox: Women Politicians in Turkey, Rethinking Islam and Liberal Democracy: Islamist Women in Turkish Politics, Violence against Women in Turkey (with Ayşe Gül Altınay), and Turkey Between Democracy and Authoritarianism (with Şevket Pamuk). Hosted by the OU Center for Peace and Development and Security in Context. Register: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DC8L_OJoRxy9S03q0d4-QQ

“Engineering with Nature: Innovating for a More Resilient and Sustainable Future” lecture presented by Dr. Todd S. Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, MS on Tuesday, February 7 at 6:30pm in the David L. Boren Auditorium, National Weather Center. Part of Engineering the Nature of Change - an OU Presidential Dream Course, this lecture examines the development of sustainable and resilient systems that support economies, communities, and ecosystems and explores up-scaled equitable solutions for institutions and practitioners that can support these outcomes.  

A DevOps in the DoD presentation on Thursday, February 2 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm Central time (3:00pm-4:00pm EST) about “Afghanistan Non-Combatant Evacuation” by LTC Jen Warren, Harvard Belfer Center National Security Fellow and Colonel (Ret.) Brian "Beach" Beachkofski PhD, who as commander of Kessel Run navigated the programmatic, technical, and cultural barriers in the DoD to deliver effective software that enabled more airlift missions out of Afghanistan than would have been possible using the legacy tools.  Register: https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?s=a1n6g000000nJndAAE&c=7014V000002IxFkQAK&_ga=2.106352007.588448899.1674829287-472034364.1674483042

Howard W. French – a career foreign correspondent, Pulitzer nominee, and the author of four books, including three works of nonfiction, and a work of documentary photography – will present a fireside chat on Monday, February 6 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in Gaylord Auditorium. From 1990 to 2008, he reported overseas for the New York Times as bureau chief for Central America and the Caribbean, West and Central Africa, Japan and the Koreas, and China, based in Shanghai. He will be discussing his newest book, Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War.

Town Hall and Fireside Chat with Dimitri Kusnezov, Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, January 31 from 430pm to 7:00pm in the Robert S. Kerr Auditorium, Sam Noble Museum.  During his talk, Kusnezov will discuss ways to drive innovation, how to engage the nation’s full ecosystem and future challenges of homeland security. Hosted by the Data Institute for Societal Challenges and Vice President for Research and Partnerships. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/town-hall-and-fireside-chat-with-dimitri-kusnezov-tickets-511779776087

Achieving the 16 UN Sustainable Development Goals will require ambitious synergism between academia, industry, and the population at large. This challenge offers a unique opportunity to transform not only the way we make things, but also the way we interact with each other and grow as a community. The 4 panel sessions of the Sustainability Forum on Saturday, January 28 from 8:20am to 5:00pm in the Gallogy Hall Valero Room attempt to identify possible ways in which the whole community can collaborate to overcome the current technological hurdles, maintain a diverse, inclusive, and equitable society, and ultimately achieve a better, more sustainable world. Hosted by the Gallogly College of Engineering, Institute for Resilient and Environmental Energy Systems, Institute for Community and Society Transformation, and Data Institute for Societal Challenges. Register: https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ckIQ1jtSXu0DJQ

Yong Jin Park, Ph.D., a professor at Howard University, will present a lecture on Thursday, January 2 at 12:00pm (noon)on “Social Media-Algorithm, AI, and Data – Human Life, Death, and Inequalities” in the DISC Conference Room, Suite 4600, Five Partners Place, 201 Stephenson Parkway. The talk, very broadly based on sociology, economics, policy studies, and even ethics, and invites attendees to think deeply about the complexities of AI, algorithm, and data. Lunch is provided. Hosted by the Data Institute for Societal Challenges. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disc-welcomes-dr-yong-jin-park-guest-lecturer-tickets-515254007607

"Moral Courage in Intelligence" Zoom Inside Intelligence discussion with Dr. Barry A. Zulauf moderated by Dr. Michael Ard on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 11:00 am CST. The Director of National Intelligence designated Dr. Zulauf the ODNI Referent in the Center for the Study of Intelligence. in June 2022. He conducts studies on the history of intelligence and intelligence lessons learned for the ODNI and the IC, carries out academic outreach to institutions of higher learning, promotes the teaching of intelligence and related studies, and performs research and writing about the profession of intelligence. Dr. Zulauf spent the 2021-22 academic year on leave from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as Recanati-Kaplan Intelligence Fellow in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior to Harvard, Dr. Zulauf was the Chief of the Solutions Division, Executive Secretary of the National Intelligence Analysis Board and National Intelligence Collection Board in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). He was also the Intelligence Community Analytic Ombudsman. Dr. Zulauf is the international President of the International Association for Intelligence Education. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-intelligence-moral-courage-in-intelligence-tickets-468597105557?aff=ConstantContact

invite for 9 Nov 2022 @ 1pm ET (w/ WebEx Link) 

NGA is hosting a virtual “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) event on the benefits of participation and to answer any questions you may have in the Tearline Project on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022 from 1:00-2:00pm EDT. Tearline is an analytic outreach effort through which NGA partners with academic institutions to create public-facing, open source intelligence on various strategic, economic, and humanitarian intelligence topics. Tearline enables students to receive publication credit while contributing intelligence content to an authoritative and high-traffic online platform. In addition, as applicable, Tearline can provide access to commercial imagery sources and aid students with imagery analysis and intelligence research fundamentals to create valuable content. Tearline publications have been cited in Congressional testimony, official State Department Twitter campaigns on human rights abuses, as well as in the LA Times, Foreign Affairs, and other notable international and security studies publications.If you are interested in learning more about this unique opportunity and how your institution can participate, please use the connection information below to take part in this event.  Join from the meeting link 

https://nga.webex.com/nga/j.php?MTID=mdddeb38204d5d483577f401487dce771 

 Join by meeting number 

Meeting number (access code): 2761 385 5977 

Meeting password: FiER2mew2m2 (34372639 from phones and video systems) 

 Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) 

+1-415-527-5035,,27613855977#34372639# US Toll 

Some mobile devices may ask attendees to enter a numeric password. 

Join by phone 

+1-415-527-5035 US Toll 

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The Institute for US-China Issues, Center for Middle East Studies, and Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies present a Zoom talk on Wednesday, November 9 with Ambassador Chas Freeman, Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University. Ambassador Freeman was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-94, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centered post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defense and military relations with China. Register online.

The Romanoff Center for Russian Studies and the Department of International and Area Studies present a Zoom talk on Tuesday, November 8 from 10:30am – 11:45am with Yuval Weber, Research Assistant Professor at Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service in Washington, D.C. Weber also serves as a Distinguished Fellow at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare at Marine Corps University in Quantico, VA, where he is the university’s subject-matter expert on Russian military and political strategy. Register online. 

The OU Institute for US-China Issues presents a Zoom talk on Tuesday, November 8 from 12:00pm – 1:15pm with Dr. Shen Dingli, the second in a series of talks by Chinese scholars. Shen Dingli is a professor and former executive dean at Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies and an Honorary Visiting Professor of Washington University in St. Louis. His research and publications cover China-US security relations, regional security and international strategy, arms control and nonproliferation, and foreign and defense policy of China and the United States. Register online.  

‘Nuclear Politics on the Korean Peninsula’ Virtual Event on Wednesday, 16 November 2022, at 54:00 p.m. Central moderated by Michael Ard discussion with Youngho Kim of Sungshin University and Yong-Sup Han of Korea National Defense University as they discuss Nuclear Politics on the Korean Peninsula. Dr. Youngho Kim is a Professor of Political Science and Foreign Affairs at Sungshin University. He served as Human Rights Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (2012-2013). He also served as the Secretary to the President for Unification during the Lee Myoung-bak administration (2011-2012). Dr. Yong-Sup Han is a Professor Emeritus of Korea National Defense University. He is a member of APLN (Asia-Pacific Leadership Network) for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament. Dr. Han launched the Korea Nuclear Policy Society and served as its first President (2012-15) and he had been Vice President of KNDU (2010-12), and President of Korea Peace Research Association (2007-10). He also directed the Research Institute for National Security Affairs of Korea National Defense University (2005-08). Before joining in the faculty of Korea National Defense University, Dr. Han served as a special assistant to the Korean Minister of National Defense, participating in the inter-Korean denuclearization negotiations while doing policy recommendations to the Korean government on policies of arms control and denuclearization and the Korea-US alliance. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nuclear-politics-on-the-korean-peninsula-tickets-444240203407?aff=ConstantContact

Webinar “A New World Order? How Russia’s War in Ukraine Changes Geopolitics” presentation by Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program (Harvard University) on October 18, 12022 from 0:30am-11:45am on Zoom. Sponsored by the OU Department of International and Area Studies and the OU Romanoff Center for Russian Studies present a Zoom talk with Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program (Harvard University). Join the Zoom at https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/9210077556

Brownbag Lecture on “The Biden Administration, Human Rights, and Democracy in the Middle East” on October 18, 2022, from 12:00pm-1:00pm in Farzaneh Hall, Room 145 by Samer Shehata (Colin Mackey and Patricia Molina de Mackey Associate Professor of Middle East Studies, Department of International and Area Studies). Sponsored by the OU Center for Middle East Studies. 

This unclassified virtual Summit on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 from 8:30am – 11:30am CDT hosted on WebEx sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is designed to give members of industry, academia, non-profits and other government elements, insight into NGA’s strategic thinking, and how the agency plans to develop its future operational environment – including the architectures and tools that support it. This level of strategic engagement is intended to further advance NGA’s ongoing dialog with these key constituents to advance the collective partnership and achieve NGA’s national security objectives. To register: 

https://ngaevents.webex.com/webappng/sites/ngaevents/meeting/register/22a8bda4a4c34c4096dc2272ccc07987?ticket=4832534b0000000496de91f203434d0a1e004910fc46c901ecc5686d5d2225b2bb11bbc4be92b44f&timestamp=1664924726199&RGID=r326f7fd7f4ad4e0fabd60b1c785a73a9

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA is hosting) the first UReCA Showcase on October 22, 2022, from 2:00-4:00pm at the Thurman J. White Forum Building. The UReCA showcase allows students who were Summer 2022 Research Fellows to showcase their work via presentation, poster, and/or performance. The second half of this event will be a “job fair” where faculty members may promote projects, share funding opportunities, and connect with undergraduate students. The UReCA community welcomes students and faculty from all academic areas across campus, STEM and non-STEM. If you would like to participate in this event, please email ureca@ou.edu by Oct. 17 and to reserve a table. 

As part of the University of Oklahoma’s celebration of Free Speech Week, OU will host a lecture by Noah Feldman discussing “Threats to Free Speech in the Age of Social Media” on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 3:00pm CDT in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Ave., on the OU Norman campus. Widely recognized as one of the great legal minds of our time, Feldman is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law and Senior Fellow of the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. Feldman specializes in constitutional studies, with particular emphasis on power and ethics, design of innovative governance solutions, law and religion, and the history of legal ideas. Outside of academia, he writes a weekly column for Bloomberg Opinion and is the resident legal scholar for Axios. His podcast, Deep Background, explores the historical, scientific, legal, and cultural context behind the biggest stories in news, with a focus on ethics and power. In 2018, he founded Ethical Compass, a consulting firm that advises clients like Facebook and eBay on how to improve ethical decision-making by creating and implementing new governance solutions. In this capacity, he first proposed the idea of Facebook’s Oversight Board, an independent body that reviews the company’s content decisions with respect to online speech. Limited seating is available by reservation for OU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the public. For reservations, more information and accommodations, email specialevents@ou.edu or call (405) 325-1701. 

Webinar on Zoom hosted by the Monterrey Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterrey on Wednesday, October 5 from 10:00-11:15am CDT.  Margaret MacMillan, author of Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World and The War that Ended Peace; and Patrick Cohrs, author of The New Atlantic Order: The Transformation of International Politics, 1860-1933 discuss “Europe in the Shadow of World War I”.  Europe is facing unprecedented turbulence. This installment of the Monterey Conversations will not force any analogies between past and present. Instead, it will take up the subject of the First World War with an eye to its present-day salience. What might the origins of World War I tell us about the nature of conflict in Europe? How did the First World War become a world war in the first place? How did it radiate out from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand? And how did World War I end - on the battlefield and at the diplomatic tables? What can we learn today from the elusiveness of order and the recurrence of disorder in Europe since 1914? Register at: 

https://middlebury.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J4ZPDxiNRpS-oyrOiL-IYw

Webinar on Zoom sponsored by the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security in George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government on October 13, 2022 at 6:00pm CDT. General Michael V. Hayden, former CIA director, welcomes Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, professor of American history emeritus at the University of Edinburgh, and Sarah-Jane Corke, co-founder and past president of the North American Society for Intelligence History & associate professor of history at the University of New Brunswick, for a discussion of how CIA’s history informs its actions today. Moderated by David Priess, publisher of "Lawfare" and chief operating officer of the Lawfare Institute. Use this link to register: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wFVYJjOpRkePix_sPFFtuw 

Ambassador Dina Kawar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States of America, will discuss “Jordan-United States Relations: An Enduring Friendship in the Ever-Changing Middle East” on Monday, October 3, 2022 from 2:00pm-3:00pm CDT in Zarrow Hall, Room 145. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Department of International and Area Studies and the OU Center for Middle East Studies. 

COBRE Virtual Lecture: Foundations and Basics of Statistical Tests and Data Analysis presented on Zoom by Dr. Lance Ford, Assistant Professor of Research in Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center at 10:00am CDT on Friday, September 30, 2022. This lecture will focus on 1) the foundations of hypothesis testing and statistical inference (p-values and confidence intervals), 2) types of data and the most common statistical methods seen in the literature, and 3) selecting proper statistical test for different applications (e.g., datasets with different sample sizes or outcomes). 

Please use the following zoom connection to attend the lecture: 

https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/91977797040?pwd=MFZXcnQwcit4M0Q1MnV4QXFqazJwdz09

 Meeting ID: 919 7779 7040 

Passcode: 59281923 

Panel discussion about the state of democracy in Latin America at 4:00pm CDT on Thursday, September 29 in the Heritage Room, 2^nd Floor Mezzanine, Oklahoma Memorial Union moderated by Victor (Latin America Sustainability Initiative Managing Director and affiliate faculty member in the OU Department of History). Speakers are Cynthia Arnson, distinguished fellow and former director for the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, and Charles Kenney, ConocoPhillips Chair in Latin American Studies and the director of OU's Center for the Americas. Sponsored by  the Latin America Sustainability Initiative through the OU Institute for Resilient Environment and Energy Systems. 

"The Power of Visual Analytics" on Monday, September 26 at 9:00am CDT in VPRP Conference Room 3201, Five Partners Place, 201 Stephenson Pkwy is presented by Wolfgang Jentner, a senior research associate for the Data Analysis and Visualization Group at the University of Konstanz in Germany. He is involved in and manages more than ten large third-party-funded projects focusing on criminal investigation, critical infrastructures, and public health. Jentner will discuss visual analytics combined with human domain knowledge with AI and machine learning through interactive visual interfaces. Hosted by the Data Institute of Societal Challenges, to register 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-visual-analytics-presented-by-guest-speaker-wolfgang-jentner-tickets-419842188287

The 2022 IAS Symposium, “Global Corruption and Authoritarianism: Exploring the Nexus,” sponsored by the Department of International and Area Studies (IAS) is being held over two days, Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23 from 9:00am to 4:30pm in Zarrow Hall, Room 145. Light refreshments available at each session.  Register online if attending lunch either day but no RSVP is needed if not attending lunch: https://ouiss.wufoo.com/forms/wlxv0ly118hzpk/

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance is hosting a virtual conversation moderated by INSA President Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg with Juliane Gallina, Associate Deputy Director, Directorate of Digital Innovation, CIA from 8:00-8:45 am CDT on Tuesday, September 20 with Juliane Gallina, Associate Deputy Director, Directorate of Digital Innovation, CIA. Ms. Gallina will discuss her role in accelerating development and integration of digital and cyber capabilities across all of CIA's mission areas. To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8529122129106091790

Virtual interactive panel discussion from 2:00 – 3:30pm CDT on Monday, September 19 hosted on WebEx with representatives from FBI, CIA, DoD, and ODNI open to undergraduate and graduate students. Opportunity to hear first-hand from language officers and applied linguists about their experiences and career paths. 

https://odni.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/odni/meeting/download/cfe1b60d9c844f23ab0073bdc424319b?siteurl=odni&MTID=mdf110240b29c9d7f9985d5df1c001e99

Join the OU Center for Middle East Studies for a brown bag lecture by Joshua Landis on September 15 from 12:00pm-1:00pm in Farzaneh Hall, Room 145. Dr. Landis is Sandra Mackey Chair in Middle East Studies, Professor of Middle Eastern History, and Director of both the Center for Middle East Studies and the Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies. Bring your own lunch; snacks will be provided. 

OADII Distinguished Lecture on “Counter-UAS in the Era of Drone Proliferation” presented by Dr. Jamey Jacob, the founding director of Oklahoma State University’s Unmanned Systems Research Institute and a counter-UAS center of excellence program, at 11:30am CDT on Friday, September 9 at the National Weather Center, Room 1313. Dr. Jacob’s seminar will focus on the impacts of commercial and military uses of autonomous systems and the ubiquitous use of drones and potential democratization of airspace. The increased threat posed by drones, combined with a lack of proven capabilities to counter the threat, has created a concerning tactical development for U.S. military forces around the world as well as a threat to the civilian national airspace. Pizza (with a vegetarian option) will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) is hosting a series of webinars to highlight careers across the Department.  This webinar will provide you with information on the DHS’ mission, current job opportunities, and provide tips on federal resume writing.  In addition, the webinar will include information on upcoming recruiting and outreach opportunities where attendees will be able to meet recruiters and hiring managers from across the Department.  We appreciate your interest and look forward to your participation. Please register through https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Intel-CyberSept8

Introductory training on using Qualtrics for research delivered via Zoom on Thursday, September 8 from 2:00pm-3:00pm CDT. Qualtrics is an online survey software that delivers customized surveys for various uses. After this training, you will be able to create and distribute a simple survey, add filter questions, and use built-in tools to analyze the results. Register online. https://oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsde-srzMoGtAYv0zeGx2xGFhn-Kq6yqRY

Dr. Simon Reid-Henry, Professor of Historical and Political Geography, Queen Mary University of London presents a virtual lecture on April 21 from 1:00pm-2:00PM. Moderator will be Dr. Roberto Veneziani, Professor of Economics, Queen Mary University of London and Co-Editor of the Review of Social Economy. Sponsored by the OU Center for Peace and Development, Security in Context, and the Review of Social Economy. Register online. https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TD-WQPV-Q4-HHreK5XZXlw?_x_zm_rtaid=kcnHf4hSRFqHyd3XfKxHFA.1650052300765.ce3e8e38031a2ec11edf4b1615603f70&_x_zm_rhtaid=370

Fred Haise, former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, test pilot and OU Aeronautical Engineering alumnus, returns to his alma mater on April 21 to discuss the Smithsonian Press of his book Never Panic Early from 1:30pm-2:30pm in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. Register online. 

https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9N3rux9sFY0NZrv

Data, Algorithms, Justice, and Fairness Public Lecture on April 21 at 5:30pm in Physical Sciences Center, Room 201. Algorithms are being used to decide whether defendants will show up for court, whether they should be released on bail, and whether they will be good citizens if they are given parole. How accurate are these algorithms? What data are they based on? And how fair are they to different subgroups of the population? Over the past few years, a controversy has erupted over the issue of algorithmic fairness – whether these algorithms treat some people differently than others. We will go through how these algorithms work, what they are based on, and how “fairness” and “accuracy” are slippery terms. Can decisions made by AI be explained to the humans affected by them? What recourse do we have if we disagree with them? Will algorithms help us move forward to a better future, or will they encode and enshrine the biases of the past?  

Lars Peter Hansen, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Economics and David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and Statistics in the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, will present the lecture “Confronting Geoscientific and Economic Uncertainty when Modeling Climate Change” on April 21 from 4:30pm-5:30pm in Gaylord College Auditorium, Room 1140. The lecture is co-hosted by the Price College of Business and the Institute for Resilient Environment and Energy Systems. Seating is limited. 

https://oupricecollege.wufoo.com/forms/msdxfyi0r1zyej/

OU Green Zone Faculty/Staff will host the Spring 2022 Military Support Forum at 11:00 a.m. on April 20. Hear challenges and perspectives from our own student veterans at OU. Are we high impact or low drag for our student veterans? The forum is provided via Zoom. OU Green Zone is a network of faculty and staff who volunteer to take the extra step to provide assistance for those students who serve or have served our country. RSVP online. https://ouveterans.wufoo.com/forms/w1ulzpf0cl99td/

Guest lecture in Zarrow Hall, JJ Rhyne Room by Dr. Lace Padilla, Assistant Professor in the Cognitive and Information Sciences Department at the University of California Merced on April 11 at 9:30am.  Dr. Padilla and collaborators have received multiple grants from National Science Foundation and the Department Of Energy to study uncertainty communication in the context of COVID-19, wildfire risk, and energy grids. For more information and to register, contact Carol-Ann Cramer at ccramer@ou.edu. 

All faculty and ABD PhD students are invited to attend a presentation in Bizzell Memorial Library, Room LL118 on April 11, 10:30am-11:30am or 3:30pm-4:30pm about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program with Dr. Julie Taylor, Director of Academic Relations, Fulbright. Dr. Taylor will present on the program and host a Q&A following the presentation. Register online.  

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strategies-to-increase-research-group-productivity-tickets-306390571447

Four expert-led panel discussions of modern innovations in artificial intelligence and how they are transforming the practice of law featuring Jacqueline Schafer, founder and CEO of Clearbrief AI; Jim Chiang, founder and CEO of My Legal Einstein; James Lee, co-founder and CEO of LegalMation; and Dan Ivstan, chief product officer of Gavelytics on April 22 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the University of Oklahoma College of Law - Dick Bell Courtroom. This event is sponsored by the Data Institute for Societal Challenges and the University of Oklahoma College of Law. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial-intelligence-in-law-practice-tickets-290836027387

The Resilient Futures Symposium on April 13 from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm in Nielsen Hall, Rm. 170 and on April 14 from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is made possible with support from the OU Gibbs College of Architecture Bruce Goff Chair of Creative Architecture, as well as the OU Institute for Resilient Environmental and Energy Systems, OU Arts and Humanities Forum, OU Data Institute for Societal Challenges, and OU School of Visual Arts. For details see https://architecture.ou.edu/resilientfutures/

This annual conference and celebration hosted by the Honors College starting at 8:00am in Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall showcases outstanding undergraduate research and creative activity for an audience of other students, faculty, and parents. Students who were funded in their research or creative activities from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program are required to present, but all students are welcome to showcase their work.

Judge Stephen Friot of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma is speaking on April 4 from 4:00pm-5:30pm in Kaufman Hall, Room 221B about the Russian Legal System and his collaborative work with Russian colleagues and law schools. Judge Friot has been an active participant in international legal exchanges for many years. This event is sponsored by the T.W. Adams Distinguished Alumni Lecture fund. 

This Mathematics of Data Public Lecture on April 4 at 5:30pm in Physical Sciences Center, Room 201 focuses on how to go from finite data to the identification of a periodic orbit using algebraic topology. With today's technology, we can collect massive high-dimensional sets of data from experiments and generate massive high-dimensional sets of data numerically, but at the end of the day, these are still finite sets of points. Assume that we are trying to understand a continuous process that generated the data. One such example could be a process that can be modeled by a differential equation. In this case we probably want to be able to extract a continuous function, which raises the question, "How can one go from finite data to continuum objects with some sense of certainty?"

The Institute for US-China Issues presents a talk with Alastair Iain Johnston, Governor James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine (Professor of China in World Affairs, Government Department, Harvard University). Johnston writes on socialization theory, identity and political behavior, and strategic culture (mostly with application to the study of East Asian international relations and Chinese foreign policy), and the effects of social media on inter-state security dilemmas. Johnston is the author of Cultural Realism: Strategic Culture and Grand Strategy in Chinese History (Princeton, 1995) and Social States: China in International Institutions, 1980-2000(Princeton, 2008). Register online. https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-DcrGzUrSEyWCFElz8SDvw 

From April 26-28, 2021, this virtual event combined keynotes and lively discussion with live performance and theatre. Hosted by the Nobel Foundation and organized by the US National Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute, the first Nobel Prize Summit brought together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, policy makers, business leaders, and youth leaders to explore the question: What can be achieved in this decade to put the world on a path to a more sustainable, more prosperous future for all of humanity? Framed around the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, speakers explored solutions to some of humanity's greatest challenges: climate change and biodiversity loss, increasing inequality, and technological innovation in support of societal goals. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions of the Summit. 

https://www.nap.edu/catalog/26310/2021-nobel-prize-summit-our-planet-our-future-proceedings-of?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Nobel+Summit+Proceedings 

Dr. Michael Duke, University of California - San Francisco presents a virtual ​thematic analysis seminar on Zoom  from 12-1:30pm Central Time 

Zoom registration: https://ucsf.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckfu-vqz0oHdS9aF4udS7ekKIzmuevqDsc

Virtual tech-in via Zoom on March 24, from 10:30am-12:00pm explores how the Gulag shaped life in the Soviet Union, and how does its legacy continue to weigh on Russia and other post-Soviet states today? What did prisoners experience, and how were these experiences shaped by their identity? How is the Gulag remembered, and why is this memory a source of ongoing conflict in Russia? This teach-in will bring together scholars who collaborated on a new edited volume, Rethinking the Gulag: Identities, Sources, Legacies(University of Indiana Press, 2022), a work that reexamines the Gulag and its legacies in the former Soviet Union today. Sponsored by the OU Department of International & Area Studies and the Department of History, Texas Tech University. Register. 

https://calendar.ou.edu/cis/event/90859-1

This workshop on March 23 from 9:30am-12:30pm in Bizzell Memorial Library, Room LL123 

explores how to interact with MATLAB software and how to use MATLAB for data analysis using an example data set. No experience with MATLAB is required. This is an active learning, "codealong" workshop, so please use a computer with MATLAB or GNU Octave installed. Register online. https://libcal.ou.edu/event/8599373

Public Lecture as part of the "The Mathematics of Data" Presidential Dream course on March 22 at 5:30pm in Physical Sciences Center, Room 201.Transforms are mathematical machines that reorganize data, signals, or images in new configurations that allow a better understanding and manipulation of the data. For example, to store an image on a computer, the image is first sampled on a grid and then transformed into a set of binary numbers (zeros and ones) that are then stored on a chip. There are many types of transforms, so they can be selected based on the type of data and what one wants to do with it. Recently, new transforms have been developed that are based on optimal transport theory. These transforms are well-suited for many applications and have outperformed state-of-the-art methods. This talk presents several applications including cell morphology in drug discovery, nuclear structure in cancer, and MRI for knee cartilage in the prognosis of osteoarthritis. 

Dr. Vetria Byrd, Assistant Professor of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, is presenting a virtual Zoom seminar on "Data Visualization as A Mechanism for Building Data Science Capacity and Data-Driven Decision Making" on Wednesday, March 23 at 11:00am CDT. 

Zoom Link: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/91464998983?pwd=czBXdnBSalhRTFg5WVJYQko5WHNEdz09 
Meeting ID: 914 6499 8983 Passcode: 77007321

This presentation on March 9, 11:00am-12:00pm DST via Zoom hosted by the OU African Studies Institute will discuss how human rights issues are central to understanding how local communities and governments address coups and other radical changes of power in select African countries. Register online. 

oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dp2iSeUMQFKebUGSXpWtXw 

The first session in the Oklahoma City Innovation District's 2022 Symposium Series focusing on Innovations in Radar Technology is on March 11, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST. Hear from industry experts on weather, defense/national security, and biomedical applications in substantive panel discussions from 1-4p, specialized breakout sessions from 4-5p, and from 5-6p, the event will conclude with a happy hour for networking and connecting with industry professionals. Use the promo code SYMPOSIUM22 on the checkout page to receive a complimentary ticket. To register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovation-district-symposium-series-session1-tickets-251516280967?aff=erelexpmlt

Virtual Lecture on Thursday, February 17 at 5:00 pm CDT by Dr. Mark Lowenthal, an international expert on intelligence, on Zoom.   He will discuss "Senior Intelligence Access to Policymakers" based on his recent research on the Intelligence Community. 

 Join Zoom Meeting

https://sciencespo.zoom.us/j/7080269827
Meeting ID: 708 026 9827

Some of these events may be of interest.  More information at https://www.iwp.edu/events/

When: January 26, 9:00am-9:30am
Where: Via Zoom

The OU Center for Peace and Development and Security in Context invite you to a talk with Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia University, moderated by Dr. Firat Demir, L.J. Semrod Presidential Professor of Economics at OU. Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, as well as president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and a commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development. Sachs has been advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General, currently serves as an SDG Advocate under Secretary-General António Guterres and was twice named among Time’s 100 most influential world leaders.

Virtual event on January 11, 2022, at 7:30pm EST specifically designed for students, especially IC CAE Scholars. AWIC is a grassroots organization dedicated to the development of professional women serving the United States national security mission. AWIC brings together Amazing Women throughout the IC to support, empower, and inspire one another at all stages of their careers. A panel of AWIC members from different agencies, at various career stages, will discuss career paths, answer student questions, and invite AWIC members to serve as mentors to students. 

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Dr. Yao Liu will give a public lecture on “Inflicting Denial-of-Service via Serverless Functions in the Cloud” from 3:00-4:00pm on December 2 in Dale Hall, Room 206 as part of the computer security lecture series. Dr. Yao Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida. This recently discovered novel attack vector can cause denial-of-service between a serverless computing platform and an external content server or another cloud computing platform. 

Virtual talk on “PR and the US-China Tech Rivalry” with Mark Cohen hosted on Zoom from 3:00pm-4:30pm CST on December 1. Mark Cohen is a Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also Guest Professor at Renmin University, China. He has served as Senior Counsel, China for the USPTO, and was formerly Director of International Intellectual Property Policy at Microsoft. Timothy Hsieh, Assistant Professor of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law is the discussant. Sponsored by the OU Institute for US-China Issues [register for this event at https://bit.ly/3vwE5EQ]. 

The Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies is sponsoring a talk by Afshin Marashi, Professor and Farzaneh Family Chair of Iranian Studies, Department of International and Area Studies on “The Origins of Economic Development in Pahlavi Iran, 1925-1941” on December 1, from 12:00pm-1:00pm CST in Farzaneh Hall, Room 145. Marashi is the author of Exile and the Nation: The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran (University of Texas Press, 2020) and Nationalizing Iran: Culture, Power, and the State, 1870-1940 (University of Washington Press, 2008), and is co-editor of Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity (University of Texas Press, 2014). Masks are expected at this event. 

Murtuza Jadliwala will give a public lecture on “Friend or Foe? An Era of Fun, Games and Mischief with IoT Sensors” at 3:00pm Central time on November 4 in dale Hall, Room 206. This i public lectures on Computer Security highlights the threat to user-privacy from “smart” IoT devices by showing the feasibility of different types of private data inference attacks that employ sensor data from these devices as information side-channels. 

Virtual discussion hosted on Zoom of “Climate Change in an Unequal World” with James K. Boyce, emeritus professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Climate Change from 2:00pm-3:00pm Central time on November 4 moderated by Firat Demir, L.J. Semrod Presidential Professor of Economics, University of Oklahoma. James K. Boyce is the recipient of the 2017 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought and the author of 18 books, most recently The Case for Carbon Dividends (2019, Polity Press) and Economics for People and the Planet: Inequality in the Era of Climate Change (2019, Anthem Press). Join the Zoom webinar at https://bit.ly/3kM38ie. 

Virtual discussion hosted on Zoom for a discussion of “The Expanded Role of Science and Technology and Education in China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for the U.S.” with Denis Simon, Senior Advisor to the President for China Affairs, Duke University, from 3:00-4:00pm Central time on November 3. From 2015-2020, Simon served as Executive Vice Chancellor at Duke Kunshan University in China, and he is the author of several books, including China’s Emerging Technological Edge: Assessing the Role of High-End Talent (Cambridge University Press, 2009). Sponsored by the OU Institute for U.S.-China Issues [Register https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vFfSeQc-Qge5Gkf90-3lhw]. 

Presidential Dream Course Lecture for Computer Security on “Reverse Attack: Practical Black-box Attack on Collaborative Recommendation” by Xu Yuan 3:00pm on October 28, 3:00pm in 

Where: Dale Hall, Room 206

Dr. Wilbur Scott of the U.S. Air Force Academy will present research drawing upon interviews with soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan Sociology of War: Soldiers of Iraq and Afghanistan from 12:00pm-2:00pm on October 27, 12:00pm-2:00pm in Kaufman Hall, Room 221B. Dr. Scott teaches and does research in the areas of political sociology, the military and society, the sociology of violence and war, and the sociology of veterans' issues. He helped write USAFA's Diversity Plan and served on the Pentagon's Committee for Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Dr. Scott is a public sociologist, an OU sociology professor emeritus, and a recipient of the Morris Janowitz Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring excellence in the study of armed forces and society.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security objectives. Geospatial intelligence is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. Information collected and processed by NGA is tailored for customer-specific solutions. NGA provides support to civilian and military leaders and contributes to the state of readiness of U.S. military forces. NGA also contributes to humanitarian efforts such as tracking floods and fires and provides support to peacekeeping activities and public events. Please Register at the Link Below-

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Survey (surveymonkey.com)

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security objectives. Geospatial intelligence is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. Information collected and processed by NGA is tailored for customer-specific solutions. NGA provides support to civilian and military leaders and contributes to the state of readiness of U.S. military forces. NGA also contributes to humanitarian efforts such as tracking floods and fires and provides support to peacekeeping activities and public events. Please Register at the Link Below-

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Survey (surveymonkey.com)

The Sigma Xi Student Research Conference will be held November 4–7, 2021 in conjunction with the Society's 2021 Annual Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. High school, undergraduate, and graduate students are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations across all research disciplines. Students interested in presenting an oral presentation must submit their abstract for acceptance by August 1, 2021. Students interested in presenting a poster must submit their abstract for acceptance by September 24, 2021. Sponsored by Sigma Xi [for additional details see https://www.sigmaxi.org/meetings-events/annual-meeting-and-student-research-conference/student-research-conference] 

Presidential Dream Course Lecture for Advanced Additive Manufacturing on “Perspectives on Design for Additive Manufacturing” on Zoom (Meeting ID: 923 5291 4086; Passcode: 03826244) or Felgar Hall, Hitachi Room 214 by David Rosen is a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is the director of the Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing Institute. He is also the research director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Rosen will introduce the benefits and limitations of additive manufacturing processes, then present their interrelationships as the combination of design, material, and manufacturing process considerations.

Presidential Dream Course Lecture for Computer Security on "Blockchain Security and Consensus Protocols" by Wenjing Lou is the W. C. English Endowed Professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech and a fellow of the IEEE at 3:00pm on October 21 in Dall Hall 0206. The lecture will focus on the proof-of-work blockchain consensus protocols and examine several key blockchain configuration options and their security properties and performance limits. Lou will show how some factors, such as mining strategy and network connectivity, can impact blockchain’s fundamental 50% threshold security assumption and will introduce two innovative blockchain applications in the domains of privacy protection and wireless spectrum management.

Presidential Dream Course Lecture for Computer Security on by Loukas Lazos is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Arizona, where he leads the Network and Information Security Lab, at 3:00pm on October 19 in Dale Hall 0206. He will discuss a contextual trust paradigm where randomness drawn from the surrounding environment is used as a common context to bind the digital identities of the interacting entities with the measured physical properties.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security objectives. Geospatial intelligence is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. Information collected and processed by NGA is tailored for customer-specific solutions. NGA provides support to civilian and military leaders and contributes to the state of readiness of U.S. military forces. NGA also contributes to humanitarian efforts such as tracking floods and fires and provides support to peacekeeping activities and public events. Please Register at the Link Below-

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Survey (surveymonkey.com)

The third week of October marks Free Speech Week, a national non-partisan celebration of First Amendment rights. OU will observe Free Speech Week October 18-24, offering events and programming that emphasize the fundamental freedoms of thought and expression guaranteed by the US Constitution. 

Free Speech Week Highlights Include: 

“Why Free Speech Matters on Campus,” presented by Professor Keith Wittington, Princeton University 

3 p.m. | Thursday, October 21     

Sandy Bell Gallery, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art 

Hosted by the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage 

“The Adventure of Civility,” with NPR Host Krista Tippett 

6 p.m. | Friday, October 22       Virtual Event 

Hosted by the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing 

Carl Albert Center archive of political commercials highlighting freedom of speech 

 OU Daily archives 

To learn more about OU Free Speech Week and how to participate, visit ou.edu/freespeechweek.

The theme of this year's Women in Business Leadership conference on October 15 from 9:00am-1:00pm in the OCCE Thurman J. White Forum Building is “Building Back Women in the Workforce.” The focus will be to address the needs of women in various stages of their careers through our panel sessions. In addition to breakout sessions with distinguished panelists, a career readiness workshop, and a networking lunch, attendees will get to hear a keynote talk by keynote speaker, Kweilin Ellingrud, a Senior Partner of McKinsey & Co. Sponsored by the JCPenney Leadership Program, Price College of Business [Register online https://www.ou.edu/price/jcpl/wibl]. 

Join the OU Center for Peace and Development and Security in Context for a virtual talk presented on Zoom on October 14 from 1:00pm-2:00pm with Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. The talk will be moderated by OU's Firat Demir, L.J. Semrod Presidential Professor of Economics. Weisbrot is author of the book Failed: What the “Experts” Got Wrong About the Global Economy (Oxford University Press, 2015) and has written numerous research papers on economic policy and opinion pieces. For more information, contact Stephanie Sager at stephaniesager@ou.edu. 

The Jerry Holmes Leadership Program will host Don Mitacek on October 12 from 10:30am-11:45am in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Heritage Room as its Fall 2021 Distinguished Speaker. As Senior Vice President of Technical Operations for Delta Air Lines, Mitacek is responsible for engineering and maintenance on 940 commercial aircraft. Join us to learn more about Mitacek’s leadership perspectives and lessons learned in a challenging and dynamic industry.

The Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies invites you to a talk on “Iranian Interventions in the Arab World” on October 11 from 12:00pm-1:15pm in Farzaneh Hall, Room 145 with Arash Azizi, author of the book The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US and Iran’s Global Ambitions (Oneworld, 2020). Azizi is a Ph.D. candidate in history at New York University (NYU). He researches the history of socialist and Islamist movements in Iran and the Arab world. 

Join the Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies on October 4 from 3:00pm-4:15pm in Zarrow Hall, Room 145 for a talk on “Gender and Iranian Politics Before and After the Revolution” with Mateo Farzaneh, who will discuss the many challenges women faced before and after the 1979 revolution in the struggle to attain equal rights and to fully participate in Iranian social affairs. Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh is Associate Professor of History and the Principal of the Mossadegh Initiative at Northeastern Illinois University. He is also the author of Iranian Women and Gender in the Iran-Iraq War (Syracuse University Press, 2021). 

Professor Pete Collins, Al and Julie Renken Professor, Associate Chair, and Entrepreneurial Fellow within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University and an affiliated faculty in Aerospace Engineering at OU will present a Presidential Dream Course Public Lecture on “On the Evolution of Additive Manufacturing: From a Brief History to Future Possibilities” as part of the Advanced Additive Manufacturing series in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Bartlett Room or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 971 0298 1374; Passcode: 20413989)

The Oklahoma Supercomputing Symposium conducted using Zoom offers insights for faculty and students into applications of advanced computing to research and teaching. Sponsored by the OU Supercomputing Center for Education and Research. Register online [http://www.oscer.ou.edu/Symposium2021/index.html.] 

The OU Center for Middle East Studies is hosting a presentation in Farzaneh Hall, Room 145 on “Global Jihad and Movements of Rage” by Glenn E. Robinson, professor in the Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California. Professor Robinson is also affiliated with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of California at Berkeley. He has been active in policy work, especially for USAID and DOD, in his professional work for the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and as a Founding Board Member and Treasurer for the Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS). His most recent book is Global Jihad: A Brief History (Stanford University Press). 

NGA Fall 2021 All Majors OU Virtual Career Fair on September 27. Contact OU Caeeer Services for additional information. 

During this exclusive and interactive discussion, DNI Haines will open with remarks about the Intelligence Community’s mission as it faces complex national security challenges in the 21^st Century. 

Students Register for Zoom: 

https://fiu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M4FLo-_2SoOq9Dhro4UMMw

 Faculty/Staff/Alumni View Webinar: 

Webcast.fiu.edu 

The OU College of International Studies and the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics are hosting a panel discussion in Zarrow Hall, Room 145 on “The 2021 German Election: What is at Stake?”. Speakers are: Carl Roberts, Head of Communications (Heinrich Boell Foundation, Washington, D.C.); Ingo Schlupp, OU Presidential Professor of Biology; and Mitchell Smith, Associate Dean and Professor, OU College of International Studies.

The OU Center for the Americas is hosting a presentation on “Elections and Democracy in Peru” and Beyond by Charles Kenney, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director, Center for the Americas. Discussant is Fabio de Sa e Silva, Assistant Professor of International Studies & Wick Cary Professor of Brazil Studies, Department of International and Area Studies. Sponsored by the David L. Boren College of International Studies. Register online at 

https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gZDKxANNRB2fQ6IHPgCtmQ

[For additional details and registration https://mailchi.mp/661ebf67ca23/yvh5r73arn?mc_cid=b606271392&mc_eid=faa2aadb73]

The 9/11: Intelligence and National Security Twenty Years Later conference will look back at the day of the attacks 20 years ago to understand their impact through personal stories, policy reflections, and consideration for the long-term impact on American society.

We will convene senior national security officials who led the response, family members of those impacted by the event, veterans of the War in Afghanistan, former intelligence officers, and historians. The five panels will examine the day of the attack, subsequent reactions, the impact on American society, the historical record after twenty years, and considerations for future policy in the aftermath of Taliban return to rule.

While this virtual event is on the record, the event organizers prohibit any attendees, including journalists, from audio/visual recording or distributing parts or all of the event program without prior written authorization. Contact Sharon Wilke at sharon_wilke@hks.harvard.edu.

[for additional details see https://www.belfercenter.org/event/911-intelligence-and-national-security-twenty-years-later]

June 8, 10, 15, and 17, 2021

The CNAS 2021 virtual National Security Conference will explore the new challenges, ideas, and voices transforming America's national security landscape. It will feature a series of interactive online sessions on issues such as technology and economic competition, the future of defense, and challenges to democratic values. The conference will showcase a new generation of national security voices, including “The Pitch,” the Center’s annual competition of ideas, held before an interactive audience and distinguished panel of judges. Sponsored by CNAS [for information about when registration opens: cnas.org/2021]

Thursday, April 29 from 3:00pm-4:30pm CDT

The OU Institute for US-China Issues is hosting a Zoom webinar with Aaron L. Friedberg, Professor of Politics and International Affairs and co-director of the Center for International Security Studies at Princeton University. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and a Senior Advisor to the National Bureau of Asian Research. Sponsored by the OU Institute for US-China Issues [Register at https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HHuoxRblR0y4j4u3W4hUgA].

Tuesday, April 27 from 1:00 – 2:00pm CDT (2:00-3:00pm EDT) 

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Kin Moy, and Assistant Director of National Intelligence and IC CFO, Trey Treadwell, will discuss "Adapting the IC Workforce: Recruiting, Retaining, Training, and Re-Skilling." The videocast examines how we can reimagine the traditional IC work model and use lessons learned from the pandemic to build and grow a diverse, talented workforce. Sponsored by INSA [Register at adaptingtheworkforce.splashthat.com] 

April 15, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm CDT 

The OU Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies is hosting a virtual conversation on Zoom with Manata Hashemi, Farzaneh Family Assistant Profesor of Iranian Studies, OU College of International Studies; Negar Razavi, ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow, Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, Northwestern University; and Shawhin Roudbari, Assistant Professor, Program in Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder. The discussion will be moderated by Afshin Marashi, Farzaneh Family Chair of Iranian Studies, OU College of International Studies.  Sponsored by OU Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies [to Register oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sXqm1VwBSf-1yvhlRDw75Q].

April 8 at 9:30-10:30 a.m.

The OU Green Zone Faculty/Staff Leadership Team invites you to attend the 2021 Military Support Forum for a panel discussion via Zoom among a select group of Tillman Scholars—current and former veteran students who are mental health professionals. With the end of the semester approaching, this time of year can present compounded and complex challenges for students and especially veteran and military-affiliated students will address the best practices to use, best resources to employ, and best approaches to ensure the wellness of all of your students. All OU faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Sponsored by OU Green Zone Faculty/Staff Leadership Team [Register online at https://ouveterans.wufoo.com/forms/s1i42ot319l4dzv/]. 

April 7-8 | 2:00-4:00 pm ET 

INSA's Spring Symposium, “OSINT: Thinking Outside the SCIF,” will span two afternoons. Both days will feature a keynote and panel discussion focused on OSINT policy issues and mission imperatives and how the IC can use OSINT effectively. The Hon. Ellen McCarthy, former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, and The Hon. Sue Gordon, former PDDNI, will each moderate a panel discussion. Sponsored by INSA and free registration for students [To register insaonline.org/event/osint-thinking-outside-the-scif/]. 

The Heart of the Matter: American Cardiology and Cold War Diplomacy, 1955-1965 

April 6, 12:00pm-1:00pm CDT
Dr. Sarah Tracy will host this OU Humanity & Health webinar on Zoom focusing heart disease, diplomacy, and Cold War political cooperation. In the early years of the Cold War, heart disease, much like American jazz, became a vehicle for transnational diplomacy between the United States and the Soviet Union. This webinar will examine the global scientific and diplomatic agendas of two prominent cardiovascular disease researchers: nutritional physiologist Ancel Keys and President Eisenhower's cardiologist Paul Dudley White, as they built connections between Communist bloc nations and the United States as part of a "Health for Peace" program. [Sponsored by OU Humanity & Health to register https://oklahoma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g9S2hMkdTl-Q-xFkNS_2zw]. 

Hosted by the Jerry Holmes Leadership Program
Tuesday, Mar. 23 at 11am & 3pm via Zoom

The keynote talks are open to all OU students, faculty, and staff, so invite your friends! 

Keynote Address at 11:00 am
Meeting ID: 965 4290 7760 | Passcode: 15174070

Keynote Address (repeat of earlier talk) at 3:00 pm
Meeting ID: 987 7332 9206 | Passcode: 73035162

The U.S. Army Mad Scientist Initiative is hosting a free virtual event featuring a group of experts from across academia and government to explore issues of climate change policy, threats, resilience, mitigation, and adaptations. This event will help discern and expound on the Army's role in combating climate change and how it will conduct operations while being challenged by climate change impacts on the future operational environment. Sponsored by Army Mad Scientist Initiative [Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-threats-resilience-and-adaptation-tickets-146765442389].

Inspired by Alfred Nobel’s belief in celebrating achievements that contribute “the greatest benefit to humankind,” the Nobel Foundation, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research/Stockholm Resilience Centre invite you to engage in an optimistic exploration of the best version of our collective future. The first Nobel Prize Summit will convene talks from Nobel laureates and conversations among experts from the science, policy, arts, and youth activist communities. It will bring together the world’s brightest and most creative thinkers to focus on three key areas critical to the future of humanity: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss; Reducing Inequality; and Technologies with the Power to Transform the Way We Live and Work. 

This free, online summit is a global platform for the exchange of ideas and the source of change-making approaches that will engage and entertain, motivate and embolden. Special performances by world-class artists combined with opportunities for dialogue and networking sessions round out the summit experience. Sponsored by the Nobel Foundation, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research/Stockholm Resilience Centre [visit nobelprize.org/our-planet-our-future to register for the virtual event].

Monthly every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 5 to 6 pm

Zoom link | Meeting ID: 924 3768 0178 | Passcode: AFROTCZoom

Engineering students are highly sought after by the U.S. Air Force because of the knowledge and skill they possess. Learn more about the many opportunities that the AFROTC program affords engineering students. Lieutenant Colonel Hennies will be conducting these zoom information sessions.

March 21-27, 2021 

The University of Oklahoma’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a series of events to promote the importance of making OU a place of true belonging for all. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in DEI Week events and to reflect on how we can all build lasting change at OU. For more information and to see a complete listing of events for the week, visit ou.edu/diversity

March 19, 2021 at 12:00pm CDT 

E. Michael Campbell, the director of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester, will summarize the present state of nuclear power (fission and fusion) and a vision for the future in a lecture on “Nuclear Energy: Today and Tomorrow” via Zoom. As the world evolves to carbon-free energy – in addition to renewables – central, concentrated energy sources that can be placed in proximity to cities will also be required. Advanced nuclear fission sources that require no active safety systems, that can be economical at output powers less than 100 MW, and can be deployed within a decade will almost certainly play a major role in a “reduced carbon” future. In the longer term, significant advances in nuclear fusion, both with magnetic and inertial confinement approaches, have also occurred and will increasingly become part of the “energy dialogue for the future.” Sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships.

To reister for thie  Distinguished Research Lecture Series Register online.

Next installment in the DEA Museum’s lecture series

WHAT:                       The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum presents its next lecture: 

                                   Taking Down El Chapo

WHEN:                       Wednesday, March 17^th, 10-11:30 a.m. EDT

WHERE:                     Streaming live from the DEA HQ Auditorium with free reserved tickets.

                                   Streaming link will be emailed to all ticket holders.

                                   Also Streaming on YouTube and www.deamuseum.org.

WHO:                         Hosted by DEA staff; moderated by Josh Edmundson, Curator of

                                   Education for the DEA Museum, with a panel of DEA agents who participated

                                   in the operation.

BACKGROUND:      

Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, commonly known as “El Chapo” (shorty in English) founded the Sinaloa cartel in 1980 and smuggled hundreds of tons of illicit drugs into the U.S. for decades until his final capture in 2017. His ruthless career left scores dead in his wake, and he raked up a fortune worth at least 12 billion dollars along the way.

Guzmán escaped from maximum security Mexican prisons in 2001 and 2015. He maintained his grip on power and evaded law enforcement for years through savage murders by his sicario (hit men), extortion, and corruption that notoriously involved the complicity of many Mexican authorities at all levels. He was once named by Forbes Magazine as one of the most powerful people in the world, and his long criminal career only came to an end after a multi-year joint investigation and pursuit by Mexican authorities, DEA, and other U.S. authorities.

In this installment of the DEA Museum & Visitor’s Center lecture series, the panelists will discuss what it was like to be there during the pursuit of El Chapo, and their contributions to the capture of this notorious figure. Sign language interpreters will be available for this presentation.

The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum produces a series of educational lectures annually. The lecture series is designed to inform and educate the public in matters related to the mission of DEA and the DEA Museum & Visitors Center. Lecture topics include drug trends, science and forensics, collection objects, the exploits and accomplishments of the men and women of DEA, and more. For more information, go to www.deamuseum.org/lecture-series.

Wednesday, March 17, 10-11:30 a.m. EDT 

The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum presents a lecture hosted by DEA staff on “Taking Down El Chapo” and moderated by Josh Edmundson, Curator of Education for the DEA Museum, with a panel of DEA agents who participated in the operation. Streaming live from the DEA HQ Auditorium with free reserved tickets. Streaming link will be emailed to all ticket holders. [Sponsored by DEA to Register go to www.deamuseum.org/lecture-series ]. 

Thursday, Mar. 4 | 4 - 5pm CST | Zoom

Sponsored by the US Dept. of State, the US Fullbright US Student Program offers fellowships abroad for one academic year to graduating college seniors, grad students and young professionals. Program participants pursue graduate or professional study, advanced research h, or English teaching in K-12 schools or universities.

This virtual session is open to all OU students and recent alumni interested in learning more about the program and the application process. Speakers will include ambassadors from the Fulbright US Student Program as well as the OU Fulbright Program Adviser. 

To attend, please register. To learn more about Fulbright, visit fulbrightonline.org.

Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 3PM CENTRAL (4pm EST) – Meet with the Program Managers of NSA's Student Programs to discuss Cooperative Education Program (Co-Op). The presentation will provide details about the Co-Op Program's requirements and benefits, the application process, and the security clearance process.

[Hosted by NSA, register https://icag1.recsolu.com/external/events/pb1asZe-Jl2DPUrwl4rzNg?utm_campaign=AfterCollege_Spring_77046-2&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=Email+Blast]. 

Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 3PM Central (4PM EST) – Panel of all female technical experts will discuss the Capabilities Mission at the National Security Agency (NSA) along with opportunities at NSA’s Texas location; how NSA protects information, manages risks, and develops mission capabilities; and available opportunities, the application process, and the security clearance process.

[Hosted by NSA, Register https://icag1.recsolu.com/external/events/fXUiZiER1EX6uq6wpIFFUQ?utm_campaign=AfterCollege_Spring_77046-2&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=Email+Blast]. 

Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 3PM Central (4PM EST) – Curt Z. from Intelligence Analysis and Tim M. from Intelligence Analysis will provide insights into the life/experiences of an Intel Analyst and the education/experiential foundation for setting up one's self for success at the agency. Each with a combined 40+ years of intelligence Community experience will entertain questions at the end of the presentation.

[Hosted by NSA, register https://icag1.recsolu.com/external/events/r5cuGrMHEzxYFuQKyv00xg?utm_campaign=AfterCollege_Spring_77046-2&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=Email+Blastregister]. 

Friday, December 12 at 12:00pm CT (US): Distinguished Research Lecture by Neal F. Lane, Senior Fellow in Science and Technology, Rice University’s Baker Institute and Norman F. Augustine, retired CEO and Chairman of Lockheed Martin who co-chaired an American Academy of Arts & Sciences study committee that wrote "Perils of Complacency: America at a Tipping Point in Science and Engineering" will summarize the study’s findings and recommendations. Sponsored by the University of Oklahoma Vice President for Research and Partnerships. [Register here for Perils of Complacency]

Thursday, December 3 at 9:30am – 4:00pm CT (US): Career Talks session with National Security Agency leaders in the fields of research and technology to learn more about specific NSA career fields and ways that you can contribute to the agency’s contributions to the national security mission. Sponsored by the National Security Agency [Register here for NSA L!VE Broadening Perspectives: Career Talks with NSA] 

Monday, November 16 to Wednesday, November 18, 2020 virtual event from 8:00am to 3:00pm Central Time/9:00am – 4:00pm ET (US): USGIF's GEOINT Community Forum: The Convergence of Commercial Content with AI/ML to Provide Clarity virtual technical workshop. Sponsored by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. [Register here for USFIF's GEOINT Community Forum] 

Thursday, October 1 at 2:00pm CT/ 3:00pm ET: Virtual U.S. Foreign Policy Forum. Juju Chang will moderate a discussion with Reuben E. Brigety II, Richard N. Haass, Jami Miscik, and Frances Fragos Townsend on the foreign policy challenges awaiting the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Sponsored by Council on Foreign Relations. [Register here for Virtual U.S. Foreign Policy Forum]

Thursday, November 5 at 6P Central Time: Chris Whipple's first public discussion of his book The Spymasters with former CIA Director, General Michael Hayden. Sponsored by George Mason University’s Hayden Center and moderated by Hayden Center director Larry Pfeiffer. 

[Register her for Spymasters: https://gmu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lnqabDTAQ9S34GaNlBreBQ]