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Keep up with the latest in teaching and learning research with this informal discussion group, each month featuring a different discipline and method. Join us from 10-11am on the first Friday of every month! Session Dates: February 7th from 10:00am-11:00amMarch 7th from 10:00am-11:00amApril 4th from 10:00am-11:00amLocation: ZOOM Visit our registration page to submit your information to participate in this experience. View on site | Email this event

Title: The varied future of upper Arctic Ocean properties as sea ice declines Speaker: Dr. Hannah Zanowski, Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract: The Arctic Ocean is one of the fastest warming regions of the global ocean. Climate models consistently project this warming to continue under climate change unless stringent mitigation strategies are put into place. However, as a new, potentially ice-free Arctic continues to emerge, what is less clear is how changes in natural variations in the climate system, known as internal variability, will impact future trends and predictability of upper ocean properties in this region. Here we use the Community Earth System Model version 2 Large Ensemble (CESM2-LE) to analyze internal variability in Arctic Ocean sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface salinity (SSS), and mixed layer depth (MLD) from 1850-2100. We find that annual and seasonal mean internal variability (demonstrated via the ensemble spread) in Arctic Ocean SSTs increases dramatically after ~2040 as sea ice cover declines, likely due to a combination of increased wind stress on the ocean surface and increased turbulent heat fluxes via a reduction in the damping effect of sea ice. A similar increase in SSS internal variability is not found, while MLD internal variability tends to decrease as the mixed layer shoals, particularly in winter and spring, due to increasing freshwater input into the Arctic Ocean. View on site | Email this event

What are the uses and limitations of generative AI to help draft teaching and research statements or other job search materials? Join this session for a basic introduction to the promise and perils of GenAI in developing materials for a job search, while collectively considering ethical and practical implications.  This session is suitable for participants with minimal experience using generative AI but will be most useful if you know how to access either Microsoft CoPilot through your UConn Microsoft 365 login, or ChatGPT (both the free “mini” and paid versions will be demonstrated). Presenters: Tina Huey, Associate Director of Faculty Development, UConn's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) | Kay Gruder, Associate Director, Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Programs and Services, UConn's Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills. This is a joint URI-UConn program. View on site | Email this event

Feel free to sign up & help Gabby in cooking for the WARM center. This center is a new temporary family shelter that has opened on the western edge of the University of Rhode Island campus. The warming shelter has 30 beds and can house up to 12 families at a time! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczrGSRqY-45ZzYcYWEeFrcZxY0VF36yTM_VUBZCs4CqlR9cg/viewform Visit URInvolved for complete event details. View on site | Email this event