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Come feed your stomach and your brain at our next Lunch & Learn event!
Come feed your stomach and your brain at our next Lunch & Learn event!
Lunch & Learn is a new series co-sponsored by the Graduate Division and the Graduate Students Association that provides graduate students two important things: (1) free lunch and (2) a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus. Each Lunch & Learn features 15-minute talks by two graduate students - one from a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline and one from a SHEF (Social Science, Humanities, Education, Fine Arts) discipline. However, unlike traditional seminars and lectures, the Lunch & Learn series encourages speakers to communicate their topic in whatever way they feel most comfortable, welcoming anything from PowerPoint slides to fireside chats to hands-on demonstrations.
See below for more details about our upcoming Lunch & Learn event.
Lunch & Learn
This Edition: Opera and Organics
Friday, February 12
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Student Resource Building, Multipurpose Room
Pizza and salad lunch will be provided
*As space is limited, RSVPs are required.*
"Libretistky: Female Librettists in 19th Century Czech Opera"
Emma Parker
Graduate Student, UCSB Department of Music
For most of music history, men have been primarily responsible for writing opera texts (called "libretti"). In the late 19th century, however, Czech opera saw a spate of works with female librettists. Emma's research examines the cultural circumstances that allowed this phenomenon to occur and the collaborations between male composers and female librettists that resulted.
"Adding Organic Matter to Soils: Rates, Decisions, and Climate Change Implications"
Michelle Oyewole
Graduate Student, UCSB Department of Geography
Michelle is interested in climate change, food systems, and policy. She has studied how soil management in organic agriculture influences greenhouse gas emissions, specifically observing how organic amendments (e.g. compost), their application rates, and their interactions affect soil carbon and nitrogen cycling. She conducted a field study at a local organic farm and a survey of organic growers who use compost in the region.
The event will be moderated by Robert Hamm, Director of Graduate Student Professional Development.
Questions about the series or interested in presenting at an upcoming Lunch & Learn? Please email Robert Hamm.