Trip to Corning Museum of Glass

When: March 23, 2025; 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Where: Off-Campus Location; 1 Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830

Travel to a world of glass and witness exciting live demos, with a chance to try your hands at sandblasting and making creations of your own! Ticket Price: $17, includes admission, transportation, and sandblasting workshop.

Explaining Your Research to a Broad Audience Workshop

When: March 25, 2025; 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Wallace Library, WAL-3420

In this interactive workshop, you'll learn practical strategies to clearly and confidently communicate your research to a general audience in both a longer and shorter form presentation style. We’ll cover key aspects of structure, preparation, delivery, and language to help you make your research accessible and engaging. Whether you're preparing for a conference, job interview, or casual conversation, this workshop will equip you with the tools to share your work with impact.

Attendees should bring a general-language abstract about their graduate research or project. Seating is limited, and registration is required.

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Bow Wow Wellness

When: March 26, 2025; 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: Fireside Lounge, SAU

Having a ruff day? Come see your your favorite furry friends are back! Stop by the Fireside Lounge to de-stress with therapy dogs. If you're missing your fur family at home, come hang out with these pups and take a break to feel refreshed and relaxed.

Learn to Design Effective Research Posters Using Adobe Express Workshop

When: March 27, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5 PM
Where: Online Event

This interactive session will introduce RIT graduate students to Adobe Express with Firefly Generative AI for creating audio/visual projects with ease and efficiency. With guidance from Adobe experts, participants will learn how to visually communicate data-driven information for broader, non-specialized audiences. More specifically, presenters will walk through template features, graphic design principles, and strategies for crafting professional-looking presentations.

CHAI Advanced PhD Student Talk: Spandan Pyakurel

When: March 31, 2025; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Golisano Hall, Room: CYB-1710-1720

TITLE: Be Confident in What You Know: Bayesian Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning of Vision Foundation Models