Events

Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences Seminar-Dr. Hanny Rivera

The School for Marine Science and Technology Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences Seminar Announcement "Environmental and physiological regulators of symbiosis in reef-building corals" Dr Hanny Rivera Department of Biology Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Wednesday, April 21, 2021 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm via Zoom ******************************************************************************** Join Zoom Meeting https://umassd.zoom.us/j/92026102834?pwd=UXZjY0F5M3VoYk1MTFNLWnpta0Y5Zz09 Meeting ID: 920 2610 2834 Passcode: 568550 ******************************************************************************* To view previous seminars: https://umassd.zoom.us/meeting/tJYtde-prjkiGdDBODSk0v46FsDsGoBgs_lK/ics?icsToken= 98tyKuCqrjksG9SXuBqDRowQAojoM-vziHpHjad5vjDBMCsDdFegEPFmIZVwMt_D ******************************************************************************** For additional information, please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu

Resumes & More: Career Center Virtual Drop-In Hours

Have a quick question about internships, job searches, or other career-related topics? Need someone to quickly look over your resume, cover letter, etc.? Visit our virtual drop-in hours. Simply click on the link to join us. Want to have a more in-depth conversation or document review, schedule an appointment with us on Handshake.

Resumes & More: Career Center Virtual Drop-In Hours

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Resumes & More: Career Center Virtual Drop-In Hours

Have a quick question about internships, job searches, or other career-related topics? Need someone to quickly look over your resume, cover letter, etc.? Visit our virtual drop-in hours. Simply click on the link to join us. Want to have a more in-depth conversation or document review, schedule an appointment with us on Handshake.

The Power of The Image: Media and Racial Bias in America

The Power of The Image: Media and Racial Bias in America Join us for a stimulating conversation with accomplished actor, author, former professional football player, and model, Bill Overton. He will discuss the themes in his book, "The Media: Shaping the Image Of A People" in which he explores American media depictions of racial and ethnic minorities since the 19th century. Register in advance: https://umassd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UD-dtiayQf6ionxfs3l2xg Contact: Ben Jones, ben.jones@umassd.edu Sponsored by the New Bedford Light and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Resumes & More: Career Center Virtual Drop-In Hours

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Department of Fisheries Oceanography PhD Dissertation Defense Announcement-Robert Wildermuth

The School for Marine Science and Technology Department of Fisheries Oceanography PhD Dissertation Defense Announcement "Supporting Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Under Model Structural Uncertainty" by Robert Paul Wildermuth Graduate Advisor & Dissertation Committee Chair: Dr. Gavin Fay (UMassD Fisheries Oceanography) Committee: Dr. Steven X. Cadrin (UMassD Fisheries Oceanography) Dr. Geoffrey Cowles (UMassD Fisheries Oceanography) Dr. Sarah K. Gaichas (NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center, USA) Dr. Ingrid van Putten (CSIRO, Australia) Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (EST) via Zoom: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/95676927663?pwd=cFpXdUVKT1dMMksyUHU4SGVWZi9EQT09 Abstract: To address the holistic aims of marine ecosystem-based management (EBM), ecosystem modelers seek to reflect the diverse processes, priorities, and perspectives of social-ecological systems to describe the equally complex systems we want to manage. Because of the multiple components, relationships, and parameters at play in models of marine ecosystems, structural uncertainty, or uncertainty about which variables are represented and how processes are described in the model, can affect advice provided for EBM. Employing ecosystem or whole-of-system models in marine resource management presents a conflict between performance testing of these models and structural uncertainty. Any model used as the basis for decision-making should be proven robust to observation, process, and structural errors through tests of model performance with respect to relevant data. At the same time, test data become more and more scarce as additional processes and variables are included in these assessment models. Building from a conceptual model of the social-ecological system of Georges Bank, USA, this dissertation explored these issues by 1) applying qualitative and Bayesian network modeling tools to confront the tradeoff between whole-of-system model complexity and data availability, 2) addressing model uncertainty in whole-of-system models through a structural uncertainty framework, and 3) testing the performance of these models through a management strategy evaluation applied at the ecosystem level. Chapter 1 applied qualitative network modeling to evaluate effects of structural uncertainty on management outcomes for 12 social, economic, and conservation objectives. This analysis revealed that the resolution of component representation affects perceived tradeoffs among objectives as well as the reliability of predictions. Chapter 2 developed a Bayesian network of the Georges Bank system using expert information and fits to 58 years of time series observations. The resulting model predicted in-sample system states with 73% and 68% accuracy one and two years in advance, respectively, although some indicators were predicted more accurately than others. Chapter 3 demonstrated a framework for assessing effects of structural uncertainty on perceived management objective outcomes by comparing predictions from nine alternate Bayesian network model structures. This structural sensitivity analysis showed that tradeoffs among objectives may be affected by structural uncertainty, contingent on the performance metric(s) used to make decisions. In Chapter 4, multi-model comparison and simulation testing emulating management strategy evaluation were used to evaluate the performance of the qualitative and Bayesian network models developed in Chapters 1 and 2 in an EBM decision context. Performance testing of these models found that 1) the qualitative network model likely represents the Georges Bank system at a resolution too coarse to evaluate multiple cumulative pressures in the system and 2) the Bayesian network model formulated in Chapter 2 may mischaracterize predictions of system states important for guiding strategic EBM decisions. Nonetheless, this case study reveals modeling approaches that address model structure that may improve performance of the Georges Bank Bayesian network model. This dissertation outlines an approach to address structural uncertainty in whole-of-system models for providing EBM advice and advances the development of qualitative and Bayesian network methods as effective modeling tools in support of ecosystem-based management. ******************************************************************************** For additional information, please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu

Resumes & More: Career Center Virtual Drop-In Hours

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Mechanical Engineering Senior Design (Capstone) Presentations

The Mechanical Engineering Department is pleased to announce our Senior Design(Capstone)Presentations on April 29, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The tentative agenda is available on our newly created website at: https://capstone2021.sites.umassd.edu/agenda/ Feel free to browse through our website to learn more about this year's projects. This is an all-day event, however as your schedule allows, please feel free to join in on the specific projects you're interested in, and for announcement of awards at the end of the day. This event will be on Zoom, however for the public it will also be live streamed on YouTube live and watched on any smart device. You can find the link for live stream on this page: https://capstone2021.sites.umassd.edu/live-stream/ Feel free to share the live stream link, as no registration is required to watch the You Tube live stream! This is always an exciting and proud day for everyone involved, as Senior students look forward to celebrating their academic achievements! Here is the list of projects: https://capstone2021.sites.umassd.edu/projects/ If you would like further information, please contact: Dr. Hamed Samandari Senior Design Instructor and Full Time Lecturer hsamandari@umassd.edu Sue Cunha Administrative Assistant scunha@umassd.edu Thank you and all the best.

The Commons- What's Next for our Local Economies?

Sponsored by: The Public's Radio, UMass Dartmouth, and Grow Smart RI The Public's Radio is teaming up with UMass Dartmouth and Grow Smart Rhode Island to bring leaders from all corners of the region together to explore our shared challenges and opportunities as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite having addresses in two different states, our residents share common histories and values. What could we accomplish if we started working together? Speakers: Prabal Chakrabarti, Executive Vice President & Community Affairs Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Mike Goodman, Acting Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UMassD, Corinn Williams, Executive Director of Community Economic Development Center of SEMA, Kristen Adamo, President and CEO of GoProvidence. The event will be moderated by Ann Alquist from the Public's Radio. This is a virtual event and open to the public. Please register with the Zoom link, above.