Location: Zoom

The Virtual Showcase will be divided into three synchronous sessions over two days:

• Thursday, April 15 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. ET
• Friday, April 16 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET
• Friday, April 16 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET

Each session will open with three, five-minute lightning talks by selected teams, after which 2020-2021 project teams will host breakout “tables” to share their research with showcase attendees. In these informal breakout spaces, student team members will be available to answer questions about their research and share their team experience. The third session will also feature an alumni panel.

2:00 | Opening remarks by Ed Balleisen, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies

2:05 | Lightning talks by students from three Bass Connections project teams

• Migration and Deportation among Guatemalans in the U.S. and Guatemala, Mateo Villamizar Chaparro (Ph.D. in Political Science) and Arya Patel ’22
• Increasing Access to Laparoscopic Surgery in Low-income Countries, Jamila Otieno ’23 and Siddhesh Zadey (MS in GH)
• Harnessing Data from North Carolina’s Jails to Inform Effective Policies, Brianna Joyce ’22 and Albert Sun ’23

2:25 | Alumni panel featuring three former members of Bass Connections project teams

• Megan McGufficke (International Comparative Studies ’16)
• Samuel Corwin (Environmental Sciences & Policy ’17)
• Lizzie Hunsaker (Ph.D. in Chemistry ’19)

3:00 | Open floor: Guests are invited to drop in on breakout tables hosted by students from 2020-2021 Bass Connections project teams