From: Megan Hull Date: January 29, 2024 Subject: This Week in Honors
This Week in Honors
🤖 Hey 🤖 Honors 🤖 Scholars [just imagine a robot intoning that greeting].
As artificial intelligence continues to adapt and learn, the world is grappling with the morally murky minds of machines — like ChatGPT fabricating homework, Westworld-style nightmares of consciousness and challenges to personal data protection norms. This week, you can flex your technical knowledge and join the Honors College and the Academic Initiatives and Integrity unit to learn about the future of AI and how faculty are using it in the classroom.
News from the Futures Hub
Fall 2024 Honors Courses: From the Gothic to the Geography of Star Trek, Taylor Swift (Arkansas’ Version) to Campaign 2024, the Honors College is proud to announce our Fall 2024 Honors College Courses. Head here for a complete overview of our next semester’s lineup. Note that some courses will require an application that will close on Sunday, March 10th at 11:59. Questions? Reach out to Megan Hull at mmh050@uark.edu.
Calling all student researchers! Submit your abstract by February 1 to present at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Build your resume and potentially win some money! More information, as well as the link to more extensive instructions, can be found here.
Interested in getting more involved with the Honors College? The Honors College is considering starting two new types of groups for students: an affinity group, which would serve the purpose of bringing together people who share a common identity characteristic or interest, and a Discussing Division reading group, which would bring together students from multiple disciplines through intense study and debate. More information about these groups and the links to apply can be found here.
Have questions about Pre-Med requirements, or want to make sure that you’re on track for medical school? Jonathan Langley will discuss course timelines, planning for the MCAT, and more.
This session is a great intro into the required honors research experience, perfect for freshmen, sophomores, or juniors who want to know how to get started.
Generate a Baroque-style image of a friendly blue robot drinking coffee. Create a press release about an upcoming Honors College panel discussion on artificial intelligence. Read, write, debate, move, touch, smell, see, speak, hear and understand. What began with neural networks and machine learning has evolved into generative AI.
As AI continues to adapt and learn, we are grappling with the morally murky minds of machines – like ChatGPT fabricating homework, Westworld-style nightmares of consciousness and challenges to personal data protection norms. As we look further past the uncanny valley, we also dream of increased productivity, putting AI to work on solutions to climate change and using deep-learning algorithms to better screen patients for cancer.
The Honors College will present a panel of faculty and staff experts across the colleges to unpack the evolving hopes and concerns for this disruptive technology in our next Pulse Panel discussion from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Honors Student Lounge.
Choosing a research mentor doesn’t need to be scary! Dr. Hodge will cover guidelines for who can be your mentor, as well as tips on finding prospective mentors and how to approach them.
Futures Hub staff are coming to Hotz Hall! We’ll be set up across from the music room on Thursdays from 9 – 10 am. Stop by to chat, ask questions or grab coffee and a snack.
Developing a research topic is one of the first steps in your honors research. Join Dr. Hodge for a quick intro to how to find and develop topic ideas!
This 30-minute workshop with Jonathan Langley is an introduction to the tools you need to plan your academic career in honors at the U of A, whether you are planning one or multiple majors. Meets Honors Fellow planning and mappingrequirement.
Looking for a paid summer internship? The Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program is now accepting applications to and students or college women of color majoring in STEM! More information and the link to apply can be found here.
Looking for a summer internship? Applications for the Latinx on the Rise Internship Program are open through February 1st! More information and the link to apply can be found here.
Looking for scholarship, internship, and/or fellowship opportunities? The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has tons of opportunities within each category! More information and the link to apply can be found here.
Are you passionate about social issues? The Delta Scholars are accepting applications for their 2024 cohort. The Delta Scholars will meet from June 16 – June 28th and will participate in research focused on a wide range of topics including public health and wellness, food policy, criminology, and demography. More information and the link to apply can be found here.
Are you a pre-dental student looking for a way to give back to the community? Consider volunteering at this year’s ARMOM Dental Clinic in Conway on April 12-13. More information can be found here.
