Appendix B
Webinar and Virtual Workshop Agendas1
COMMITTEE ON ENHANCING COORDINATION BETWEEN LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
June 22, 2022
Via Zoom
THE SCIENCE OF TEAM SCIENCE
11:00 am |
Welcome and Introductions
Kathryn J. Boor, Chair, Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP), Cornell University |
11:10 am |
Presentation: Research Findings on Interdisciplinary Team Science
Jennifer Cross, Colorado State University |
11:50 am | Questions from the Committee |
12:30 pm | Adjourn |
July 27, 2022
Via Zoom
CAN DATA SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ENABLE NEW COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS BETWEEN DIVERSE LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS AND CREATE MORE IMPACTFUL OUTCOMES?
11:00 am |
Welcome
Kathryn Boor, Chair, Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP), Cornell University Opening Remarks Olga Bolden-Tiller, Tuskegee University, and BRP Member (recorded) |
11:15 am |
Introduction
Harold H. Schmitz, University of California, and BRP Member Presentation: Building multi-campus data science platforms to enable advanced data analytics capabilities that accelerate innovation and increase productivity Tom Andriola, University of California, Irvine |
11:45 am | General Q+A Harold H. Schmitz, Moderator |
12:00 pm |
USDA-NIFA/NSF Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institutes
Introductions Harold H. Schmitz (Session Moderator) |
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1 Video recordings are available at https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/enhancing-coordination-between-land-grant-universities-and-colleges#sectionPastEvents, accessed September 20, 2022.
Brief Remarks: Steven Thomson, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS) Gabe Youtsey, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources Mason Earles, University of California, Davis Artificial Intelligence for Future Agricultural Resilience, Management, and Sustainability (AIFARMS) Gregory Bernard, Tuskegee University Vikram S. Adve, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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12:35 pm | Moderated Discussion, Q&A |
12:55 pm |
Summary
Harold H. Schmitz and Olga Bolden-Tiller, BRP Members |
1:00 pm | Adjourn |
July 28, 2002
Via Zoom
BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION ACROSS THE LAND-GRANT SYSTEM
4:00 pm |
Welcome
Kathryn Boor, Chair, Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP), Cornell University |
4:05 pm | Opening Remarks, The Rationale for Collaboration: Four Approaches Wendy Powers, BRP Member, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources |
4:15 pm |
Michigan Inter-Tribal Land Grant Extension System (MILES)
Steve Yanni, BRP Member, Bay Mills Community College Emily Proctor, Michigan State University |
4:25 pm |
1890s Centers of Excellence
Alton Thompson, Association of 1890s Research Directors Moses Kairo, BRP Member, University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
4:35 pm |
Virginia Tech-Virginia State University Cooperative Extension
E.J. Jones, Virginia Cooperative Extension Janine Parker Woods, Virginia State University |
4:45 pm |
Multistate Research Project S-1074 Future Challenges in Food Animal Production: Seeking Solutions Through Focused Facilitation
John Classen, North Carolina State University Rebecca Larson, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
4:55 pm |
Discussion Session: Wendy Powers, Moderator
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5:25 pm |
Final Remarks
BPR Members Wendy Powers, Moses Kairo, Steve Yanni |
5:30 pm | Adjourn |
August 11, 2022
Via Zoom
THE ROLE OF CAPACITY FOR COLLABORATION IN THE LAND-GRANT SYSTEM
3:00 pm |
Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Kathryn Boor, Chair, Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP), Cornell University |
3:15 pm |
NASEM Study on Defense Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions
Aliecia McClain, Co-Chair NASEM study committee, Norfolk State University |
3:30 pm |
New Mexico State University
Rolando Flores Galarza, New Mexico State University |
3:45 pm |
Diné College
Benita Litson, Diné College, Navajo Nation |
4:00 pm |
Discussion:
Is collaboration essential for a land-grant college or university? Is it worth the effort? What recommendations do you have for (pick one): institutional leaders, faculty, funding agencies, or Congress to strengthen the attractiveness of collaboration? |
4:25 pm |
Final Remarks
Kathryn Boor, BRP Chair |
4:30 pm | Adjourn |