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March 2, 2021 11:00 AM  to  March 2, 2021 12:00 PM https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_FJQ4aLRGSKuTd2gOQgiH7A As noted in a recent announcement and in order to answer any questions the community may have about BIO's efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the support available to the wider community, we hosted a BIO-wide virtual office hour on Tuesday, March 2 from 11AM to 12PM Eastern. A recording of the event (with an integrated transcript) is available at the link below:

March 4th, 2021 2:00pm-3:30pm March 4, 2021 2:00 PM  to  March 4, 2021 3:30 PM Virtual Meeting Talk Abstract: I will discuss our lab’s efforts, together with collaborators, to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus in atomic detail, with the goals to better understand molecular recognition of the virus and host cell receptors, antibody binding and design, and the search for novel therapeutics.  I will focus on our studies of the spike protein, its glycan shield, its interactions with the human ACE2 receptor, our efforts to model the SAR...

March 5, 2021 1:00 PM  to  March 5, 2021 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (New York, UTC/GMT-05:00) The management team for the NSF program Stimulating Collaborative Advances Leveraging Expertise in the Mathematical and Scientific Foundations of Deep Learning (SCALE MoDL) (NSF 21-561) will host a webinar to provide an overview of the program. Deep learning has met with impressive empirical success that has fueled fundamental scientific discoveries and transformed numerous application domains of artificial intelligence. Our incomplete ...

BBC sets out diversity targets including apprenticeship boost Alex Green, PA Entertainment Reporter 24 February 2021, 3:34 pm The BBC has set out how it plans to meet the diversity and inclusion workforce targets it announced last year. The broadcaster’s 2021-23 plan, which comes after a review, details proposals to increase entry-level opportunities, overhaul recruitment and tackle “non-inclusive behaviours” amongst its staff. It also includes a “significant boost” to the number of apprenticeship spots offered each year. Director-general Tim Davie announced in September during his ...

February 24, 2021 12:00 PM  to  February 24, 2021 4:00 PM Zoom (dial-in info. below) The Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee is a federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which resulted from one of the primary recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (COMRAA). The purpose of this meeting is to provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space A...