March 2021 Chronicles

March 2021 Chronicles

Announcements Applications are being accepted for the position of SSRC director, and the review process is ongoing. Find the application at https://bit.ly/SSRCdirectorapp. Awards & Recognition Sayantani Dutta, a graduate research assistant in the STaRS Lab, placed 3rd in the 2021 Human-Robot Interaction International Conference elevator pitch competition. Read about Sayantani’s pitch at https://bit.ly/3dIQOvI. Dr. Sheena Gardner and Dr.… Continue Reading March 2021 Chronicles

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February 2021 Chronicles

Awards & Recognitions Dr. Cindy Bethel is general co-chair for the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. The conference will be held virtually March 9-11. Learn more about the conference at humanrobotinteraction.org/2021/. New Projects Ben Walker will serve as the principal investigator for the SSRC’s data and technical support to the Children’s Foundation… Continue Reading February 2021 Chronicles

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December 2020/January 2021 Chronicles

Announcements Dr. Cindy Bethel began serving as interim director following Dr. Art Cosby’s retirement at the end of 2020. Read more about the transition and Dr. Bethel at http://bit.ly/39I1WrS. On January 14, 2021, Dr. Kathleen Ragsdale and Dr. Mary Read-Wahidi – with support from the Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab through the United States Agency… Continue Reading December 2020/January 2021 Chronicles