Sequoyah Distinguished Lecture and Reception
Thursday March 22nd, 2012, 7:00 P.M – 8:30 P.M.
Alumni Hall I
The Carolina Club, Hill Alumni Center
A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations.
Featuring Carolina Alumni:
Cary Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of History
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ph.D. History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004 Dissertation: “Ojibwe Leadership in the Early Nineteenth Century”
M.A, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995 Thesis: “Rethinking Tradition: The Anishinaabeg Perception of Time and the Jingle Dress Dance as a Traditional Practice”
Professor Miller has been on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2002. She previously served on the faculty of Lake Superior State University in Native American Studies. While at Carolina, she was actively involved in the American Indian campus community, including initiating the graduate student organization, First Nations Graduate Circle.
Miller's presentation will focus on her ongoing research and on the foundations of the First Nations Graduate Circle.
Damon Jacobs, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008
Dr. Jacobs' current research is focused on “ciliopathies,” a growing class of diseases and conditions that arise from defects in primary cilia. His research team's studies are important in determining potential therapeutic targets for conditions such as cystic kidney disease, obesity and cancer. He is the author of numerous science publications. While at Carolina, he was actively involved in the American Indian campus community, including serving as the president of First Nations Graduate Circle, and on the American Indian Center Advisory Board.
Jacobs' presentation will focus on his ongoing research and on the ways under-represented graduate students can deal with challenges they may face.
Hosted by The Graduate School and First Nations Graduate Circle