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SUMMARY:Fall 2026 University Scholar Series: Breaking Through the Noise
LOCATION:King Library Room 225\, 2nd floor\, 150 E San Fernando St\, San J
 ose\, CA 95112
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Office of the Provost in partnership with the SJ
 SU King Library\, this series provides a unique opportunity to showcase t
 he important research and scholarly activities of SJSU faculty members. T
 his semester's series will be completely in person.\n\nMedical and health
  information is intimidating and confusing\, especially when it’s emotion
 ally fraught or distorted by politics. In this presentation\, Dana Ragouz
 eos shares how her 15 years as a designer embedded in health care setting
 s fueled a passion for breaking through misunderstandings and demystifyin
 g health topics. She’ll share her most recent work visualizing reproducti
 ve health and abortion rights data- designed not to change minds\, but to
  inform and empower those whose rights have been removed and those who st
 ep up alongside them. She’ll connect seemingly unrelated topics as sleep 
 testing\, Berlin museums\, liver enzymes\, change management\, the Americ
 an flag\, maxi pads\, and yes\, even a bit on generative AI policy.\n\nDa
 na Ragouzeos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Design at San
  José State University. She has worked as a product and service designer 
 within health care organizations across the United States\, including May
 o Clinic\, Kaiser Permanente\, UCSF\, and Aspen Labs. She has developed i
 conography and data visualization for patient education\, implemented sys
 tem-wide employee recognition platforms\, and developed multimedia educat
 ional materials on the delivery of equitable gender-based and gender-aff\
 n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/5e81d310-8059-4a24-8ae9-c35ecab81c14
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/5e81d310-8059-4a24-8ae9-c35ecab81c14
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