Discover Science: Appetizers for the Mind

Presented on: Thursday, January 21st at 7:00 PM EST

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Join us for an evening of bite-sized talks that are sure to feed your curiosity about the natural world. From fat to glaciers to push-ups to smells, you are bound to discover some new facts to impress your family and friends.

Four scientists from The McCall MacBain Postdoctoral Fellows Teaching and Learning Program will each share their research in a 10 minute talk. You'll also learn a little bit about each speaker and how they hope their research will impact our world.

Following the talks and a short Q&A session, please join us for a fun trivia to see how well you were paying attention!

Did we mention there will be prizes? You can win 1 of 3 gift cards to SkipTheDishes.
Now that is tasty!

Grab a snack and enjoy some morsels of science.

Our speakers and topics:
Dr. Cayleih Robertson
Mice Who Live on Mountains and The Secret Life of fat.

Rodrigo Narro Perez
"Deconstructing" Glacial Moraines and Glacial Lake Floods

Dr. James McKendry
Ho Ho Hop Off the Couch this Winter

Dr. Leanne Grieves
Just follow Your Nose! How Birds Use Smell to Choose “The One”