Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for November 2015

“Bats in Orchards: The Value of Bats to Walnut Ag”
Science Night Live with the WOW
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
World of Wonders Science Museum
2 North Sacramento Street, Lodi
FREE TO ATTEND
Wine/beer cash bar and food truck on site

Join your host Nick Gray, Education Program Coordinator at the WOW, for a night with the bats! This month’s scientist guest is wildlife biologist and UC Davis doctoral student Kate Ingram, who is working with the UC Cooperative Extension to study the economic benefits of wild bats to human agriculture here in the Central Valley. And as always, Science Night Live has a cash bar for beer and wine purchases and a food truck for dinner and snacks, so you won’t go thirsty or hungry throughout the evening.

Contact the museum for directions and more information, at (209) 368-0969, or nick@wowsciencemuseum.org.

“Using Food Waste to Power Your Home and Garden”
Davis Science Café
Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
G Street WunderBar
228 G St, Davis, California 95616
FREE TO ATTEND
Complimentary soft drinks courtesy UCD Department of Math and Physical Sciences

Each month, Professor Jared Shaw with the UC Davis Department of Chemistry hosts the Davis Science Café, featuring scientists who are studying some of today’s cutting edge topics. This month’s speaker is Dr. Ruihong Zhang, a professor in the UC Davis Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering who studies the treatment of agricultural and food wastes for pollution prevention and resource utilization. Let no fun opportunity go to waste — invite a friend, and get here early to grab a seat at the G Street Wunderbar. Let’s drink to science!

Contact Professor Jared Shaw more information, at jtshaw@ucdavis.edu or www.facebook.com/groups/davissciencecafe.

Learn more about science cafés in the Capital Region at www.capscicomm.org/local-science-cafes.