“Sugar: Is It Really a Villain?“
UC Davis CTSC Science Café
Monday, June 13th, 2016
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Old Soul Co. 40 Acres
3434 Broadway, Sacramento
FREE TO ATTEND
The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) has launched a new science café series in Sacramento! Their debut event is on June 13th in Oak Park at Old Soul Coffee. For more information, please contact Barbara Gale at bjgale@ucdavis.edu.
Mendel, Mosquitoes & Malaria: Applying Modern Genetics to Control an Ancient Disease
Davis Science Café
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
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 guest is Professor Greg Lanzaro from the Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology at UC Davis, who specializes in determining the population genetics of insects and the impact on human and animal diseases. 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.
“Science Trivia Night: Eat. Drink. Think.“
Science Night Live with the WOW
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
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 an evening learning experience in Lodi! Do you have a mind filled with random, seemingly useless scientific information? Are you fond of proving to others that you’re not just a pretty face? Do you like to eat, drink, and think? You’re in luck, because Science Trivia Night is back!
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[at]wowsciencemuseum[dot]org.
Learn more about science cafés in the Capital Region at www.capscicomm.org/local-science-cafes.