Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for January 2016

“Planetary Health” Science Night Live with the WOW Wednesday, January 6th, 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!ContinueContinue reading “Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for January 2016”

Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for December 2015

“Welcome to Jurassic Arc: Reconstructing the History of the Sierras” Science Night Live with the WOW Wednesday, December 2nd, 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 theContinueContinue reading “Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for December 2015”

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 theContinueContinue reading “Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for November 2015”

Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for October 2015

“SCIENCE TRIVIA NIGHT” Science Night Live with the WOW Wednesday, October 7th, 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 battle of scientific wit! AssembleContinueContinue reading “Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for October 2015”

September 9th Davis Science Café Is “All About That Cell-ul-ase”

Will the real Meghan Trainor please stand up? Because you’re about to be shown up at the next Davis Science Café! “The What and Why of Cellulosic Biofuels and Bioproducts” Davis Science Café Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. G Street WunderBar 228 G St, Davis, California 95616 Complimentary soft drinks courtesy UCD DepartmentContinueContinue reading “September 9th Davis Science Café Is “All About That Cell-ul-ase””

August 12th Davis Science Café: The Science of Beer Brewing

Pairing with Davis Beer Week in August, the next Davis Science Café will feature the campus’ famous “Pope of Foam”! “Melanoidins in Märzen & Polypeptides in Pilsner: The Chemistry of Beer Quality” Davis Science Café Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. City Hall Tavern 226 F Street, Davis, CA Free to attend Complimentary soft drinks courtesy UCDContinueContinue reading “August 12th Davis Science Café: The Science of Beer Brewing”

July 8th Davis Science Café: Environment and Genes, Muscles and Fevers

For our July science café in Davis, we’re going to get on your nerves! “Too Hot to Handle: How Genes and Environment Cause Rare Muscle Disease and Malignant Fever” Davis Science Café Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. G Street WunderBar 228 G St, Davis, California 95616 Complimentary soft drinks courtesy UCD DepartmentContinueContinue reading “July 8th Davis Science Café: Environment and Genes, Muscles and Fevers”

Bat specialist draws record attendance at Davis Science Café

Rachael Long presented her talk “How Bats Protect California’s Billion-Dollar Walnut Crop” at the G Street Wunderbar at the Davis Science Café this past Wednesday, June 10th. Long, a Farm Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension, said that California has 25 or 26 different bat species—the number varies depending on the year andContinueContinue reading “Bat specialist draws record attendance at Davis Science Café”

Davis Science Café Tampers with Time and Space on May 13th

On May 13th, the Davis Science Café will ask a very simple yet very deep question: what is time itself? “What Is Time?” Davis Science Café Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. City Hall Tavern 226 F Street, Davis, CA Free to attend Complimentary soft drinks courtesy UCD Department of Math and Physical SciencesContinueContinue reading “Davis Science Café Tampers with Time and Space on May 13th”

April 8th Davis Science Café Ponders Pandemic Prevention

This April’s Davis Science Café will ponder the science behind Ebola, disease discoveries, and pandemic preparedness! “Preventing Pandemics: The One Health Approach” Davis Science Café Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. City Hall Tavern 226 F Street, Davis, CA Free to attend Complimentary soft drinks courtesy UCD Department of Math and Physical SciencesContinueContinue reading “April 8th Davis Science Café Ponders Pandemic Prevention”