Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for February 2016

“Subterranean Blues: The Resilience of California Groundwater” Science Night Live with the WOW Wednesday, February 3rd, 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 anContinueContinue reading “Science Café Events in Sacramento Region for February 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”

The Pepper: Sacramento region #scicomm news for week of August 2, 2015

The Pepper August 2, 2015 Welcome to The Pepper! This is our experiment for an official newsletter format, to keep everyone updated on science communications news and events in and around the Capital Region. Send your updates to capscicomm@gmail.com, and we’ll try for a weekly publication schedule and go from there. Whether you’re on our member listContinueContinue reading “The Pepper: Sacramento region #scicomm news for week of August 2, 2015”

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”

Going Nuts for Bats at the June 10th Davis Science Café!

Your votes for the June science café topic have been counted! With a strong showing for both biology and environment, we’re going to bat—for bats! “How Bats Protect California’s Billion-Dollar Walnut Crop” Davis Science Café Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. G Street Wunderbar 228 G St, Davis, California 95616 Complimentary soft drinks courtesyContinueContinue reading “Going Nuts for Bats at the June 10th Davis Science Café!”