science in the news
carlyo | February 4, 2015 Image Via NASA
In our recent STEM in the News blog, X-STEM Festival Speaker and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses the importance of childhood vaccinations and his frustration with the recent Disneyland measles outbreak, Festival Nifty Fifty Speaker and Material Scientist Dr. Ainissa Ramirez breaks down the science of "Deflategate", NASA holds the first ever "State of NASA" event, find out what causes the smell of rain and learn about exciting STEM scholarships and fellowships. Click here to read more.
cagapakis | September 13, 2010The new season of Science in the News starts next week with a great schedule of science lectures by Harvard grad students free and open to the public. If you're in the Boston area, definitely check it out!
Here's the schedule:
September 22: Evidence-based Medicine: A Case Study of Vaccines and Autism
September 29: Bots That Mimic Bugs: Flying, Crawling, and Squishy Robots
October 6: You Are What Your Mother Ate: The New Science of Epigenetics
October 13: Beyond Agribusiness: New and Old Ways to Grow Food
October 20: The Laser Turns 50: A Brief History and New Frontiers
October 27: Forget-Me-…