MJC Science Colloquium announces spring programs

The Modesto Junior College Science Colloquium, in its 25th year of weekly science programming for students and the community, has announced its schedule for the spring semester.

The presentations, free and open to the public, are held Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. in Room 15 of the Science Community Center on the MJC West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave. The schedule follows. For more information, call Richard Anderson at (209) 529-5182, email andersonr@mjc.edu or go to www.mjc.edu/instruction/sme/colloquium.php.

▪ Jan. 21 – Lee Balance, M.D., Citizens Climate Lobby, “Putting a Price on Carbon: A Risk Management Approach to Global Warming”

▪ Jan. 28 – Robert Tanaka, M.D., pulmonology, “Valley Fever: It’s THIS Valley That Gave it its Name”

▪ Feb. 4 – Ruben Willmarth, engineer, “Heat Pumps: How they Work and Why They Rock!”

▪ Feb. 11 – Darwin Day Talk, Debi Bolter, Ph.D., MJC, “My Anthropology Researches in South Africa”

▪ Feb. 18 – Teri Curtis’ zoology students: “Tigers, Lions and Bears – Oh My! The Effects of Global Change on Various Animal Species”

▪ Feb. 25 – Mark McCaffrey, National Center for Science Education, “Climate Smart and Energy Wise: Climate and Energy Education Challenges of the 21st Century”

▪ March 4 – Holley Moyes, Ph.D., University of California at Merced, “The Drought Cult of the Belize Maya”

▪ March 11 – Lance Krajewski, engineer, “The Science and History of the Panama Canal”

▪ March 18 – Andrew Goreff, MJC computer sciences, “Living with a Manchurian Naturalist”

▪ March 25 – Laurie Hatch, MJC child development, “A Look at Adverse Childhood Effects and Their Impact on Learning and on Life”

▪ April 1 – David Seaborg, World Rainforest Fund, “Rainforests and Ecosystem Survival”

▪ April 8 – Ron Durbin, UC Merced, “New Research and Developments in Solar Technologies”

▪ April 15 – Aaron Yakligian, Mid-State Solar, “The Local Solar System; How it Works”

This story was originally published January 14, 2015 at 1:23 PM with the headline "MJC Science Colloquium announces spring programs."