Valley Fever the topic of next MJC Science Colloquium
Modesto Junior College’s weekly Science Colloquium will discuss Valley Fever as part of the spring semester series Wednesday with “Valley Fever: It’s This Valley That Gave It Its Name.”
The series will continue each Wednesday at 3 to 4 p.m. in the Science Community Center, Room 115, on the west campus at 2201 Blue Gum Ave., Modesto. Science Colloquiums are free and open to the public. There is a $1 charge for campus parking.
Presenter for the Valley Fever talk will be Robert Tanaka, M.D., pulmonology. Future presentations:
Feb. 4: Ruben Willmarth, engineer, “Heat Pumps: How They Work and Why They Rock!”
Feb. 11: Darwin Day Talk, Debi Bolter, Ph.D., MJC professor, “My Anthropology Researches in South Africa”
Feb. 18: MJC professor 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., UC 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 adjunct instructor of computer science, “Living With a Manchurian Naturalist”
March 25: Laurie Hatch, MJC professor of 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”
For more information on the Science Colloquium, contact Richard Anderson, MJC professor emeritus, at andersonr@mjc.edu or (209) 529-5182.
This story was originally published January 24, 2015 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Valley Fever the topic of next MJC Science Colloquium."