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Valley Fever the topic of next MJC Science Colloquium


The Modesto Junior College weekly Science Colloquium series kicked off Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the Science Community Center, Room 115, on the west campus at 2201 Blue Gum Ave., Modesto.
The Modesto Junior College weekly Science Colloquium series kicked off Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the Science Community Center, Room 115, on the west campus at 2201 Blue Gum Ave., Modesto. naustin@modbee.com

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."

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