Saturday Morning Science on campus:
Lecture series aims to reach beyond science community
By Nicky Frazier, Corner Post staff

Saturday Morning Science is a weekly series of lectures held in the Monsanto Auditorium of the Life Sciences Center. Every Saturday morning, from 10:30 to 11:30, everyone is invited to attend lectures on various science topics.

Since its start in the fall of 2003, Saturday Morning Science has grown steadily in popularity. With the first lecture only drawing about 20 spectators, the audience had plenty of room to expand. This year it has.

“On average, about 155 people attend the Saturday Morning Science lectures,” said Bruce McClure, associate professor of biochemistry.

The aim of Saturday Morning Science is, and has been from the beginning, to reach out beyond those in the science community. Anyone and everyone who has an interest in learning something new about a broad range of topics from fossils, to cell division, to honey bees, is encouraged to attend.

McClure says that the response from speakers and audience members alike has been very positive. With a number of speakers already requesting to come back next semester, the future looks bright for Saturday Morning Science.

“We’ll continue [Saturday Morning Science] until it stops being fun,” McClure said.

It doesn’t look like it will stop being fun any time soon. The combination of interesting topics, free coffee and bagels will keep people coming back for more.

This weekend’s lecture on April 9 coincides with the physics department open house, and will take place in the physics building instead of the Life Sciences Center.

Remaining lectures for winter semester 2005:
April 9 – Wouter Montfrooij - "In the name of science"**
April 16& 23 – Angela Speck - "Planetary nebulae: what a beautiful way to die"
April 30 – Mike Chippendale - "Honey, who took the bees?"**

**The April 9th and 30th lectures will take place in the Physics building next to the Life Sciences Center.

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