Science on Saturdays at Yale, 2007 - 2008

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On March 31, 2007 the presentation was "Magnets, Molecules, and Radio Waves: Using Magnetic Resonance to Image Molecules, Cells, and the Human Body" by Kurt Zilm, Chemist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 7, 2007 the presentation was "How Fruit Flies Find Bananas and Mosquitoes Find Us" by John Carlson, Biologist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 14, 2007 the presentation was Scents and Sensibility: The Molecular Mechanisms of Olfaction by Charles Greer, Neuroscientist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 21, 2007, the presentation was "Metals with Memories and Other Smart Materials" by Professor Ainissa Ramirez, Materials Scientist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 4, 2008 the presentation was "The Physics of Golf" by Robert Grober, Physicist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 11, 2008 the presentation was "What's in Your Glass of Water?" by William Mitch, Environmental Engineer.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 25, 2008 the presentation was "Molecules that Walk, Shuffle, and Carry Things Around" by Anna Pyle, Molecular Biophysicist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 18, 2008 the presentation was "Why Do Butterflies Have "Eyes" on Their Wings?" by Antonia Monteiro, Evolutionary Biologist.