Featured Speaker: Richard W. Coles, Ph.D., retired Professor and Director, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis

The world’s second largest rodent, the beaver plays a pivotal role in the history of St. Louis and a keystone role in the ecology of North America. This widespread furbearer and famously busy ecosystem engineer is second only to humans in its ability to manipulate and change the landscape.

A National Geographic video depicts the beaver’s behavior as it creates habitats that support organisms from algae to moose; and biologist, Dr. Richard Coles, describes how the beaver tail, using a vascular radiator and a counter-current heat exchanger, is engineered to adapt its owner to environments from the Arctic to Mexico. It’s a fascinating look at an animal the American Indians called the “sacred center” of the land.

Location: Belleville East High School Performing Arts Center, 2555 West Boulevard, Belleville, IL 62221

Parking is FREE in school lot.

FREE and OPEN to ALL—middle and high school students, teachers, adults and the general public. Registration not required.

NABT Biology Club Series co-sponsors:

SESSIONS ARE FULL.

Four fun, informative and fast-paced, 20-minute classroom sessions with working scientists, engineers and STEM professionals, explore careers in science through interactive and hands-on demonstrations. Students participate in an afternoon scavenger hunt featuring the Botanical Garden’s Climatron (world’s first geodesic dome greenhouse), Linnean House (oldest continuously operating greenhouse west of the Mississippi), William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, and English Woodland Garden.

Bring: Sack lunches and drinks for students, teachers, and chaperones. Sharpened pencils.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
If you would like to select a group, or groups, of 20 – 25, 6th-8th grade students to participate in Greening Your Future, please contact Science Careers program director, Rose Jansen, at 314-537-7889 or email rjansen@academyofsciencestl.org.

PLEASE PROVIDE: the date/s you would like to attend, the name and address of your school, grade level/s to attend, number of students per grade level group, and the name and contact information (school, cell and home phone numbers and email addresses) of the teacher chaperone and school principal.

SESSIONS ARE FULL.

Four fun, informative and fast-paced, 20-minute classroom sessions with working scientists, engineers and STEM professionals, explore careers in science through interactive and hands-on demonstrations. Students participate in an afternoon scavenger hunt featuring the Botanical Garden’s Climatron (world’s first geodesic dome greenhouse), Linnean House (oldest continuously operating greenhouse west of the Mississippi), William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, and English Woodland Garden.

Bring: Sack lunches and drinks for students, teachers, and chaperones. Sharpened pencils.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
If you would like to select a group, or groups, of 20 – 25, 6th – 8th grade students to participate in Greening Your Future, please contact Science Careers program director, Rose Jansen, at 314-537-7889 or email rjansen@academyofsciencestl.org.

PLEASE PROVIDE: the date/s you would like to attend, the name and address of your school, grade level/s to attend, number of students per grade level group, and the name and contact information (school, cell and home phone numbers and email addresses) of the teacher chaperone and school principal.

SESSIONS ARE FULL.

Four fun, informative and fast-paced, 20-minute classroom sessions with working scientists, engineers and STEM professionals, explore careers in science through interactive and hands-on demonstrations. Students participate in an afternoon scavenger hunt featuring the Botanical Garden’s Climatron (world’s first geodesic dome greenhouse), Linnean House (oldest continuously operating greenhouse west of the Mississippi), William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, and English Woodland Garden.

Bring: Sack lunches and drinks for students, teachers, and chaperones. Sharpened pencils.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
If you would like to select a group, or groups, of 20 – 25, 6th – 8th grade students to participate in Greening Your Future, please contact Science Careers program director, Rose Jansen, at 314-537-7889 or email rjansen@academyofsciencestl.org.

RSVP for Greening Your Future by Friday, January 13.

PLEASE PROVIDE: the date/s you would like to attend, the name and address of your school, grade level/s to attend, number of students per grade level group, and the name and contact information (school, cell and home phone numbers and email addresses) of the teacher chaperone and school principal.

SESSIONS ARE FULL.

REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.

Four fun, informative and fast-paced, 20-minute classroom sessions with working scientists, engineers and STEM professionals, explore careers in science through interactive and hands-on demonstrations. Students participate in an afternoon scavenger hunt featuring the Botanical Garden’s Climatron (world’s first geodesic dome greenhouse), Linnean House (oldest continuously operating greenhouse west of the Mississippi), William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, and English Woodland Garden.

Bring: Sack lunches and drinks for students, teachers, and chaperones. Sharpened pencils.

Featured Speaker: Steve Nagle, Director of Community Planning, East-West Gateway Council of Governments

What has been the historic ebb and flow of open space, land use and urban growth in the St. Louis region? How is the science of conservation planning helping to change public attitudes toward space and place? Join East-West Gateway Council of Governments Director of Community Planning, Steve Nagle, as he discusses land use evolution in metro St. Louis.

Presented in conjunction with the multimedia installation Kirkwood Roots on display at the Missouri History Museum through February 26, 2012.

To be held at: Missouri History Museum – Lee Auditorium
Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri 63112

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Middle and high school students welcome.
Parking free in Museum lots or in Forest Park.

SESSIONS ARE FULL.

Four fun, informative and fast-paced, 20-minute classroom sessions with working scientists, engineers and STEM professionals, explore careers in science through interactive and hands-on demonstrations. Students participate in an afternoon scavenger hunt featuring the Botanical Garden’s Climatron (world’s first geodesic dome greenhouse), Linnean House (oldest continuously operating greenhouse west of the Mississippi), William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, and English Woodland Garden.

Bring: Sack lunches and drinks for students, teachers, and chaperones. Sharpened pencils.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
If you would like to select a group, or groups, of 20 – 25, 6th-8th grade students to participate in Greening Your Future, please contact Science Careers program director, Rose Jansen, at 314-537-7889 or email rjansen@academyofsciencestl.org.

RSVP for Greening Your Future by Friday, January 13.

PLEASE PROVIDE: the date/s you would like to attend, the name and address of your school, grade level/s to attend, number of students per grade level group, and the name and contact information (school, cell and home phone numbers and email addresses) of the teacher chaperone and school principal.

SESSIONS ARE FULL.

REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.

Four fun, informative and fast-paced, 20-minute classroom sessions with working scientists, engineers and STEM professionals, explore careers in science through interactive and hands-on demonstrations. Students participate in an afternoon scavenger hunt at the Science Center.

Location: Saint Louis Science Center Taylor Community Resource Center, 4900 Manchester, St. Louis, MO 63110 (SW corner of Kingshighway and Manchester)

Featured Speaker: Robert M. Kennedy, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Director, Education Affairs, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

STUDENT OPPORTUNITES TO COMPETE FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS— two $250 scholarships for middle and high school students. Attend 3 - 4 seminars or panel discussions and write about your experience. Scholarship decisions announced in May 2011.

DRAWINGS FOR TWO FREE JUNIOR SCIENCE ACADEMY MEMBERSHIPS at each Pioneering Science Seminar. Junior Academy of Science-- Real-world science opportunities and field trips monthly— for students of all abilities in grades 6 - 12.

Location: Kirkwood High School Keating Theater, 801 West Essex,
Kirkwood, MO 63122
FREE parking in Kirkwood High School lots.

FREE and OPEN to ALL—middle and high school students, teachers, adults and the general public. Registration not required.

Pioneering Science Series co-sponsor:

Tour Guides: Liz Lyons, MDC Conservation Education Supervisor and Jim Jordan, UMSL Senior Coordinator, Division of Continuing Education

This tour takes you to the greatest confluence of big rivers in North America (Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers). On our visit to Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Riverlands Army Corp of Engineers, and Marias Temp Clare CA we explore the migratory birds that depend on the bottomlands the three rivers have created. We’ll see ducks, geese, pelicans, herons and other shore birds besides nesting eagles as we discuss current management practices. Learn about the fisheries, geology, and cultural history that shaped this region.

Lunch stop in Grafton (not included in price).

Registration required. COST: $20 per person (Does not include lunch). SPACE is LIMITED to 5 Academy of Science REGISTRANTS. OPEN to ALL. For more information, or to register, e-mail rsvp@academyofsciencestl.org, or call 314.533.8586.

A joint program of the Missouri Department of Conservation, OASIS, University of Missouri – St. Louis Division of Continuing Education and The Academy of Science – St. Louis

A partnership presentation of:

Featured Speaker: Steven C. Amstrup, PhD, Senior Scientist, Polar Bears International

In 2007, Steven Amstrup’s research team at the US Geological Survey projected that by mid-century we would lose two-third’s of the world’s polar bears and that there was reasonable chance they would be extinct by the end of the century if we continued to follow greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions business as usual. More recently, Steven and his colleagues have shown that preventing polar bear extinction is largely a matter of controlling greenhouse gas rise.

Given the natural chaos in the climate system, many have questioned how we could reliably predict what populations might be like in 50 or 100 years. After all, we cannot even predict next week’s weather! The answer to this apparent paradox lies in the concept of threshold exceedence. The persistent climate forcing that results from growing atmospheric GHG concentrations requires a directional response in earth’s climate-that is, the earth must warm. Polar bears depend on sea ice for catching their marine mammal prey. A warmer world will hold less sea ice habitat. Natural variations in weather and climate mean we cannot predict the first summer the Arctic will be ice-free or the first year the mean Cleveland temperature will be 2 degrees higher than it is now, but without GHG mitigation, crossing both thresholds is assured. The farther into the future we look the greater the likelihood these and other critical thresholds will have been crossed.

The most trustworthy climate models are consistent in predicting summer sea ice disappearing between the middle and the end of the century. Even if those models are wrong, the sea ice eventually will disappear without mitigating GHG rise. Warming will constrict polar bears into ever smaller and more vulnerable areas. Seasonal and annual fluctuation in the weather and climate mean that in the short term, some years will be bad for polar bears and some will be better. In the long run, without GHG mitigation, all years will be bad for polar bears and they ultimately will disappear. The good news is that it is not too late to prevent this from occurring. Prompt mitigation will prevent much sea ice loss and preserve sustainable polar bear populations over a majority of their current range. Join Polar Bears International senior scientist, Steven Amstrup for the good news on why it’s not too late to prevent the demise of the polar bear.

Location: Saint Louis Zoo Living World Auditorium. Parking is FREE in the Zoo North Lot.

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Adults, teachers, middle and high school students, and the general public are invited to attend these no-cost lectures on topical issues in science. For more information call 314-646-4544 or 314-533-8586. Registration not required.

Conservation Conversations is Co-sponsored by:

--lecture and book signing
Special thanks to Journey Through the Arctic sponsor, the Alaska Wilderness League.

Debbie Miller, journalist, teacher, Arctic explorer, conservationist, photographer, and award-winning author of Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Debbie Miller has explored and studied the wilderness and wildlife of the Arctic for more than three decades. Her new book describes the largest expanse of wild lands remaining in America, along with its rich diversity of arctic wildlife: wolves, caribou, grizzly bears, Dall sheep, wolverine, dinosaurs of the past, and a host of migratory birds from all corners of the world.

Journey with Debbie as she paddles 400 miles through the National Petroleum Reserve, a vast region with many special areas in need of lasting protection. The acclaimed author of 15 nature books for children and adults, Debbie is the author of Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Braided River, 2011) and a co-author of Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Mountaineers Books, 2006). She is a founding board member of the Alaska Wilderness League, an organization whose mission is to protect Alaska's extraordinary wilderness.

Books available for signing and purchase by the author following the presentation.

Location: Saint Louis Zoo Living World Auditorium. Parking is FREE in the Zoo North Lot.

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Adults, teachers, middle and high school students, and the general public are invited to attend these no-cost lectures on topical issues in science. For more information call 314-646-4544 or 314-533-8586. Registration not required.

Science Seminar Series is Co-sponsored by:

-- lecture and book signing, Medieval Lough Cé: History, Archeology and Landscape

Featured Speaker: Thomas Finan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of History and Director, Center for International Studies, Saint Louis University

The Kilteasheen Archaeological Project began in 2002 as a survey of medieval churches in County Roscommon, Ireland, and developed into one of the largest ongoing research excavations in Ireland in the last decade. Kilteasheen is now known to be a multi-period site, with elements dating back to the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. The site was occupied as an ecclesiastical center in the early Middle Ages (600-800 AD), and was a major strategic stronghold of the O'Conor kings of Connacht in the thirteenth century. The site was abandoned in the middle of the fourteenth century, possible a result of the plague arriving in western Ireland in 1350. Features excavated on the site include a small castle hall house, a twelfth century church, a managed cemetery, and enclosure. Over 150 skeletons have been excavated at the site.

Books available for purchase and signing following the talk.

To be held at:
OASIS in Forest Park, Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor’s Center
5595 Grand Drive in Forest Park
St. Louis, MO 63112

Registration Required. OPEN to ALL. Middle, high school and university students welcome to attend.

FREE to the first 10 registrants, $9 per person thereafter. OPEN to ALL. Space is limited.

To register call 314-533-8586 or e-mail rsvp@academyofsciencestl.org

On Science Series co-sponsor:

Featured Speaker: Rebecca Klein, Managing Director and Founder, Cheetah Conservation Botswana

The cheetah is Africa’s most endangered large cat, with only an estimated 10,000 - 12,000 remaining in the wild. Botswana contains one of the largest cheetah populations in Africa today, yet not without challenges-- the species is threatened due to loss of habitat, declining prey populations, increasing conflict with farming communities, and illegal trade. Cheetah Conservation Botswana was established in 2003, to promote the conservation of the cheetah and other threatened carnivores, through scientific research, community outreach and education. The project investigates and promotes best practices in livestock, range management and non-lethal control methods to reduce human carnivore conflict and conserve habitat, and raises awareness for carnivore conservation and more sustainable futures for Kalahari communities. Rebecca Klein talks about meeting the challenges for Kalahari conservation and ensuring a future for cheetahs and the rich biodiversity of carnivores in the region.

Location: Saint Louis Zoo Living World Auditorium. Parking is FREE in the Zoo North Lot.

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Adults, teachers, middle and high school students, and the general public are invited to attend these no-cost lectures on topical issues in science. For more information call 314-646-4544 or 314-533-8586. Registration not required.

Conservation Conversations is Co-sponsored by:

Featured Speaker: James Halfpenny, Ph.D.,carnivore ecologist, animal tracker, educator and author; president, A Naturalist's World; founder, Human/Lion Interaction Project; Fellow, The Explorers Club

Photo Credit: (c)Jim Halfpenny

Secretive, elusive, graceful, a creature of myths and rumors, and capable of killing people, cougars stir our imagination, curiosity, and fear. Dr. James Halfpenny talks about cougar ecology and lifestyle, and past encounters with humans. A noted carnivore ecologist and founder of the Human/Lion Interaction Project, Jim has investigated and analyzed over 500 interactions between people and cougars. Learn more about these amazing cats and how they have taken up residence in many states from which they were extirpated, including our own Show-Me State.

Copies of, The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and Nature, available for purchase and signing following presentation.

To be held at:
Missouri Department of Conservation Powder Valley Nature Center
11715 Cragwold Road
St. Louis, MO 63122

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Middle and high school students welcome.
FREE parking in Nature Center lot.

A partnership presentation of:

2-Day Workshop for the Curious: Home/Landowners, Educators, Naturalists, Ecologists and Outdoor Enthusiasts

Featured Workshop Presenters: Dr. James Halfpenny, Carnivore Ecologist/Professional Tracker and Mr. Jeff Beringer, Chair, Missouri Department of Conservation, Mountain Lion Response Team

Secretive, elusive, the creature of myths and rumors, and capable of killing people, cougars stir our imagination, curiosity and fear. Improve your knowledge about cougars, their presence, dangers and management. Jim Halfpenny and Jeff Beringer cover cougar ecology, cougars in Missouri, and how cougars interact at the human interface. If you are interested in cougars and want in-depth training in the topics below, then this is the workshop for you:

+ Population, biology, behavior and ecology
+ Cougar/human interactions
+ Cougar pet trade
+ Locating tracks and signs on the trail
+ Identifying footprints and verifying presence
+ Collecting quality evidence
+ Determining sex and size of animals
+ Reading gaits and tracking stories

Photo Credit: (c)Jim Halfpenny

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: For more information on registration and fees, call Jim Jordan, Sr. Coordinator of Continuing Education, UMSL at 314-516-7250, or to register visit ce.umsl.edu/catalog and type in Keyword: cougar.

COST: $125 (plus $12.50 for course workbook)
Lunch on your own at nearby restaurants or bring a sack lunch.

To be held at: MDC Powder Valley Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122-7000

A partnership presentation of:

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED and IS NOW, Monday, March 26, 2012.

To be held at: Missouri History Museum – Lee Auditorium
Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri 63112

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Middle and high school students welcome.
Parking free in Museum lots or in Forest Park.

A partnership presentation of:

Featured Speaker: James Halfpenny, Ph.D., carnivore ecologist, animal tracker, educator and author; president, A Naturalist’s World; Fellow, The Explorers Club

Reintroduced in 1995 and 1996, wolves are the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s top carnivore. Although they attract millions of people to observe them in the wild, some loathe and fear their successful comeback in the Rocky Mountains. Dr. Halfpenny shares the wolves’ behavioral stories, ecological relationships and management alternatives. You’ll hear about pack structures and research revealing new understanding of wolf behavior. Wolf management has changed over the years, and recent delisting has brought new challenges. Jim’s personal encounters provide an intimate look at these stunning and intelligent creatures. Don’t miss this captivating talk on wolves in Yellowstone.
Photo Credit: (c)Jim Halfpenny

Copies of, Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild available for purchase and signing following presentation.

Location: Belleville East High School Performing Arts Center, 2555 West Boulevard, Belleville, IL 62221

Parking is FREE in school lot.

FREE and OPEN to ALL—middle and high school students, teachers, adults and the general public. Registration not required.

NABT Biology Club Series co-sponsors:

--lecture and book signing

Featured Speaker: James Halfpenny, Ph.D.,carnivore ecologist, animal tracker, educator and author of Yellowstone Bears in the Wild; president, A Naturalist's World; Fellow, The Explorers Club

Photo: Jim Halfpenny measuring grizzly bear tracks. (c) Jim Halfpenny

Bears have played a mythic role for centuries in North America. They are the epitome of wildlands and untrammeled wilderness. As human encounters increased in 2011, polar, grizzly, and black bears have all made the headlines. Photo: (c) Jim Halfpenny

Noted naturalist and carnivore ecologist, Dr. James Halfpenny shares his years of experience studying our continent's largest carnivores. You'll marvel at their diversity and size, learn about their lifestyles, behavior and ecology, and contemplate the future of our ursine friends in this singularly entertaining and informative talk on the Bears of North America.

Copies of Yellowstone Bears in the Wild available for purchase and signing following presentation.

Location: Saint Louis Zoo Living World Auditorium. Parking is FREE in the Zoo North Lot.

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Adults, teachers, middle and high school students, and the general public are invited to attend these no-cost lectures on topical issues in science. For more information call 314-646-4544 or 314-533-8586. Registration not required.

Special thanks to Bears of North America sponsor and partner,
University of Missouri – St. Louis

Science Seminar Series is Co-sponsored by:

--lecture and book signing

Featured Speaker: Rebecca Messbarger, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Italian and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Director, Undergraduate Studies, Department of Romance Languages and Literature, Washington University in St. Louis

Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-1774), a woman artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment. Join Rebecca Messbarger, Ph.D., associate professor of Italian and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and director of undergraduate studies at Washington University's department of Romance Languages and Literature, as she discusses her new book, The Lady Anatomist: The Life and Work of Anna Morandi Manzolini. Messbarger tells the story of Manzolini’s intellectual trajectory from provincial artist to internationally renowned anatomical wax modeler for the University of Bologna’s famous medical school.

Books available for signing and purchase following the talk.

To be held at: Missouri History Museum – Lee Auditorium
Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri 63112

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Middle and high school students welcome.
Parking free in Museum lots or in Forest Park.

Featured Panelists: TBA

STUDENT OPPORTUNITES TO COMPETE FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS— two $250 scholarships for middle and high school students. Attend 3 - 4 seminars or panel discussions and write about your experience. Scholarship decisions announced in May 2011.

DRAWINGS FOR TWO FREE JUNIOR SCIENCE ACADEMY MEMBERSHIPS at each Pioneering Science Seminar. Junior Academy of Science-- Real-world science opportunities and field trips monthly— for students of all abilities in grades 6 - 12.

Location: Kirkwood High School Keating Theater, 801 West Essex,
Kirkwood, MO 63122
FREE parking in Kirkwood High School lots.

FREE and OPEN to ALL—middle and high school students, teachers, adults and the general public. Registration not required.

Pioneering Science Series co-sponsor:

Featured Speaker: Cheryl Asa, Ph.D., Fellow and 2009 Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Fellows Award Recipient, Academy of Science – St. Louis; Director of Research, Saint Louis Zoo, Reproductive Physiologist; Advisor on canid reproduction to the IUCN/Species Survival Commission Canid Specialist Group, U.S. Fish & Wildlife SErvice, and AZA Canid Taxon Advisory Group

Recovery of the critically endangered island fox, native to the islands off southern California, depended on captive breeding and required restoring the ecosystem. After fox populations on several of the Channel Islands crashed in the late 1990’s, research determined that human-generated changes to the ecosystem, such as chemical spills off Los Angeles and ranchers allowing pigs to become feral, had created an unprecedented nesting opportunity for golden eagles which resulted in their predation of foxes. Surviving foxes, captured for safekeeping, formed the basis of a captive breeding program that was central to their recovery. Dr. Asa and the Saint Louis Zoo’s research department used video and hormone analyses to monitor fox behavior and reproductive activity for 10 years. Restoration of safe habitat for foxes included reintroducing bald eagles and removing golden eagles. In an all-too-rare example of successful endangered species recovery, captive-born foxes have been released onto the islands and have adapted well to life in the wild. Using fecal samples collected in the field, Dr. Asa’s lab continues to monitor wellbeing of the released foxes.

Location: Saint Louis Zoo Living World Auditorium. Parking is FREE in the Zoo North Lot.

FREE and OPEN to ALL. Adults, teachers, middle and high school students, and the general public are invited to attend these no-cost lectures on topical issues in science. For more information call 314-646-4544 or 314-533-8586. Registration not required.

Conservation Conversations is Co-sponsored by:

Tour Guides: Jim Jordan, UMSL Senior Coordinator, Division of Continuing Education and Crown Valley Tiger Sanctuary Staff

Join us, for a “behind the scenes” tour of the Tiger Sanctuary outside Ste Genevieve where we will see these large cats up close and learn about the Sanctuary’s efforts to preserve these lords of the jungle. Tiger conservation, including Mizzou’s program, and big cat adaptations and natural history are topics of discussion with Jim Jordan, former Zoo Educator.

Registration Required. COST: $40 per person, includes lunch. SPACE is LIMITED to 4 Academy of Science REGISTRANTS. For more information, or to register, e-mail rsvp@academyofsciencestl.org, or call 314.533.8586

(Meet at Clayton OASIS.)

A joint program of the University of Missouri – St. Louis Division of Continuing Education and The Academy of Science – St. Louis

A partnership presentation of:

2012 Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Awards
to be presented at the Chase Park Plaza

For details call Lynn Cook at 314-289-1402

Featured Speaker:  Lauren Schwarz, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Director of Neuropsychology Division, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry, Saint Louis University

Lapses in memory and word finding difficulties are common complaints as we age.  How do we know when we should be concerned about these slips in our abilities?  Saint Louis University neuropsychologist, Dr. Lauren Schwarz, discusses the common cognitive changes that occur with aging and pays particular attention to how to differentiate between normal aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and dementia.  Don’t forget to mark your calendar for this in-depth look at memory and aging.

To be held at:
Kirkwood OASIS at the Kirkwood Community Center
111 South Geyer Road
Kirkwood, MO 63122

Registration Required. OPEN to ALL.  Middle, high school and university students welcome to attend. FREE to the first 10 registrants. $9 per person thereafter. Register at rsvp@academyofsciencestl.org, or by calling 314.533.8586.

On Science Series co-sponsor:

Featured Speaker:  Peter Marina, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Missouri – St. Louis

Sociologist and UMSL Visiting Professor, Dr. Peter Marina, examines a Brooklyn African- American Pentecostal congregation based on unique data: four years of ethnography that paints a portrait of piety, compassion, caring, love — all embraced through an embodiment perspective as members experience these forces in personal ways through religious conversion. The focus on the individual process of becoming Pentecostal challenges previous religious conversion paradigms and advances new ideas to understand “conversion” and “tongue-speaking” as a process. Concepts developed on religious seekership and spiritual capital make sense both empirically and theoretically of Pentecostal social engagement in this rapidly changing, surprising and highly contradictory late-modern church scene.

To be held at:
OASIS in Forest Park, Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor’s Center
5595 Grand Drive in Forest Park
St. Louis, MO 63112

Registration Required. OPEN to ALL. Middle, high school and university students welcome to attend. FREE to the first 10 registrants. $9 per person thereafter. Register at rsvp@academyofsciencestl.org, or by calling 314.533.8586.

On Science Series co-sponsor: