Featured Speaker: Linda Wegrzyn, Environmental Specialist, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Is your cell phone hazardous waste? Do you have an outdated computer or two in your basement, an old TV? Used electronics have become one of the world’s fastest growing and most toxic waste streams. Computer monitors and older TVs contain an average of four pounds of lead; and old electronics can contain toxic chemicals such as chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, nickel, zinc and brominated flame-retardants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that each year, more than 2 million tons of computers and other electronics are disposed of improperly and a mere 20 percent are recycled. Missouri Department of Natural Resources Environmental Specialist, Linda Wegrzyn, talks about e-waste in Missouri and the U.S., how to prevent heavy metals and other toxic electronics materials from polluting our environment, and the Missouri Computer Equipment Collection and Recovery Act which goes into effect in July 2010.

OASIS St. Charles Community College 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville, MO 63376-2865

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

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The Quest for Cures: Stem Cells and Age-Related Diseases Learn the symptoms of diseases that tend to affect older Americans, and how scientists are using stem cells to develop therapies and cures. This class is especially helpful for people older than 60, when Parkinson’s, macular degeneration and heart disease often start to appear.

OASIS at The Willows at Brooking Park

211 South Wood Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017-3416

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

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The Quest for Cures: Stem Cell Research and People of Color So many diseases affect minority communities at higher rates than the general population – diabetes, heart disease and sickle cell disease among them. Learn about medical advances that stem cell researchers are making to combat these and other diseases, advances that offer hope for a healthier tomorrow.

Forest Park OASIS - Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor Center

5595 Grand Drive, St. Louis, MO 63112

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

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The hope of stem cell research unites a variety of Americans. Why? Because we all share a concern for our families’ health and well-being. Join us as we highlight medical advances that scientists are making in the fight against diabetes, Parkinson’s, spinal cord injuries and other afflictions that affect our families and friends.

OASIS at the Center of Clayton

50 Gay Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63105

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

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