FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
DATE: March
12, 2007
CONTACT: Eric Baer, Ph.D.: (206) 878-3710, ext.
3513; ebaer@highline.edu
Kelly Maloney: (206) 878-3710, ext. 3146;
kmaloney@highline.edu
Event(s): Highline Community
College Spring Quarter 2007 Science Seminar Series
Dates: Every Friday:
April 6–June 8, 2007 (see “Schedule” below)
Time: 2:20–3:10 p.m.
Price: Free
Location:
Highline’s main campus
is located midway between Seattle and Tacoma off South 240th Street and Pacific
Highway South (Highway 99); address: 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA 98198.
Description: Each week during the quarter, a
different faculty member or guest speaker will present a topic in his or her
specialty area concerning new discoveries and innovations in science and
technology. Seminars are free to the public, but students can also enroll in
the series to earn credit. The Science Seminar Series—which runs fall, winter
and spring quarters—is in its eighth year.
Schedule: April 6 “Paper Vehicles” presented
by Richard Bankhead and Highline’s Engineering Students
April 13 “Bodily
Functions” presented by Carol
Hernandez
April 20 “Human
Evolution: Egos, Politics, Fossils and Genes” presented by Lonnie Somer
April 27 “The
Wonders of Excel” presented
by Michael Girvin (Note: This special hands-on seminar will
take place in Building 29, Room 309)
May 4 “Collapse:
The Demise of Human Civilizations” presented
by Woody Moses
May 11 “Taking
Care of Yourself” presented
by Tracy Brigham
(more)
Spring
Quarter 2007 Science Seminar Series
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Schedule: (continued)
May 18 “Psychology
of the Paranormal” presented
by Bob Baugher, Ph.D., and Sue Franz
May 25 “Can You Paint and
Breathe at the Same Time?” presented by Jonathan Betz-Zall
June 1 “Passion
and Process: Science as a Humanity” presented by Angi Caster and
Joy Strohmaier
June 8 TBA
Web site: Visit http://flightline.highline.edu/scienceseminars/index.html
for descriptions of each seminar and streaming videos of past presentations.
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