Highline
Community College
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
DATE: March 19, 2009
CONTACT: Eric Baer: (206)
878-3710, ext. 3513, ebaer@highline.edu
Lisa Skari: (206)
870-3705; lskari@highline.edu
Spring
quarter’s Science Seminar, featuring Highline’s staff and faculty, is open to
anyone on campus or in the community who wants to learn about the scientific
world.
Event: Science Seminar
Dates: Fridays, April 3 to June 5
Time: 2:20-3:10 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Highline Community College’s main campus, Building 3, room 102
Highline’s
main campus is located midway between Seattle and Tacoma at South 240th Street
and Pacific Highway South (Highway 99); address: 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines,
WA 98198.
Website: http://flightline.highline.edu/scienceseminars/
Presentations
include:
April
3 The Science of Sustainable Food
Oceanography
and Marine Biology instructor Rus Higley investigates the science behind
seafood and how what people eat can affect the ocean’s environment and life.
April 10
The Reform
Math Movement
Math
instructor Mayra Hernandez examines the trials and tribulations of the reform
math movement, mathematics and achievement myths, and struggles in problem
solving.
April 17
Psychology and the Paranormal
Psychology instructors Bob Baugher
and Sue Franz explore why people believe in ghosts, unidentified flying objects
(UFOs) and extrasensory perception (ESP).
April 24
Importing Air Pollution from
Dr. Heather Price, a professor
of chemistry at Highline, presents this special Earth Week seminar that
explores how air pollution from
May 1
Life on the Edge
Geologist
Beth Mahrt looks at the impact of great earthquakes on
May 8
Northwest Weather
Computer
scientist Ron Davidson explores why the Northwest’s weather is the way that it
is.
May
15 Exploring Ancient Inca
Mathematics Through Khipus
Biologist
Chris Gan examines the mathematics of the ancient Incan empire through the
study of khipus ‑ knotted string records that were used in place of
written messages to send messages and store numerical data.
May
22 The Man in the White Suit:
Fabrics and Innovation
Interior designer Meg Ryan
explores the science behind all the things we wear, such as why cotton gets
wrinkles. She will also discuss why the cables are not twisted on the new
May
29 TBA
Physics instructor Igor Glozman
will speak.
June
5 The Science of Home Brewing
Highline staff member Kurt
Geissel and Joy Strohmaier, coordinator of the Life, Ocean and General Science
department, discuss the science of home brewing, including how yeast makes
beer.
Highline Community College was founded
in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately
10,000 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest
institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic
transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening and
weekend classes. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur
Junki Yoshida and Washington state poet laureate Sam Green.
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