Science Center events on May 5th

May 5, 2010 - Science Center Filming, Noon - 9:00 PM: The Science Center is filming a short video to help showcase the sciences at Brown. Get caught on tape by coming to the SC anytime between noon and 9:00 PM. https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-fXRAKLWK2INzExOTA5OGEtOGJjOC00YWJhLWEwNjEtNTZlNzFiYzEwOTA5&hl=en
Basic Guidelines to Improve your chances of making it to the final cut: * No hats * No all white shirts * No logos * No stripes

Events during the filming:
Dell'Antonio VS Sello, Noon - 1:00 PM: Pick your passion as the Science Center showcases Professor Dell'Antonio of the Department of Physics and Professor Sello of the Department of Chemistry. Join us for these short talks as Physics and Chemistry collide at the Science Center. Pizza and beverages to be served. http://picasaweb.google.com/Science.Resource.Center/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCImR-N-_28nU7gE#5467035381243099842

Lucy. H. Spelman, DVM: The Canary in the Kitchen: Why Animal Health Matters. Join us for a lecture by veterinarian and visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Lucy Spelman on why animal health matters, followed by a discussion about the many connections between human and animal health. Bring your own examples of the canary in the kitchen! http://picasaweb.google.com/Science.Resource.Center/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCImR-N-_28nU7gE#5467052292985077026

Lucy, a Brown graduate ('85), is currently Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She has worked as a zoo veterinarian, zoo director, media consultant, and wildlife veterinarian. She is co-author of a collection of stories written by zoo and wildlife vets about their patients called, "The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes." She has also held one of the most specialized jobs in the animal world, that of gorilla doctor. For nearly three years, Lucy lived in central Africa, trekking up and down the mountains of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to provide lifesaving care for the endangered mountain gorilla. As field manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, she also helped to expand its one-health program. This novel approach to conservation is based on the concept that the health of one species impacts another. Thus the health of the gorillas is intricately tied to the health of the rangers who protect them, the tourists who visit them, the farmers who live near their park-as well as livestock and other animals. Fresh from this experience, she returned to Brown last fall and taught a senior seminar on primate behavior. Her current course, a first-year seminar called, "Animals As Indicators of Human Health," serves as the framework for this lecture. Lucy begins by offering a series of examples that illustrate the many connections between animal and human health. For instance, overheating Teflon cookware will kill a canary; perhaps it's not as safe for people as we think. Ocean warming causes coral to expel it symbiotic algae; unless the temperature returns to normal, the corals bleach and die, and the entire aquatic food chain is disrupted, including the fisheries millions of people rely on for food. Next she invites the audience to share their own examples, as well as discuss solutions. The good news is that if we're willing to invest in the science behind these problems, we can solve them. The bad news is that we're running out of time.