Sep 29 2017
SCI Talks

SCI Talks

Presented by Flagstaff Festival of Science at Coconino Center for the Arts

The event features four different science lectures on topics from ranging from mammoths to art, and plagues to education.

The topics and speakers for 2017 SCI Talks are:

Serendipity in Science: A Mammoth Project, presented by David Gillette Ph.D., Colbert Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at Museum of Northern Arizona.

Tracking Worldwide Plague Transmission Across Thousands of Years Using Ancient DNA, presented by Jason Sahl,  Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University (NAU).

BASIS Senior Projects: High Achievement Meets Creativity, presented by Alicia Vaughan, Ph.D., Director of Student Affairs at BASIS Flagstaff.

Unfolding the Meaning of Art: Impact on the Maker, Viewer, and Community, presented by Ann Collier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at NAU.

Doors will open at 6:00pm, with the Hope and Trauma in a Poisoned Land exhibition open. The event begins at 6:30pm. SCI Talks are free and open to the public.
This event is part of Hope and Trauma in a Poisoned Land, the new exhibition that explores the impact of uranium mining on Navajo lands and people. The art exhibition will feature work by more than two dozen artists, including Navajo and Native artists. It will be open to the public August 15 – October 28, 2017.

Admission Info

Free

Phone: (928) 779-2300

Dates & Times

2017/09/29 - 2017/09/29

Location Info

Coconino Center for the Arts

2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86002

Parking Info

Parking available