Science Cafe to feature talk on toxic chemicals, politics and environmental ethics

8:25 a.m., Feb. 24, 2012--The Center for Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (SEPP) at the University of Delaware will bring its Science Café program back to downtown Newark this spring for more informal discussions among academic scholars and community members.  The events will be held at the Deer Park Tavern, 108 W. Main Street, from 5:30-7 p.m.

On Monday, March 5, McKay Jenkins, Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, will speak about “What’s Gotten Into Us: Toxic Chemicals, Politics and Environmental Ethics.” Jenkins’ most recent book, inspired by a personal health crisis, is titled What’s Gotten Into Us: Staying Healthy in a Toxic World. 

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On Monday, March 19, Cole Galloway, associate professor of physical therapy, will give a talk called “(Clinical Researchers x Engineers)/Reality = Robots, Race Cars and Running Before You Can Walk.” 

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The series, supported by Delaware’s National Science Foundation EPSCoR program, is free and open to the public.  Food and refreshments will be served.

For more information on Science Café, contact Tom Powers, center director, via email at info-sepp@udel.edu. 

Article by Lindsay McNamara

Photo by Evan Krape