Science and Mathematics Education Institute Science Cafe
The Science Cafe presentations are located at The Venue 2704 Vine Street, Hays, KS 67601 and they are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the FHSU Science and Mathematics Education Institute. Find out more at the Science Cafes National Site.
Please contact Cari Rohleder at cbrohleder@fhsu.edu or (785) 628-4743
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Upcoming Science Cafe
Previous Science Cafe's
"Bats In the Night"
October 28, 2024
Dr. Lorelei Patrick, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, FHSU
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"The WaterSmart Landscape: Fall Edition"
October 7, 2024
Ms. Holly Dickman, Water Conservation Specialist, City of Hays
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"Endogenous Retroviruses: Hidden Hitchhikers and How They Spread”
April 29, 2024
Mr. Eric Gillock, Ph.D., Professor Department of Biological Sciences, FHSU
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"Snakes in jars: using museum specimens to discover new species and test evolution"
March 18, 2024
Dr. Jackson R. Roberts, Zoology Collections Manager, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, FHSU
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"Ozempic and Wegovy; How Do the New Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs Work"
February 26, 2024
Mr. Kent Rohleder, PhD., Instructor of Physics, FHSU
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"Mind Altering or Mental Health Treatment: Can Psychedelic Drugs Effectively Treat Mental Disorders?"
January 29, 2024
Ms. Stephanie Weigel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, FHSU
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"FHSU MakerVan and the Portable Planetarium"
November 13, 2023
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean, College of Education, Professor of Physics and Anschutz, Professor of Education, NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, FHSU
Mr. G.G, Launchbaugh, Makerspace/MakerVan Director, FHSU
“Perhaps a Corpse would be Re-Animated”-The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
October 30, 2023
Dr. Kim Perez, Associate Professor, Dept of History, FHSU
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“Eclipses: the How, Why, and Where of these Events”
September 25, 2023
Mr. Dean Stramel, Adjunct Professor in Chemistry, FHSU and Dr. Kendall Krug, Hays, KS
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"Victor E. Bot Goes to School"
April 24, 2023
Dr. Jerrie Brooks, Asst Professor, Program Coordinator High Incidence, Special Education,
Dept of Adv. Education Programs: College of Education, FHSU
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"Fishes, Senses and Fishing"
March 27, 2023
Dr. William J. "Bill" Stark, Professor of Biological Sciences, Ichthyology, Stream Ecology, Limnology, Herpetology, FHSU
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"Windows and Birds: A Deadly Combination"
February 20, 2023
Mr. Curtis Wolf, Director, Kansas Wetlands Education Center, FHSU
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"Engaging Students with Earth Systems Remotely using 360 Videos"
January 30, 2023
Dr. Matthew Clay, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, FHSU
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“Lactate Level to Evaluate Fitness in Race Horses”
November 14, 2022
Dr. Clyde Cranwell, Agricultural Department and University Farm Superintendent, FHSU
"Dive into Hell's Aquarium: Uncovering marine ecosystems during the Age of Dinosaurs"
October 24, 2022
Dr. Laura E. Wilson, Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator, Geosciences, Chief Curator of Paleontology, Sternberg Museum, FHSU
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"DART – a targeted mission–How do we move an Asteroid?”
September 22, 2022
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean, College of Education, Professor of Physics and Anschutz, Professor of Education, NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, FHSU
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"Fly Me to the Moon with SpaceX"
April 25, 2022
Mr. John Ross, Sunflower Electric, Strategic Change Administrator, Hays, KS
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"Webb Space Telescope A New View of the Universe"
March 28, 2022
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean, College of Education, Professor of Physics and Anschutz Professor of Education, JPL Solar System Ambassador, FHSU
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"Saving Bees by Killing Them!"
February 28, 2022
Mr. James Balthazor PhD, Fort Hays State University, Associate Prof Chemistry, K-INBRE Campus Coordinator
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"An Evolution of Technology’s Effects on Healthcare Delivery"
November 15, 2021
Scott Rohleder, Executive Director of IT, HAYSMED
"Polar Vortex-Utility Reliability and Economic Implications"
October 11, 2021
Dr. Todd Moore, Assoc. Prof & Chair Geosciences, FHSU
Mr. Pat Parke, Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Energy Inc.
Mr. Stuart Lowry, President & CEO, Sunflower Electric Power Corp.
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"Fort Hays State University Farm Tour with meal provided"
September 27, 2021
Dr. Clyde Cranwell, Mr. Ryan States, Mr. Ivan Anderson, Dept. of Agriculture, FHSU
"Green Manure and Cover Crop Usage: From the Garden to the Farm"
April 19, 2021
Dr. Iryna McDonald, Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Dept. of Agriculture, FHSU
"A Cathartic Conversation about COVID-19"
March 15, 2021
Kevin S. Amidon, PhD, Director, The Honors College, FHSU and Jane A. Talkington, PhD, Interim Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, FHSU
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“So, kid, now that you are on Mars..."
February 22, 2021
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean, College of Education, Professor of Physics and Anschutz Professor of Education, JPL Solar System Ambassador, FHSU
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"Are We Alone in the Universe"
January 25, 2021
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean, College of Education, Professor of Physics and Anschutz Professor of Education, JPL Solar System Ambassador, FHSU
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"Landing on Mars: The 1975 Viking Project and the 2020 Perseverance Rover"
November 16, 2020
John Ross, Sunflower Electric, Strategic Change Administrator, Hays, KS
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"Climate Change What Do We Really Know?"
October 19, 2020
Dr. P. Grady Dixon, Professor and Dean, Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics, FHSU
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"Makerspace, a Virtual Experience"
September 28, 2020
G.G. Launchbaugh, Director: Makerspace and Makervan, Science & Mathematics Education Institute, FHSU
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Science Café presents: “ A Summer Series on Astronomy”
Come learn about the night skies with Dr. Adams. He will explain constellations, planets, and star gazing.
Presenter Dr. Paul Adams, Dean, College of Education, Professor of Physics and Anschutz Professor of Education, JPL Solar System Ambassador, Fort Hays State University
Summer Observation 1: See the Stars tonight-How to have fun observing and be a Citizen Scientists! https://youtu.be/z4siUGAq_KE
Summer Observation 2: Getting Started https://youtu.be/bhVc_Ekfjt4
Summer Observation 3: Hercules, the Northern Crown, and the Spider God https://youtu.be/Z769aBycuPc
Summer Observation 4: The Summer Triangle, Vega, Altair, Deneb and tales of love lost and found and lost and… https://youtu.be/CDoLdbtKpsw
Summer Observation 5: Milky Way, Sagittarius, Scorpio, and Maui's Hook https://youtu.be/sEGh0wu2YJ8
Summer Observation 6: Looking for Planets and things that move in the night https://youtu.be/1igINwbAl7w
Summer Observation 7: Prepping for the Perseid Meteor Shower https://youtu.be/yGCB3BaXiQ4
"Mars 2020 Mission: Perseverance Rover"
July 13, 2020
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean of College of Education, Anschutz Professor of Education and Professor of Physics, FHSU
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"Apollo 13"
June 24, 2020
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean of College of Education, Anschutz Professor of Education and Professor of Physics, FHSU
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"Patterns in Bones: Understanding ecological influences on bird bone growth"
February 24, 2020
Dr. Laura Wilson, Assoc. Prof and Interim Chair Geosciences, Curator of Paleontology-Sternburg Museum, FHSU
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"The WaterSmart Landscape"
January 27, 2020
Ms. Holly Dickman, Water Conservation Specialist, City of Hays
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"A Range of Realities: VR, AR, MR, XR and Beyond"
December 2, 2019
Mr. Gordon S. Carlson, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Institute for New Media Studies, Fort Hays State University
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"Importance of Scientific Education in Western Kansas"
October 14, 2019
Ms. Keri Maricle, M.S. Biology Instructor, North Central Kansas Technical College
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"99 Science Cafes & Beyond"
September 16, 2019
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean of College of Education, Anschutz Professor of Education and Professor of Physics, FHSU
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"Footprints on the Moon: A celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11"
July 22, 2019
Dr. Paul Adams, Dean of College of Education, Anschutz Professor of Education and Professor of Physics, FHSU
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"Undergraduate Research at Fort Hays State University"
April 22, 2019
Leslie Paige, MS, EdS, Director, Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects
Mr. Jacob Lutgen, Ms. Gini Weisar, Ms. Ginger Garcia, FHSU Students
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"Artificial Intelligence and the future of Humanity"
April 1, 2019
Dr. Nicholas Caporusso, Asst. Professor, Informatics, FHSU
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"The Bare Bones About Dinosaur Growth"
March 18, 2019
Cat Sartin, Instructor, Biological Sciences, FHSU
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"Bats: Rock Stars of the Night"
February 4, 2019
Dr. Amanda Adams, Instructor, Biological Sciences, FHSU
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"The Exploration of Caves"
November 26, 2018
Dr. Jonathan Sumrall, Assistant Professor Geosciences, FHSU
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“Thought Experiments Leading to the Theory of Relativity”
October 29, 2018
Dr. CD Clark III, Associate Professor of Physics, FHSU
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"The Science of Eating"
September 17, 2018
Mr. Glen McNeil, MS, RD/LD Interim Dean, Health and Behavioral Sciences, Associate Professor, Health & Human Performance, FHSU
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"Mass Shootings and Gun Control: Myths vs Realities"
July 24, 2018
Mrs. Brooke Mann, Psychology Lecturer FHSU; Dr. Whitney Jeter Psychology Assistant Professor FHSU; Dr. Trey Hill, Chair and Psychology Associate Professor FHSU
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"Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Einstein's Cosmological Constant, and the Accelerating Universe"
April 10, 2018
Dr. Bharat Ratra, Distinguished Professor, KSU
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Improving Natural Beauty and Wildlife Habitat at the Howard Reynolds Natural Area Through Large Scale Student Involvement
March 6, 2018
Dr. Mitch Greer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, FHSU
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Same Stress, Differet Animal
February 20, 2018
Dr. Medhavi Ambardar, Instructor, FHSU Biological Sciences
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"Making Stars on Earth: Using Plasma Physics to Power the Future"
January 16, 2018
Benjamin Faber, Department of Physics/University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Mind Control: A How to Guide for Conquering Stress and Negativity through Mindfulness"
November 7, 2017
Dr. Whitney Jeter, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology/FHSU
Mrs. Brooke Mann, Lecturer, Department of Psychology/FHSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7NgYKPzTJA
"What Would Yoda Do? Exploring Good and Evil and the Balance of the Force in Star Wars"
October 10, 2017
Dr. Brad Will, Associate Professor of English/Assistant Dean College of Arts
Humanities & Social Sciences-Fort Hays State University
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"Enhancing the Classroom and Workplace with Virtual/Augmented Realty (V/AR)
September 12, 2017
Dr. Robert Moody, Department of Enhanced Education Programs Professor
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"Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Laser Interferometer Gravitational-
Wave Observatory" July 16, 2017
Amber Henry, FHSU Physics Graduate, Educational and Outreach Coordinator
for LIGO Hanford Observatory
"August's Total Solar Eclipse; Where and How to See It" May 3, 2017
Dean Stramel, Adjunct Professor in Chemistry, FHSU
"Futuristic Computing and It's Impact on Society Today and Tomorrow" April 25, 2017
Presentation by Dr. Eduard Babulak, Department of Informatics at FHSU
"August's Total Solar Eclipse: Where and How to See It" March 28, 2017
Dean Stramel, Adjunct Professor in Chemistry, FHSU
"Plant Stressors and Responses" February 28, 2017
Dr. Brian Maricle, Associate Professor/Department of Biological Sciences, FHSU
"Tornado Valley" January 24, 2017
Dr. Grady Dixon, Department of Geosciences Chair & Associate Professor, FHSU
"Two Cultures: What American Scientists Think about Religion" November 3, 2016
Edward John Larson, Pulitzer Prize Winning American Historian/
Legal Scholar at Pepperdine University
"Past Nobel Peace Prize Laureates" October 11, 2016
Dr. Gavin Buffington/Dr. C.D. Clark/Dr. Eric Deyo/Dr. Jack Maseberg/
Dr. Kent Rohleder, Fort Hays State University
"75th Science Cafe - - Proxima b-to be, or not to be, a habitable planet"
September 27, 2016 Dr. Paul Adams, Dean - - FHSU College of Education
"ORION - American's New Spacecraft" June 23, 2016
Joe Erdman, Lockhead Martin Space Systems Company
"PechaKucha 20 Images x 20 Seconds" April 26, 2016
Dr. Gavin Buffington, Dr. CD Clark, Dr. Eric Deyo, Dr. Jack Maseberg, Dr. Kent Rohleder
"Current Trends in Photovoltaics Research: What's A Carrot Got to Do With It?"
April 12, 2016 Dr. Arvin Cruz, FHSU Chemistry Department
"Lesser Prairie-Chickens...The Rest of the Story" March 1, 2016
Randy Rodgers, Wildlife Biologist
"Beyond Recreation: Using Drones in Research" February 16, 2016
Beau Dealy & Curtis Moore
"Vermiculture: Let Worms Eat Your Garbage" January 26, 2016
Dr. Jean A. Gleichsner, FHSU Agriculture Department
"Bring Back the Monarchs" December 1, 2015
Angie Babbit, Communications Coordinator, Monarch Watch
"The Martian" Reality or Hollywood Movie Magic" November 19, 2015
Dr. Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"Increasing Wind Penetration: Challenges and Opportunities" October 22, 2015
Dr. Al Tamimi, Vice President Transmission Planning Policy
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
"Research Topics in Biometeorology: Are Suicide Rates Affected by Weather?" September 29, 2015
Dr. P. Grady Dixon, FHSU Department of Geosciences
"Night Storms" April 9, 2015
Dr. David Bodine, National Center for Atmospheric Research
"New Horizons - A Visit to Pluto Summer 2015" March 26, 2015
Dr. Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"Sometimes Truth is Greater than Fiction: Exploring Common Psychological Myths and even more interesting Psychological Facts"
February 12, 2015 Trey Hill, Ph.D, FHSU Assistant Professor
"10,000 Years of Human Communication in 30 Minutes" January 29, 2015
Dr. Gordon Carlson, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, FHSU
"Hail and Deer....And Several Other Answers To Your Questions About Storm Chasing"
November 20, 2014 P. Grady Dixon, FHSU Department of Geosciences
"Immunizations to Prevent and Eradicate Diseases" October 23, 2014
Bevra Brinkman, Kimberly Koerner, & Dr. Ellen Squire; Hays Medical Center
"NACA & NASA: The Early Years" October 9, 2014
John Ross
"The Art of Watering" September 11, 2014
Holly Dickman, K-State Research & Extension
"Prairieism" May 8, 2014
Brendon McCampbell
"Vive le difference!" April 24, 2014
Dr. Jon Hauxwell
"The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science" - - 50th Science Cafe! March 12, 2014
Chris Mooney
"Evolutionary Economics" February 13, 2014
W. Trey Hill, Department of Psychology, FHSU
"Comet Ison: The Comet that Was or Wasn't" December 5, 2013
Dr. Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"Changing Seasons" November 7, 2013
Dr. Greg Farley, FHSU Biology
"Still Curious About Curiosity" October 17, 2013
Dr. John Heinrichs, FHSU Geosciences
"De-Clawing Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics for the Rest of Us" September 12, 2013
Dr. Elise Crull, University of Aberdeen
"Science of Suds" May 23, 2013
Gerald Wyman, Brewmaster, Lb. Brewing Company/Derk Brockelman
"Collaboration with Soil - Exploring the Art in Agriculture" April 25, 2013
Dr. Rhonda Janke, Kansas State University
"Crash and Burn: The Impact of Near-Earth Objects" March 28, 2013
Dr. Paul Adams, FHSU
"Vonnegut's View: Citizens and Science" February 28, 2013
Dr. Darrell Hamlin, FHSU
"Citizen Science: Science Of, By, and For People" January 31, 2013
Dr. Paul Adams, FHSU
"2012? Mayans, Nibiru, White Buffalo, OH MY!" November 29, 2012
Dr. Paul Adams, FHSU
"Pushing or Probing? The Inexact Science of Political Polling" October 25, 2012
Brett Zollinger, FHSU Sociology and Social Work
"Curious About Curiosity" September 6, 2012
Dr. John Heinrichs, FHSU Geosciences
"Of Mussels and Men" May 10, 2012
Curtis Wolf, Kansas Wetlands Education Center
"Astrobiology Through a Microscope: Extremophiles in our Cosmo" April 19, 2012
Dr. Samuel Zwenger, FHSU Biological Sciences
Kansas From 88,000 Feet: FHSU's High-Altitude Balloon Launch March 8, 2012
Dr. Jack Maseberg and Dr. Paul Adams
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Balloon Launch Video
"Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Universe" February 9, 2012
Dr. Bharat Ratra
"Neutrinos and the OPERA Experiment" January 26, 2012
Dr. Eric Deyo
"The Future is Now: Science Fiction Authors & Invention" November 3, 2011
Dr. Bradley Will, Associate Professor of English/Assistant Dean of Arts & Sciences
"NASA: Dollar$ and $en$e" October 6, 2011
Randy Gish, Johnson Space Center, ret
"Weather Extremes: Natural or Not" September 22, 2011
Dr. John Heinrichs, Fort Hays State University, Geoscience Department
"Bag It: The Damaging Effects of Plastic Bags on our Ecosystem" May 17, 2011
Keegen Olson & Delphine Brisson-Burns
"Using Social Networking Sites: How Facebook Usage is Impacting Us" May 10, 2011
Dr. John Raacke & Dr. Jennifer Bonds-Raacke
"Space: The Final Frontier, NASA's Next Ten Years" April 19, 2011
Dr Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"Peak Oil: What is the World Energy Outlook" April 12, 2011
Dr. Keith Miller, Kansas State University, Department of Geology
"Embracing the Honeybee" March 8, 2011
Greg Swob
"Dust World" February 15, 2011
Dr. Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"Auger North" January 11, 2011
Dr. Nick Solomey, WSU Department of Physics
"Who's Afraid of Frankenfoods (and why)" November 9, 2010
Dr. Larry Davis, Kansas State University, Professor of Biochemistry
"The Face of Mars: A Critical Look" October 5, 2010
Dr. John Heinrichs, Fort Hays State University, Geoscience Department
"Can Citizens Prevent Global Warming?" September 21, 2010
Dr. Bob Mosil - 1985 Nobel Peace Prize Winner/Woodrow Wilson Scholar
"God, Darwin and Global Warming?" July 29, 2010
Kenneth Miller, Brown University Biologist
"Why Fear Snakes? What's Fact, What's Fiction, What's Evolution?" July 13, 2010
Brian Bartels, Museum Educator, Sternberg Museum
" What is a Pelican doing in Kansas? Cheyenne Bottoms: Sights and Sounds of Bird Migration"
May 11, 2010 CJ Wolf
"Where Does Kansas stand on common core standards?" April 21, 2010
Sally Cauble, Kansas Board of Education, District 5
"Super Darn Radar" March 23, 2010
Mark Garret, Fort Hays State University
"Nanotechnology: How small is that? Is it dangerous?" February 23, 2010
Dr. Cathy Clewett, Fort Hays State University
"2012: The End of Time?" January 19, 2010
Dr. Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"Wonder Drugs gone bad" the dark side of antibiotics November 10, 2009
Jon Hauxwell, M.D.
"Violence in Women" October 20, 2009
Dr. Janett Naylor, Fort Hays State University, Psychology
"Satellites and Strange Space Clouds" October 8, 2009
Dr. Dianne Robinson, Hampton University, VA
"Using Genomics to Address Environmental Change" September 15, 2009
Dr. Mike Herman, Kansas State University, Biology
"Mankind's Giant Leap" July 21, 2009
Dr. Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"How Stable Isotopes in Bird Feathers Give Us a Sense of Place in Time" June 16, 2009
Dr. Dave Rintoul, Kansas State University Division of Biology
"Exoplanet Discovery" May 12, 2009
Dr. Paul Adams, Fort Hays State University
"Bioethics: How Science and Ethics Intersect" April 21, 2009
Dr. Carl E. Miller, Fort Hays State University, Philosophy
"What's A Hadron, and Why Do We Want to Collide Them?" March 11, 2009
Dr. Phil Baringer, KU Physics, LHC Researcher
"Academic Freedom" February 17, 2009
Dr. Darrell Hamlin, Fort Hays State University
"Mosasaurs, Plesiosaurs, and Sea Monsters: Oh My!" January 20, 2009
Mike Everhart
"Wind + Alternative Energies" November 25, 2008
Dr. Ruth Douglas Miller, KSU Electrical Engineering Department
"Satellites and Strange Space Clouds" October 8, 2008
Dr. Dianne Robinson, Hampton University, VA
"What's the Deal with Polar Ice Caps?" September 16, 2008
Dr. John Heinrichs, FHSU, Geoscience Department