Events of Interest—April 2008

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Featured Events in April

Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Engineering Open House: Behind-the-scenes preview University of Washington’s Seattle campus
By special request, NSWA members will get a preview of some of the most exciting projects being presented at the University of Washington’s annual College of Engineering open house. Among the highlights: robotic prostheses in the BioRobotics Lab ... cell phones with two-way video to transmit American Sign Language ... a wind tunnel used to test everything from fighter jets to sports equipment. This will be a guided tour of about five lab groups, focusing on new research that has not yet been covered in the media. Please e-mail Michael Bradbury at mikeb@seanet.com to reserve a spot and get further details on the schedule.

Monday, April 14, 6:30 p.m.
NSWA board meeting at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Please RSVP to mikeb@seanet.com if you wish to attend.

Friday, April 25, 5 to 7 p.m.
Monthly Freelance Friday Happy Hour at the Restaurant Wann in downtown Seattle, from 5 to 7 p.m. Please RSVP to lisafarino@gmail.com.

Save the dates: Global Health May 1-3
“Covering Global Health” is a conference connecting journalists with experts on news, trends and controversies in the fast-changing field of global health. NSWA is one of the partners presenting the conference, which will be held at the University of Washington South Campus Center on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3. The cost is $35. For more information, check https://www.com.washington.edu/cgh/ ... but act soon, because space is limited.

A free pre-conference event, “Reporting Across Divides: Bringing Global Health Home,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Town Hall Seattle: Listen in as two nationally known science and health journalists - Brenda Wilson, of National Public Radio, and Donald McNeil. Jr., of The New York Times - discuss the challenges and complexities of covering global health issues. KIRO radio talk-show host Dave Ross will moderate.

For information or to join, visit our Join page.

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April Events

Tuesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m.:
Karen Matthews, professor of psychiatry, epidemiology and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, lectures on “Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Psychobiological Origins of Cardiovascular Disease,” as part of the Walker-Ames Lecture Series. Venue: Room 110, Kane Hall, University of Washington.
Information: http://grad.washington.edu/lectures/schedule.htm#KAREN_MATTHEWS

Tuesday, April 1, 7 p.m.:
Sound Conversations at the Seattle Aquarium. KING 5 meteorologist Jeff Renner hosts a chat with K.C. Golden, policy director of Climate Solutions. The monthly Sound Conversations program delves into the plight of Puget Sound and efforts to bring about its recovery. Appetizers and drinks are included in the ticket price. Venue: Seattle Aquarium.
Information: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=420&srcid=183

Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.:
Science on Tap presents a talk by Steve Gilbert, director of Toxipedia as well as the Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders, about “Pushing the Boundaries of Best: Sports Performance Enhancement Using Steroids, B12 and Epoetin.” Presented in association with Pacific Science Center and KCTS public television. Venue: T.S. McHugh’s Irish Pub, 21 Mercer St., Seattle.
Information: http://www.scienceontap.org

Wednesday, April 2, 7 p.m.:
Portland photographer Monika Wieland, author of “Orca Encounters,” discusses her close encounters with the J-, K-, and L-pods of the Pacific Northwest’s orcas (a.k.a. killer whales). Venue: Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Wednesday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.:
University of Arizona environmental scientist Jonathan Overpeck gives a talk on “Climate Change, Sea Level, and Western Drought: Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference?” Venue: Pacific Science Center, Eames Imax Theatre.
Information: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/417054/ and http://www.pacsci.org

Thursday, April 3, 7 p.m.:
Forum on Nanotechnology: Scientists and members of the public discuss the societal and ethical implications of nanoscale science, engineering and technology. Venue: Pacific Science Center, Discovery Labs. Free to the public, but advance registration is required. Contact Mary Frances Davidson at maryfrances_davidson@pacsci.org or 206-269-5768 to register.
Information: http://www.pacsci.org/nanoforum/

Thursday, April 3, 7 p.m.:
Neurologist Arthur Ginsberg reads from his latest book of poetry, Faith Is the Next Breath. Venue: University Book Store’s U District store.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Friday, April 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
Watershed Restoration and Forest Roads Symposium, presented by the Pacific Rivers Council and co-sponsors. The symposium addresses road-related watershed restoration, including road removal, remediation and passage for aquatic organisms. Expert panels explain the impact of roads on water, fish and wildlife, and how to reduce those impacts. Venue: Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center.
Information: http://www.pacrivers.org/watershed_roads_symposium.cfm

Friday, April 4, 7 p.m.:
Seattle Press Club, sponsored at a local watering hole by the Society for Professional Journalists’ Western Washington Pro Chapter. Contact SPJ for venue and other details.
Information: http://www.spjwash.org

Friday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.:
Gayle Greene, a professor of English at Scripps College, discusses her book Insomnia. Surveys suggest that a third of the American population suffers from insomnia enough to complain about it. Gayle Greene puts a human face on insomnia, integrating her own story as a life-long sufferer with that of other insomniacs and a wealth of scientific material. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, downstairs auditorium.
Information: http://www.townhallseattle.org

Saturday, April 5, 7 p.m.:
“Hops and Props” at the Museum of Flight. Fifty craft breweries share their specialty beers at the Museum of Flight, with edibles provided by McCormick and Schmicks and music provided by the Dudley Manlove Quartet. Venue: Museum of Flight. This event is now sold out.
Information: http://www.museumofflight.org/Display.asp?Page=HopsandProps

Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m.:
Science-fiction writer Peter Hamilton reads from his novel about the 34th century, The Dreaming Void. Venue: University Book Store’s U District store.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington,edu

Thursday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.:
John Medina, developmental molecular biologist at the University of Washington and director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University, is the author of Brain Rules. He will discuss what scientists know about our brains and how the intersection of exercise, memory, sleep and stress might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, downstairs auditorium.
Information: http://www.townhallseattle.org

Saturday, April 12, 7 p.m.:
Yuri’s Night in Seattle: Join the Museum of Flight in celebrating the coinciding anniversaries of the first human in space (Yuri Gagarin in 1961) and the launch of the first space shuttle (Columbia in 1981). Featured guest: billionaire spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, who will speak about his trip to the international space station. Venue: Museum of Flight.
Information: http://www.museumofflight.org or http://www.yurisnight.net

Monday, April 14, 6:30 p.m.:
NSWA board meeting at Pacific Science Center. See above.

Monday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.:
Environmental activist Maude Barlow discusses themes raised by her latest book, Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. Venue: Elliott Bay Book Company.
Information: http://www.elliottbaybook.com

Monday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.:
Pediatric psychiatrist Daniel Siegel, co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Center, talks about his new book, The Mindful Brain, which explores how parents can strengthen bonds with their children through self-understanding and mindful focus. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Great Hall. Presented in cooperation with ParentMap.
Information: http://www.townhallseattle.org or http://www.parentmap.com

Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
Washington State Technology Summit: More than 400 technology leaders focus on industry developments in clean technology, renewable energy, global health and advanced materials and manufacturing. Venue: Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue.
Information: http://www.watechcenter.org/?s=1405

Tuesday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.:
Evolutionary biologist Richard Lewontin delivers the Jessie and John Danz Lecture on “Organism and Environment: The Organism as Subject and Object of Evolution” as part of the Jessie and John Danz Lecture Series. Lewontin is the author of the book Biology Under the Influence. Venue: Room 130, Kane Hall, University of Washington.
Information: http://grad.washington.edu/lectures/schedule.htm#RICHARD_LEWONTIN

Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.:
Dr. Emilie Transue reads from her latest book, Patient by Patient: Lessons in Love, Loss, Hope, and Healing from a Doctor’s Practice. Venue: University Book Store’s U District store.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.:
The Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum present a screening of “The Golden Compass,” followed by a discussion with Chris Weitz, the film’s writer and director. The evening is part of the “Exposed” film series at the EMP/SFM. Venue: JBL Theater at the EMP/SFM.
Information: http://www.empsfm.org

Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 p.m.:
University of Washington microbiologist Carrie Harwood addresses energy alternatives in a talk titled “Bacterial Production of Hydrogen: An Energy Source for the Future?” Harwood is the featured speaker for April’s general meeting of the Association for Women in Science. Venue: UW South Lake Union Building, First Floor Auditorium, 815 Mercer, Seattle.
Information: http://www.seattleawis.org

Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.:
Astronomer Jeffrey Bennett gives a talk based on his new book Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future. Bennett discusses how scientists are searching both for microbial life and extraterrestrial intelligence. Venue: Eames Theater at Pacific Science Center.
Information: http://www.pacsci.org or http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/438517

Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m.:
Science With a Twist presents “African Ascent,” in partnership with The Young Professionals International Network of the World Affairs Council. Featured guest is Majka Burhardt, author of Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa. The evening begins with an Ethiopian-inspired happy hour. Venue: Pacific Science Center (admission charged; for ages 21 and older).
Information: http://www.pacsci.org or http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/419887/, or call 206-443-3611.

Thursday, April 17, 5 p.m.:
Journalist Michael T. Klare discusses his new book, Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy. Venue: Elliott Bay Book Company.
Information: http://www.elliottbaybook.com

Friday, April 18, through Saturday, April 19:
Roman Imperial Art and Ritual Conference: Scholars discuss Roman rituals in conjunction with the Seattle Art Museum’s eixhibit of Roman art from the Louvre. Among the lectures: “Oh, Mighty Isis! Religion, Politics and Egyptomania in Ancent Rome.” Venues: Seattle Art Museum (Friday) and UW Kane Hall Room 210 (Saturday).
Information: http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/projects_roman0708.htm

Saturday, April 19, 2 p.m.:
Ace fighter pilots recount their adventures during a panel discussion sponsored by the Northwest Chapter Friends of the American Fighter Aces Association. Venue: Museum of Flight; museum admission required.
Information: http://www.museumofflight.org

Tuesday, April 22, 7 p.m.:
James Howard Kunstler - author of The Long Emergency, a nonfiction book about oil production in decline - reads from World Made by Hand, his novel about what a post-oil, pandemic-ridden America afflicted by climate change might look like a few decades hence. Venue: University Book Store’s U District store.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.:
Marya Hornbacher talks about her new book Madness: A Bipolar Life, which traces the story of her bipolar childhood and passes along lessons for dealing with mental illness. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, downstairs auditorium.
Information: http://www.townhallseattle.org

Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m.:
NSWA exclusive: Sneak preview for UW Engineering Week. By special request, NSWA members will get a preview of some of the most exciting projects being presented at the University of Washington’s annual College of Engineering open house. Please e-mail Michael Bradbury at mikeb@seanet.com to RSVP.

Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m.:
NYU psychologist Gary Marcus reads from his latest book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind. Marcus argues that the brain is an organ that evolution has tinkered with to get us where we are - leaving us prone to the holdovers of our pre-hominid brain, including irrational beliefs, inaccurate memories and war. Venue: University Book Store’s U District store.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Friday, April 25, through Saturday, April 26:
UW Health Sciences/Medicine Open House: The biennial open house offers hands-on interactive exhibits, virtual-reality medical presentations, high-tech patient simulators and computerized modles of recent research discoveries, plus lots of information about careers in the health sciences. Venue: Magnuson Health Sciences Center / UW Medical Center.
Information: http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Global/NewsAndEvents/hsoh/

Friday, April 25, 5 to 7 p.m.:
NSWA Freelance Friday Happy Hour at the Japanese Restaurant Wann (http://wann-izakaya.com/) in downtown Seattle. Please RSVP to Lisa Farino (LisaFarino@gmail.com) by 2 p.m. on the day of the event so she can reserve enough table space for all of us. You don’t need to be a freelancer to attend. Everyone is welcome.

Sunday, April 27, 1 p.m.:
Judy Norsigian, co-founder of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective and co-author of Our Bodies, Ourselves, discusses the latest addition to the series, Our Bodies, Ourselves, Pregnancy and Birth. Venue: University Book Store’s U District store.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Monday, April 28, 7 p.m.:
Science on Tap presents a talk by Peter Myler of the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute on structural genomics. Venue: Ravenna Third Place Pub, 6504 20th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Information: http://www.scienceontap.org

Monday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.:
Mary Roach, who has explored death and the afterlife in her books Stiff and Spook, discusses her latest work, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Roach delves into the physiology of sexual arousal - and what science is doing to make the bedroom a more satisfying place. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, downstairs auditorium.
Information: http://www.townhallseattle.org

Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.:
Science-fiction great Ursula K. Le Guin reads from Lavinia, her historical novel about the second wife of the Roman hero Aeneas. Venue: Elliott Bay Book Company.
Information: http://www.elliottbaybook.com
Also at University Book Store’s U District store at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30.
Information: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 p.m.:
The Institute for Children’s Environmental Health presents the final lecture in its fifth annual series examining the relationship between the natural world, human society and our economic system. Joshua Farley (Gund Institute, University of Vermont) and David Korten (When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning) discuss what a sustainable future would look like and what would be needed to create the components of a new economy. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, downstairs auditorium.
Information: http://www.townhallseattle.org or http://www.iceh.org, or call 360-331-7904

Thursday, May 1, through Saturday, May 3:
“Covering Global Health” and pre-conference panel. See above.

Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4:
Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival, featuring new films, inspirational speakers and filmmaking workshops. Venue: Johnson Hall on the University of Washington campus.
Information: http://www.hazelfilm.org

Saturday, May 3, 2 p.m.:
Model rocket enthusiast Bill Stine, founder of Quest Aerospace, shares his passion for amateur rocketry. Stine is co-author of the Handbook of Model Rocketry with his father, G. Harry Stine. Venue: William M. Allen Theater, Museum of Flight.
Information: http://www.museumofflight.org