CONTACT: Nadia Dominguez, (608) 265-2420, nmdominguez@wisc.edu
MADISON – Family Science Exploration Nite, part of the popular series Wednesday Nite at the Lab, will be held Wednesday, July 14 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Genetics-Biotechnology Center, 425 Henry Mall.
The event, from 7-8:30 p.m., will feature scientists and educators presenting Exploration Stations, mini-workshops and short lectures on topics ranging from “How Clean is Too Clean? The Hygiene Hypothesis and the Prevalence of Allergies and Asthma” to “Protein Recycling: The Other Green Side of Plants” to “Advances in DNA Sequencing.”
Exploration Station participants will be able to explore chromatography through Kool-Aid and Skittles, perform DNA extraction using household products, participate in a giant microbe game or “build a chromosome” to determine mouse coat color.
The event will also feature an interactive display on Wisconsin’s geological and natural history and a puzzling challenge from the folks at the Mass Spectrometry Facility.
Participants may choose from one of two mini-workshops. One will allow participants to learn how to culture stem cells in the hands-on Stem Cell Outreach Lab and the other tests out the “Curious Case of the Color-Changing Pencils.”
Exploration Stations will be set up in room 1360, and mini-lectures will be held in the auditorium, room 1111. The stem-cell lab will be set up in room 1340 and has limited capacity. Call Nadia Dominguez to reserve a space at (608) 265-2420.
For the lecture and workshop schedule or for more information, visit:
http://www.uwalumni.com/home/learning/wedniteatthelab/wedniteatthelab.aspx
Wednesday Night at the Lab is co-sponsored by BioTrek, the Science Alliance, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
