UW-Milwaukee - College of Letters and Science

Science Bag 2007-2008

Making exciting science for 35 years

Come experience what more than 150,000 people already have. The Science Bag is a unique series of performances that educates as it entertains. Shows are presented at 8 p.m. every Friday, with a 2 p.m. matinee one Sunday each month. The family-friendly presentations are held in room 137 of the Physics Building, corner of Kenwood Boulevard and Cramer Street. The Science Bag is for the curious ages 8 and up, is free, and the public is welcome. Topic changes monthly and run through April (except in December). Science Bag 2007-2008 Poster (pdf - 325k)

Supported by the UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science, and the Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund in the UWM Foundation.

 

Prasenjit Guptasarma

November 2007

Prasenjit Guptasarma, Physics
"Living in a Material World"
Fridays: Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 8 pm
Sunday: Nov 11 at 2 pm

January 2008

Jim Reinartz, UWM Field Station
"Wisconsin's Green Quilt: Patterns of Native Plant Communities"
Fridays: January 4, 11, 18, 25 at 8 pm
Sunday: January 13 at 2 pm
Jim Reinartz
Jeff Karron

February 2008

Jeff Karron, Biological Sciences
"Bumblebee Buzz: What's Happening to Our Pollinators?"
Fridays: February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 8 pm
Sunday: February 10 at 2 pm

March 2008

Guilherme Indig, Chemistry
"Global Warming and Alternative Sources of Energy"
Fridays: March 7, 14, 21, 28 at 8 pm
Sunday: March 16 at 2 pm
Guilherme Indig
John Isbell

April 2008

John Isbell, Geosciences
"Antarctica: The Past is the Key to the Future"
Fridays: April 4, 11, 18, 25 at 8 pm
Sunday: April 13 at 2 pm

 

Contact Information:

Professor Norman Lasca
Department of Geosciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Email: Norman Lasca
Phone: (414) 229-4602 or (414) 229-4561