Saturday Morning Science (SMS) is back tomorrow! The first SMS talk this semester will be this Saturday, February 21: Madeline Miller and Linh Ngo will speak on Living and Working with Rare Diseases. The end of February marks Rare Disease Day and this year’s focus is on “Living with a Rare Disease”. Linh Ngo will describe her experiences with Marfan’s Syndrome and Madeline Miller will discuss advances in research for a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

The full schedule has not been published yet for this semester, and when it is, FCMo will add the talks to the calendar and let you know!

Saturday Morning Science is a wonderful, public-friendly talk by researchers on topics of general interest, and includes information on their own research. SMS is for all ages! Note: If younger children can have quiet drawing/coloring-type activities, even they can often sit through the talks. The talks last about an hour with Q&A time at the end. The series is offered on the MU campus in Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center, on most Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters. Bonus: Get there early and have donuts or bagels with coffee or juice. Since no food or drink is allowed in the auditorium, allow time to finish eating before the talk. Parking is free in the MU parking garages. Virginia Avenue Garage is the closest, and generally the best place to park. If there is a home football game or lots of other events happening at the same time, University Avenue Garage is the best alternative.

If you miss a talk, all of them are recorded, so you do not have to miss out. Talks from previous semesters are in the Multimedia section of the Saturday Morning Science page. Alternately, many talks are available for free on iTunes.


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