Science for Georgia

Panel on Environmental Justice and Climate Anxiety
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Date: Thursday, Oct 10th
Time: 6pm
Location: 1534 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Title: A Panel on Environmental Justice and Climate Anxiety
Description: A discussion with local climate scientists, social justice leaders, and land restoration experts, to envision climate adaptation and coping mechanisms in community with each other.
We hope to bring together diverse professionals working toward different kinds of environmental justice here in the Southeast to learn how they tackle these issues, and how we can incorporate these climate change adaptation, mitigation, & resiliency efforts, and coping strategies, into our own work and communities.
Hosted by Science for Georgia and Unearthing Farm
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Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting - Moved to Oct 16th
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting – Moved to OCt 16th

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda will go out the day before the meeting.
These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Sci4Ga Membership

Climate Survival Training: Sustainable Homegrown Protein Sources
2024-10-06 13:00 - 15:00 | CreateATL, 900 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Climate Survival Training: Sustainable Homegrown Protein Sources (BUGS)
## Oct 6th 1 pm – 3 pm
### CreateATL
900 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310

This Climate Survival event is a production of Science for Georgia.
It is free and open to the public.
Seating is on a first-come basis.
Donations are appreciated.
The presentation gets under way around 1pm.
Location: CreateATL, 900 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310

Insect farming can produce efficient, shelf-stable, and sustainable protein without taking up the space of a farm. Our friends at WunderGrubs make a business out of this using just a couple shipping containers! Insects are healthy to eat, highly nutritious, used as a significant food source by millions worldwide, and cut down by orders of magnitude on environmental impacts compared to animal protein farming practices. You don’t have to eat bugs! You can eat bug related products that aren’t buggy at all! They create protein powder which is great in smoothies, pastas, sauces, etc! Its easy and fun!
Come learn with us at CreateATL on Sunday, Oct 6th at 1pm! We will be led around the facility at WunderGrubs by founder Akissi Stokes to learn together about this sustainable resilient food source!
Free admission and parking in the neighborhood!

Speaker

Akissi Stokes-Nelson, Co-Founder at WunderGrubs

We’re Akissi and Karim, founders of WunderGrubs. The idea for WunderGrubs sparked years ago one night while we were watching Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Haiti.
It inspired us to seek out a protein food source that provides people with the sustenance they need after a climatic shock and once the food relief trucks leave. Yet, requires very few agricultural inputs such as water, electricity, feed, and land which were typically scarce after such an occurrence.

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Georgia Science Junction – Are Crypto and AI a Sustainable Future?
2024-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
*Rescheduled from Sept 26th to Oct 3rd due to Hurricane Helene*
All tickets purchased for previous date will be honored for the new date. If you can not attend the new date, please contact us at patrick.ryan@sci4ga.org for a refund. Please stay safe during this inclement weather.
October 3rd, 7pm – 9pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Lounge Area, Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Featured Speakers: Vijay Madisetti, Fellow IEEE, AIIA and Xiao Huang, Ph.D.,

Are Crypto and AI a Sustainable Future?
In current practice, Crypto Mining and Artificial Intelligence algorithms are very power hungry.
We just turned on two new reactors at Plant Vogle and 1 Plant Vogle Reactor (1.2 MW) can serve 1.2 million households OR about 6 Data Centers. As our power bills keep rising, and average humans look for ways to lower their energy consumption, will Crypto and AI gobble-up the gains we are making? Fortunately, researchers are working on new, energy-efficient algorithms. Join us to learn why the current practice is so very hungry and about new algorithms that can provide the same, or better, computation at a fraction of the power usage.

More About Our Speakers:
Vijay Madisetti, Fellow IEEE, AIIA, Professor @ Georgia Tech, Cybersecurity and Privacy (SCP), College of Computing.

Vijay Madisetti earned a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering in 1984. Following this, he went to the University of California at Berkeley where he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in 1989.
Dr. Madisetti joined the ECE faculty at Georgia Tech in 1989. He leads several research and educational programs at Georgia Tech in the area of digital signal processing, embedded computing systems, chip design, wireless and telecom systems, and systems engineering. He has authored or edited several books, including VLSI Digital Signal Processors (1995) and the Digital Signal Processing Handbook (Second Edition, 2010). He is also a frequent consultant to the industry.
Dr. Madisetti is a Fellow of the IEEE and was awarded the 2006 Frederick Emmons Terman Medal by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and HP Corporations for his contributions to electrical engineering. He is currently serving on several campus initiatives, and is the Executive Director of Georgia Tech’s India Initiative. Dr. Madisetti also received the Georgia Tech Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award from Georgia Tech in 2001.

Xiao Huang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University

Dr. Huang’s research primarily focuses on human-environment interaction, computational social sciences, vulnerability and resilience, urban informatics, disaster mapping and mitigation, GeoAI and deep learning, and disaster remote sensing. Different from traditional geospatial analysis, his research takes advantage of rapidly growing data availability through the utilization of emerging, innovative data sources and the development of advanced geospatial analytical techniques to address existing/future challenges in disaster studies (e.g., real-time monitoring, assessment, and mitigation) and human society (e.g., human behaviors, vulnerability, and inequity) from Big Data and spatiotemporal perspectives. He built an academic career integrating his research and wide‐reaching public service while engaging with communities, particularly socially disadvantaged communities.

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Jurassic Jokes: Science Comedy Night
2024-09-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Tellus Science Museum, 100 Tellus Drive, White, Georgia, 30120, United States
This event is a production of Science for Georgia and Tellus Science Museum

— YOU MUST REGISTER USING THIS LINK
Meetup RSVPs will not provide entry.
Get event information and see the comic lineup here!
Friday, September 13, 2024, 7 – 9:30 PM

Tellus Members: $30
Non-Members: $45

Advance registration required. Registration closes Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5 PM.
Ages 21+ only
Check in is at the ticket window, Photo ID required.

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In person at Tellus Science Museum, 100 Tellus Dr, Cartersville, GA 30120, United States
Get ready for a side-splitting journey into the wacky world of science at our Science Comedy Night! Join some of Atlanta’s brightest scientists as they dissect their scientific disciplines and bring on the laughs. It’s a night to enjoy adult beverages, delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres, and honor the experts who’ve cracked the code to being seriously funny about seriously smart stuff!
Advance registration required. Registration closes Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5 PM.
Tickets include museum admission, heavy hors d’ouevres buffet, and comedy performances. Cash bar available serving beer and wine.
AGES 21+ ONLY
PHOTO ID REQUIRED AT CHECK-IN.
SHOW WILL CONTAIN ADULT LANGUAGE.
SCIENCE COMEDY NIGHT
Friday, September 13, 2024
7 – 9:30 PM
Tellus Members: $30
Non-Members: $45
Advance registration required. Registration closes Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5 PM.
Get your tickets here: https://tellusmuseum.org/our-events/science-comedy-night/

Georgia Science Junction - Iceland: an Island Torn Apart - Past and Present Fissure Eruptions
2024-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Manuel’s Tavern, 602 North Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States
Thursday, August 22nd, 6-8 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Manuel’s Tavern, 602 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Featured Speaker: Dr. Tamie J. Jovanelly, Associate Professor and Research Affiliate in Geology, Berry College

Iceland: an Island Torn Apart – Past and Present Fissure Eruptions
Iceland, the land of fire and ice, has been experiencing fissure eruptions since 2021. But what exactly is a fissure eruption? In this talk, geologist Dr. Tamie Jovanelly will discuss the mechanics of a fissure eruption, highlight historical eruptions in Iceland that have had global consequences and explain the current volcanics on the island. Additionally, she will share why geologists all around the world are excited about the new scientific discoveries being revealed in the magma.

More About Our Speaker:

Dr. Tamie Jovanelly is an Associate Professor and Research Affiliate in Geology at Berry College, Mnt. Berry, Georgia. She received her Ph.D. from Kent State University, her MS from the University of Nebraska, and her BS from the University of Michigan.
She is a Geological Society of America Fellow, a 2X Fulbright Research Scholar, and a best-selling author (Iceland: Tectonics, Volcanics, and Glacial Features, Wiley, 2020). Dr. Jovanelly is writing her second book on Volcanoes for Oxford University Press and is a featured host on The Earth Unlocked for The Weather Channel.
Additionally, following her passions for geology, teaching, and travel, Dr. Jovanelly created an educational tour company called Adventure Geology Tours, where she leads people to unique places to experience amazing landscapes.

author website www.geologyoficeland.com
research website www.globalwaterquality.com
tour company website www.adventuregeologytours.com
@drjovanelly
@adventuregeologytours

Climate Survival Training: Summer Foraging
2024-08-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, 3787 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA, 30038
Summer Foraging again with Hazel!
Title: Climate Survival Training: Summer Foraging
Date: Sunday August 11th
Time: 11am
Location: Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve 3787 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038

We have the date locked in as August 11th with the 18th as the backup/rain date.

Georgia Energy Burden Community Event
2024-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Atlanta Utility Works, 2903 RN Martin St., East Point, GA, 30344
Online and In-person
Georgia Institute of Technology in partnership with the Sierra Club in Georgia released an energy burden report highlighting the oversized financial burden Black households face in Georgia.
The report shows how Black households in Georgia face disproportionately high energy burdens, including historic discrimination and disinvestment in infrastructure. The report goes a step further than similar studies by conducting surveys of energy-burdened households to find out what other consequences they face when they spend a significant portion of their income on energy bills.
GA WAND and Brown & Associates have developed a workshop on how changes in policy change your rates. After a presentation on the report, they will lead us in an interactive workshop.
Join Science for Georgia, the Sierra Club, GA WAND, and Brown & Associates for a presentation and workshop on what this means to you, your community, and how you can create change.

Agenda
7 pm – Welcome
7:10 to 7:40 – Sierra Club Energy Burden Presentation
7:40 to 8:20ish – The Public Service Commission energy workshop
8:20 to 9pm – Community Discussion

Food and Drinks will be available
Atlanta Utility Works – 2903 RN Martin St., East Point, Ga 30344
RSVP now to reserve your seat.
Energy Burden

Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting
2024-08-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda will go out the day before the meeting.
These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Sci4Ga Membership

Georgia Science Junction - Navigating the Flow: Visualizing How Water is Managed
2024-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Manuel’s Tavern, 602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA, 30307
Saturday, July 27, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Manuel’s Tavern, 602 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Featured Speakers: Maya Goldman and Chris Rice

Have you ever wondered how utilities and governments understand, plan and manage the vast amounts of water flowing through their communities? Hear the planning and global information systems perspective. What tools exist to map out the array of water infrastructure in your communities? How are national and local data utilized to understand and plan for an array of water related challenges? From raining and rivers to treatment and taps, we’ll give a high-level overview with interactive mapping and imagery. Hopefully by the end you know a little more about how communities manage water, and how data, science, and city planning come together to build more resilient and reliable systems. More About Our Speakers Maya Goldman
Technical Assistance Manager & Stormwater Planner, Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
Maya Goldman serves as Stormwater Principal Planner and Technical Assistance Program Manager for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, helping local communities with stormwater management and flooding challenges and connecting regional partners to available District resources.
Maya has a passion for public policy and a technical background in various water resources subjects from her previous work in engineering consulting. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a licensed Professional Engineer. Chris Rice
Account Manager at Esri
Chris Rice is an Account Manager on Esri’s Southeast State and Local Government team, supporting the Atlanta metro region. Before Esri, Chris worked in the Atlanta area in multiple GIS roles from GIS Analyst to GIS Director. He brings extensive knowledge in GIS software, project management, business development, and local government to the team. He has a passion for, and believes it’s essential to, impart knowledge of spatial science to as many people as possible. Everything happens somewhere, after all! This is especially important in the local government space where a municipality’s data can be leveraged to produce solutions that improve staff efficiency, improve citizen’s lives, and aid in building community. GSJ July

Climate Survival Training: Growing Edible Mushrooms at Home
2024-07-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Log Inoculation for Beginners
Date: Thursday, July 18
Time: 7 – 8:30 pm
Location: Unearthing Farm & Market, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Educator: Xander
Description: Food resiliency means having diverse sources of nutrients so that when one fails, you have options. Mushrooms can be a great source of nutrients and are totally possible to grow at home. Our friend Xander will train us on spores and how to inoculate and care for your own mushroom log, and potentially also how to do this with local strains you find in your backyard! Parking is free at the farm and all are welcome!
✨Accessibility : the farm has uneven ground and can get a little muddy at times, though it’s largely navigable and the mulched pathways are soft. While there’s parking and restrooms onsite and nearby, please reach out with any specific accessibility questions so that we can accommodate as many folks as possible 😌CST Garden

CST Garden

Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting
2024-07-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
On Thursday July 11th, we will HAVE OUR FIRST MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING. These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Sci4Ga Membership

Georgia Science Junction - June
2024-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | GA
More information coming soon.
GSJ June

Environmental Justice & Climate Protection Conference
2024-06-13 08:00 - 2024-06-14 13:00 | GA
Join us for our 3rd annual Environmental Justice and Climate Protection conference, June 13 & 14, Savannah, GA!
This conference joins together academics, community organizers, local businesses, and policymakers to focus on actions that are working in our communities right now to create positive change around resiliency, preparedness, and proactive change.
Your input and participation is needed to improve the human health and environmental stewardship in Georgia.
Learn more and register at bit.ly/EJ-climate-24

Climate Survival Training: Starting Your Summer Garden
2024-05-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Edgewood Community Learning Garden, 57 Mayson Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30317
Location: Edgewood Community Learning Garden
57 Mayson Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Date: Sunday May 26th
Time: 11am-12:30pm
Educators: co-taught by Emily and Taffany from Wylde Center
Description:
You know about the benefits of growing your own garden: food, well-being, healthy land, pollinators and more! But how do you get started? We will do a tour of the growing areas with different examples of garden beds, then a hands on workshop prepping a raised bed and planting – direct sowing and transplants. Plus Q&A about different summer veggie growing!

CST Garden

The Science of Choice: Why Ranked Choice Voting Isn't Just for Politics
2024-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Mutation Brewing Company, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328
The Science of Choice: Why Ranked Choice Voting Isn’t Just for Politics
Tuesday, May 21st 7pm-9pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Mutation Brewing, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328, We will be in the Speakeasy at Mutation, Straight ahead from the main entrance in the back. Ask at the Bar if the door is closed.
Why is it so hard for third-party candidates to win modern elections? How does voting in political races differ from the way college teams are ranked or how the Oscars are awarded? And how can a business, city, or state choose among multiple candidates for a program without a costly and time-consuming runoff procedure? The answers to these questions can be found in understanding concepts from Ranked Choice Voting and Game Theory, a branch of mathematics devoted to interactive decisions.
If you’ve heard phrases like “win-win” and “zero-sum” or seen movies like “The Dark Knight” and “A Beautiful Mind”, you’ve already been exposed to ideas from game theory. In particular, we will look at alternative voting mechanisms, and how you can implement them with your organization, whether it’s something like choosing a location for the office holiday party, deciding on what brand of coffee to put in the break room, or how to select a board chairman from several candidates.
Those wanting a preview of some of the topics can check out the interactive web apps here on The Evolution of Trust and Building a Better Ballot or follow this link to Sci4ga’s Ranked Choice white paper.
ncase.me/trust/
ncase.me/ballot/
Featured Speaker: Jason Quinley
Jason Quinley is a Venture Capital Consultant and Data Scientist with a research background in applied mathematics and computational linguistics. He joins us by way of the Atlanta Society for Data Science & Business Intelligence, of which he is the president.
Jason has a further background as an educator and political consultant, where he created the first Game Theory course for high-schoolers nationwide. His speaking engagements include talks in over twenty cities and five countries on topics like integrating psychological realism with economic theory, modeling deception and cooperation, simulating historical language contact, and applying neuroeconomics to linguistics pragmatics, and prototyping apps with artificial intelligence.
The Science of Choice

Environmental Justice in South DeKalb: Water Testing Training
2024-05-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Location: Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038
Date: Sunday May 19th
Time: 11am
Description:
Following our series of environmental justice forums in South DeKalb this year, the greatest community need became clear. Much more information about the health threats present is needed. While our data science branch continues to collect and examine information from many public data resources, it is clear that more testing will be needed. We cannot wait around for governmental agencies to do this testing for us, we must take this issue into our own hands with community testing.
This training is the first step in developing a data gathering community project that can generate a well-researched set of knowledge and tools to continue with advocacy for the well being of South DeKalb. And don’t forget, water testing is fun!

EJ-SD Water Testing

Jazz Hands: Athens Edition - Star Wars Special
2024-05-04 19:00 - 21:30 | Hendershots, 237 Prince Ave, Athens, GA, 30601
May 4 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm EDT

Doors open 7pm Hendershots, 237 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Science can be seriously funny! We have the evidence to prove it**

**not really

Every year we train a cohort of scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, physicians (anyone STEM-adjacent) in the art of stand-up comedy. The result? A live stand-up show where normal science & technology professionals tell jokes about their work and studies.

Laugh! Maybe learn something!

Come to the Show!

Support your local scientist as they do something *way outside* the box!

Athens Star Wars Special Show, May 4th!
Hendershots, 237 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601

Tickets – Via Sci4Ga

$15 Regular Admission
$12 Students

Science Jazz Hands Tickets

Rockdale Science Festival
2024-04-27 10:00 - 13:00 | 921 North Main St. NW, Conyers, GA 30012, 921 North Main St. NW, Conyers, GA, 30012, United States
We will be present in the Rockdale Science Festival spreading useful science information into the Conyers community! This is a free drop-in event for the community. See you there!

Sci4Ga Community Day of Action: Clean-Up in Ormewood Forest
2024-04-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Ormewood Forest, 770 Shadowridge Dr SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316
Community Clean-Up in Ormewood Forest
Date: Apr 27th
Time: 9-12
Location: 770 Shadowridge Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Ormewood Forest is a brand-new park space. Help is needed to clear out the invasive species and trash. The day will start with a brief talk from Alex Levy, a Certified Arborist, explaining the history of the park and what the invasive species are.
Please come in long sleeves and pants. Please bring sunscreen and insect repellant.
Please bring Pruners, loppers, folding hand saws (labeled with your name) if possible. Some garden gloves will be available for those that need but please bring garden/work gloves and hand tools if you have them.
Organized by EACA Parks and Greenspace Committee, Science for Georgia, Rep Becky Evans, and New Life Community Alliance.
Please park along Shadowridge and meet on Ormewood Ave (see map below)
Event is rain or shine. Thank you.

CommunityDayofAction

GSJ: Spring Intern Showcase
2024-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Georgia Science Junction: Spring Intern Showcase!
Thursday, April 25th 7pm-9pm
Online and Streaming
Location: Zoom and YouTube
Join us for this celebration of Science for Georgia’s Spring Interns! They have been working hard since January and their time with us is ending.
You will hear about their experiences, victories, and lessons learned over a variety of legislative, environmental justice, and community outreach topics.
Come see what your support of Sci4Ga have helped us build!

This Georgia Science Junction event is a production of Science for Georgia.
It is Free event and open to the public.
Tickets are required to attend. RSVP below to get the Zoom link.
Donations are appreciated.
The evening’s presentation gets under way around 7:00.
Location: Zoom and YouTube.

Intern Showcase

Green Library Tours
2024-04-20 13:45 - 15:45 | Chamblee Library, 4115 Clairmont Rd, Chamblee, GA, 30341
Green Library Tours
Saturday, April 20th – 1:45pm – 3:45pm
Chamblee Library, 4115 Clairmont Rd., Chamblee, GA 30341
Join the Fruitful Community Foundation for the kick-off of the Green Library Tours. The tour will include a guided exploration of the climate-resilient landscape installed around the library.

Partner Event - CBWW Annual Earth Day Celebration
2024-04-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Dunbar Recreation Center, 477 Windsor St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30312, United States
From our friends at Center for Black Women’s Wellness.
This FREE community event is where you can get connected with resources to help you live cleaner and healthier from what you eat to how you live. They are planning workshops, gathering giveaways, and inviting community partners to join them at the Dunbar Center.
Science for Georgia will have a table there!

Community Event - Kendall Rae's Earth Day Parade and Fair
2024-04-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Old Nation Commons, 5495 Old National Highway, Atlanta, GA, 30349, United States
Check out an event in the City of South Fulton on Earth Day.
This is not a Sci4Ga event but we will be there with our friends from SEJA!
On April 20th, 2024, as the vibrant city of South Fulton once again becomes the epicenter of environmental consciousness with the second inaugural Kendall Rae’s Earth Day Parade and Learning Fair. This year’s theme, “Plastic vs. Everyone,” aims to shine a spotlight on the urgent issue of plastic pollution and its impact on our planet.

Apr 16 - GSU Community Garden *NEW DATE*
2024-04-16 10:30 - 12:30 | GSU Panthersville, 3251 Panthersville Rd, Decatur, GA, 30034, United States
Location: 3251 Panthersville Rd, Decatur, GA 30034 between the SA and SF buildings

Food insecurity affects 59% of students at GSU and is an ongoing issue for colleges and communities across the nation. Join us at the GSU Decatur campus community gardens and learn how local gardens can help GSU and the community. Gain some hands-on experience gardening. There will be opportunities to become a part of the community garden and start planting crops in your own garden bed.

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and closed toed shoes. A hat is a great idea!

Science of Redistricting

CST: Essential Bicycle Maintenance
2024-04-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Piedmont Park Community Center, 1071 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309
On April 3rd at 6pm, we will have a Climate Survival Training about repairing bikes, led by Benjamin Kasavan from SOPO, and hosted by Piedmont Park (at their community center location next to Willy’s).
We will be covering basic bike maintenance and repairs that will keep your bicycle running smoothly for longer! Learn routine maintenance, such as cleaning your chain and making minor brake adjustments, and learn how to repair a flat tire! Don’t sit in traffic, plunge into the bliss of bicycles!

Benjamin first got involved with bicycles at 8 years old racing with Star Track at the Kissenna Park Velodrome in NYC. While he doesn’t race anymore, he has never stopped biking. Beyond biking around town, he has been volunteering with DIY bicycle shops since 2015 and has been a shop manager at SOPO Bicycle Cooperative since 2019. He believes that bicycling is a powerful force not only for transportation, but also for community building, resilience, and self-empowerment.
Follow this link to Sign Up.

CST Bike Repair﻿

Envisioning Wild Hope in Georgia
2024-03-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Manuel’s Tavern, 602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA, 30307
Join us at Manuel’s Tavern for food, drinks, giveaways, and conversations about Wild Hope!
Embark on an evening of captivating stories and community engagement as we explore the evolution of the Fruitful Community Foundation. Then hear from local visionaries on their ideas for Wild Hope. In partnership with the Fruitful Community Foundation, Science for Georgia and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
6pm Reception (first drink free and free appetizers!)
6:30 Panel discussion
7:00 Conversation with Science for Georgia
7:30 Q&A
If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact Amanda Densmore at adensmore@gpb.org
Register Here for this Free event!
About Fruitful Community
The Fruitful Community Foundation educates and empowers eco-advocate leaders, landscapers, and lawmakers to transform public spaces into vibrant climate-resilient ecosystems. Our outreach programs foster hope by training the next generation of land stewards, who learn to convert resource intensive green spaces into productive, fruitful landscapes.
Learn more about their plans for 2024 here.
About Science for Georgia
Science for Georgia strives to create a connected, vibrant, and sustainable science community, weaving science into the fabric of Georgia by making science trustworthy, accessible, inclusive, and a foundation of GA’s prosperity.
Our mission is to improve communication between scientists and the public; increase public engagement with science; advocate for the responsible use of science in public policy.
About Wild Hope
Wild Hope is a new series of short films that highlights the intrepid changemakers who are restoring our wild places and sparking new hope for the future of our planet. Watch episodes for free here.

ASF Exploration Expo
2024-03-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Piedmont Park, 10th St NE @ Charles Allen Dr, Atlanta, GA, 30309
Atlanta Science Festival’s
EXPLORATION EXPO
Saturday, March 23, 2024, 10am-5pm at Piedmont Park
Join Sci4Ga at Booth D427 in the Discover Zone across from the UPS booth.

Atlanta’s biggest interactive science event is FREE and open to adults, families, and children of all ages and interests. No registration is necessary. Control a prosthetic hand with your mind! Perform DNA extraction! Code robots through mazes! Dig for bones! Touch a human brain! Look inside a jet engine! Meet frogs, lizards, snakes… and scientists!
With 100 hands-on, interactive science booths from local organizations, universities, and companies, we’ll be showing off Atlanta science at this year’s Exploration Expo. Additional information including an exhibitor list, map, and parking info will be available in early spring.
HOW TO GET THERE
The Expo will take place in Piedmont Park near the intersection of 10th Street and Charles Allen Drive – see map. Past year’s events drew over 20,000 people, so it’s going to be crowded and parking will be limited.

We STRONGLY urge you to use MARTA, taxi, carpool/rideshare, Beltline, etc.
MARTA – use Midtown stop, and walk east along 10th Street into the Park.
Parking Garage – Piedmont Park shares a parking deck with the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the rate is typically based on the amount of time you spend in the park. The garage is off of Monroe Drive on Worchester Drive, or visitors can enter off Piedmont Avenue at the Atlanta Botanical Garden entrance. The park is accessed from the lowest floor. Address to Parking Garage: 1320 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, GA 30306
NO PARKING is permitted at Midtown High School
See map of other nearby parking options, which are also indicate on the Google Map below.

ASF: Jazz Hands: Zoo Edition 2024
2024-03-21 19:30 - 21:30 | World Studio, Zoo Atlanta, World Studio, Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, 30315
A 3D SCIENCE COMEDY EVENT

March 21, 2024
730-930pm, doors 700pm
World Studio, Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30315

We are back! In person! At the Zoo! Again! What could go wrong?

Atlanta Science Festival ticketing opens January 25th! This is a 21+ event.
$25 – Adults
$15 – Students
More Information Here
Get your tickets below.

Science Jazz Hands Tickets

ASF: A Scoop of Science
2024-03-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Southface Institute, 241 Pine St NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308
A Scoop of Science is SOLD OUT! Thank you for your support! See you on the 16th!
We all scream for ice cream! But have you ever really thought about what it is? A liquid? A solid? A glass? Ice cream has more in common with toothpaste, froth, and glass than you might expect. Join physicists Daniel Sussman and Michael Czajkowski for an exploration of the physics of disordered solids, and answers to the questions you never knew to ask about ice cream. ​We promise the only brain freeze will come from the ice cream, not from the science!
Atlanta Science Festival ticketing opens January 25th!
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