GSJ: Fighting Misinformation
2025-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Manuel’s Tavern, 602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States
Thursday, February 20th, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Manuel’s Tavern
Featured Speaker: Michael Czajkowski, PhD

Things can be better: How to change minds and fight misinformation

Things feel quite scary right now for a lot of us. We face severe threats both on a political level and perhaps also from some members of our own families and communities. And it is because we do not agree, we do not see the same things.
But the title of the talk is true, things can be a lot better. The people who don’t agree could be seeing so much more of your side of things. We could be bringing far more of the voters in this country along with us on a path or growth and learning. And it is imperative that we do so. Learn hands-on in this workshop what are the key ingredients to changing minds and fighting misinformation.

Speaker Name: Michael Czajkowski
Speaker Bio:
Michael got their PhD in Physics in 2018 after helping found a science policy graduate student group at Syracuse University. As an IGERT fellow, they received additional training in communication and advocacy in the Falk College Department of Public Health and the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Michael moved to Atlanta to work as a postdoc in metamaterial physics at Georgia Tech and has been involved with Science for Georgia for six of those years. Michael is also a volunteer with family education at Decatur Makers, is a local community organizer, and was faculty in the 2024 Citizen Science course at Bard College.

Science of Redistricting

ASF: A Scoop of Science
2025-03-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Southface Institute, 241 Pine St NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308
A Scoop of Science tickets are now available! See you on the 9th!
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! Ticket price includes ice cream following the event!
Atlanta Science Festival ticketing opens January 25th!
Get your tickets here!

ASF: Sustainable Concrete: Building for the Future
2025-03-13 17:30 - 18:30 | 684 Mountain Dr NE Atlanta, GA 30342, 684 Mountain Dr NE, Atlanta, GA, 30342
Sustainable Concrete: Building for the Future
Presented by Science for Georgia, Synthetic Aggregate Association
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
684 Mountain Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30342

Join Us for a Hands-On Sustainable Construction Event!
Learn about the future of sustainable construction! Synthetic Aggregate Association is partnering with Science for Georgia to host an exciting, hands-on event focused on sustainable construction practices.

We will be at a new Buckhead PATH 400 site showcasing how hard-to-recycle waste materials can be repurposed into concrete—helping to reduce the environmental impact of construction. Learn how hard-to-recycle waste materials can be repurposed into concrete, helping to reduce construction’s environmental impact.
See sustainability in action with a live demonstration of how concrete can incorporate 44% recycled content, lowering embodied carbon, reducing weight, and enhancing insulation.
🔹 Get hands-on experience by mixing your own Belter Tech sustainable concrete.
🔹 Create your own concrete turtle and contribute to building a greener, more sustainable public space!
Come be part of the movement to build smarter and greener—one mix at a time!
RSVP Using the Form Below
EJ Forum

Getting There
Alternative Transportation
Take the MARTA red line train northbound toward North Springs Station, then take the Medical Center Station stop. Locate the bus for Route 5 toward Lindbergh Center Station. Exit the bus at Roswell Road NE and Windsor Parkway NE. Walk east on Windsor Parkway NE about .3 miles and then left onto Mountain Drive NE for .2 miles to reach Belter Tech.

Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting
2025-03-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda and Zoom link will go out the day before the meeting. Please sign up at the form below to be notified.
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.

Please sign up at the link below to be emailed the meeting Zoom link.
Sci4Ga Membership

Monthly South River Water Testing - March
2025-03-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

Emergency Preparedness Workshop
2025-03-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Salem-Panola Library, 5137 Salem Rd, Stonecrest, Georgia, 30038
This Event is Sold Out! See you on Saturday!
Emergency Preparedness Kit Workshop
Salem-Panola Library
5137 Salem Road
Stonecrest, GA 30038
1pm – 3pm
With the uncertainty of future storms and emergencies, it is important for your household to be prepared.
Learn how to pack an “emergency bag” to have the basics when you need them.

Each family will receive a starter bag and some of the supplies you will need.

Check out our Emergency Preparedness page to start working on your plan and get the supply checklist.

CST: Planning your growing season with Unearthing Farm!
2025-03-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Continuing our ongoing education partnership with Unearthing Farm and Market, we will be returning for a springtime learning session on how to grow with the seasons amidst volatile weather.
How do we protect plant starts, how do we change our seeding calendars, and what to do if you don’t have a greenhouse?
Date: Thursday, March 27th
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: Unearthing Farm and Market, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Climate Survival Training

S DeKalb Environmental Justice Town Hall
2025-03-29 10:00 - 12:00 | New Life Community Center, 3592 Flat Shoals Rd, Decatur, 30034
Join us Mar 29, 2025 from 10-12 at New Life Community Alliance for a meeting with Commissioner Ted Terry and his staff.
Meeting Details
March 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
New Life Community Center, 3592 Flat Shoals Rd, Decatur, GA 30034
We will provide information about what is happening with the proposed EJ Commission, the state of the environment in DeKalb, and a preliminary data portal.

The goals of this meeting are to get feedback from you:

· What you would like to see happen in your neighborhood
· Where we should consider placing air quality and/or water quality monitors
This is a continuation of our ongoing EJ Forums.
Approximate Agenda

Welcome from New Life
Updates on DeKalb from Commissioner Terry
Quick overview on effective advocacy tips
Overview of potential DeKalb Environmental Dashboard
Breakout sessions to gather your input

All are welcome. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

EJ Forum

The DeKalb Concert for Climate Justice
2025-04-05 16:00 - 22:00 | Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur, GA, 30034, United States
The DeKalb Concert for Climate Justice

April 5, 2025 | 4:00 PM Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center 3181 Rainbow Dr, Decatur, GA 30034
The DeKalb Concert for Climate Justice is in partnership with JFly Music Group and will feature a variety of artists in the R&B, Gospel, Funk, and Blues genres.
Headlined by Grammy award winning Avery*Sunshine.
JFly and Friends featuring Gritz & Jelly Butter, Cody Matlock and more!
More details and RSVP >>

GSJ: Data Mapping: Data Visualizations That Tell a Story
2025-04-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Mutation Brewing Company, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328
Tuesday, April 15th, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Mutation Brewing Co, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Featured Speaker: Dr Michael Czajkowski and Emory QTM Students

Data mapping can be a powerful tool to share information. Sci4Ga’s Data for Georgia program has developed several story maps in service of various Georgia communities. Learn what we have discovered, ways to use this information to take action, and how you can get involved.

How much is deforestation causing increased flood risk?
Could a power plant near you be affecting your health and quality of life?
Is your community facing health risks due to poor water quality?

We have some answers to these important questions. Students in the Quantitative Theory and Methods program have been working under the guidance of Data for Georgia (our data science branch) to answer these questions through the creation of data stories. What’s a data story? That just means a story we are telling you by presenting you with data visualizations. Data you can go home and click around and explore yourself. Pretty cool right? If you want to find out about how much these issues are affecting you and your neighbors, then come see their presentations on April 15th at Mutation Brewing Co!

GSJ Data Mapping

Monthly South River Water Testing - April
2025-04-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

EJ Jams: An Arts and Environmental Justice Event
2025-04-23 17:00 - 22:00 | GA
EJ Jams: An Arts and Environmental Justice Event

Date and time

Wednesday, April 23 · 5 – 10pm EDT

Location

374 Martin Luther King Junior Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

EJ Jams is an event hosted by Georgia WAND to promote Environmental Justice through poetry, music, comedy and visual media

EJ Jams is a unique evening of art and conversation where Georgia WAND and its community partners provide space for Atlanta’s artists to communicate the importance of environmental justice through poetry, music, comedy and visual media. Hosted at Oakland Cemetery’s newest EarthCraft Net-Zero building, EJ Jams is where creativity meets conscious action for a sustainable future.

RSVP HERE

CBWW Earth Day Celebration
2025-04-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Dunbar Recreation Center, 477 Windsor St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30312, United States
Earth Day Celebration

April 26 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

One thing we all have in common is that we call Earth our home.
Our Earth Day Celebration is currently in the works! This is one of our largest events at CBWW where we will host workshops, provide giveaways, hold activities, and offer health services. The Earth Day Celebration has been postponed to April 26th.
Community members can register here.
Questions or concerns? Email Gillian, the Wellness Program Coordinator, at gsmith@cbww.org.

Science for Georgia will have a table! See you there!

CST: Go-Bags online education and discussion
2025-04-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
CLIMATE SURVIVAL TRAINING: Go-Bags online education and discussion
Date: Monday, April 28th
Time: 6pm-7:30pm
Location: Online via Zoom, Please RSVP for link
Blurb:
Is there anything you could think of that could displace you from your house? A storm? A fire? Something else entirely? Will you have what you need to stay safe and healthy? Learn with the Climate Survival Training group about what you can do now to be ready for many different possibilities with an online discussion this coming Monday evening!
Climate Survival Training

Cobb County Sustainability Forum & Expo 2025
2025-04-30 16:00 - 20:00 | Jim Miller Park Event Center, 2245 Callaway Rd. SW, Marietta, GA, 30008
April 30, 2025

Join us for the Cobb County Sustainability Forum & Expo 2025, taking place on April 30, 2025 at Jim Miller Park! Attend sessions, demonstrations, and interactive exhibits and learn about green initiatives that impact you!

Science for Georgia will be tabling there!

This event will take place from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and food will be served (RSVP required for dinner). We look forward to seeing you there!

Monthly South River Water Testing - May
2025-05-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

GSJ: Break The Cycle
2025-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Thursday, May 22nd, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Wild Heaven West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Featured Speaker: Break The Cycle Speakers –

Dr. Leslie Ruben
Kevin Li

The Annual Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities Program (BTC) supports an interdisciplinary set of student-driven research projects that explore the social, economic, and environmental factors that adversely affect children’s health and well-being and generate creative strategies to mitigate or reverse those adverse factors and provide the children with greater opportunities for a healthier, more secure, and brighter future for themselves and for their children. Students who are selected to participate in the annual program are required to complete their projects, present their work at our annual conference, and write manuscripts on their projects for publication.

Since its inception in 2004, Break the Cycle (BTC) has partnered with over 80 university departments across 21 States in the US, as well as from 6 countries in Latin America and 2 countries in Africa, and has supported research for over 200 trainees. Annual BTC trainee projects are published in international journals and a book series on public health. Alumni of the BTC program rate their mentored research experiences highly and many pursue careers related to their Break the Cycle projects.

Speaker Name: Kevin Li, Dr. Leslie Ruben
Speaker Bio:
Kevin Li is a senior at Emory University pursuing a major in Chemistry and a minor in Comparative Literature. He co-leads Sprouting Readers, an after-school literacy program serving disadvantaged communities in Atlanta. Working alongside Eva, Mica, and Janet, Kevin helps integrate reading with STEAM activities, nutrition education, and environmental awareness. The program, established by Joan Wilson, takes a holistic approach to childhood development, aiming to improve not only reading skills but also health literacy and long-term wellness outcomes. Inspired by his work with Sprouting Readers, Kevin plans to attend medical school and explore how narrative medicine can help address systemic health disparities.

Dr. Leslie Rubin, Break the Cycle Director, is a Developmental Pediatrician who is originally from South Africa where he trained in Pediatrics and came to the USA in 1976. He was initially in Cleveland Ohio, then in Boston Massachusetts, and now in Atlanta Georgia. He is a Developmental Pediatrician at the Morehouse School of Medicine and at Emory University. He is dedicated to exploring the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health and in 2004 started a program called Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities to raise awareness among university students about children’s health disparities and to cultivate future leaders.
Check out the Event Summary and YouTube stream Here!

2025 - Environmental Justice & Climate Protection Conference
2025-06-12 - 2025-06-13 | Holiday Inn Conference Center, 1805 West Hill Ave., Valdosta, 31601, United States
Our fourth annual Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference!
This conference brings together community leaders, concerned citizens, elected officials, academics, and industry experts to break information silos through information sharing focused on identifying solutions to heal and improve the health and environment of all Georgians.
Attendees receive solutions-oriented information on the dimensions of environmental health that impact Georgia residents. With sessions on environmental justice impacts, translating knowledge into action, and community coalition building, we discuss, and more importantly, actively brainstorm, what community work can be done right now to move the needle on improving environmental health.
Learn more here.

Monthly South River Water Testing - June
2025-06-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

Climate Survival Training: Essential Bicycle Maintenance
2025-06-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Piedmont Park Community Center, 1071 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309
Climate Survival Training: Essential Bicycle Maintenance
Date: June 17th
Time: 6-7:30 pm
Location:
Piedmont Park Community Center
1071 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

On June 17th 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) (look for the bright neon PROGRAM arrows).

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.
Climate Survival Training

Teach In: Demystifying Research Articles
2025-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Dancing Goats – Buckhead, 3167 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, 30305, United States
Saturday, June 21th, 6:30-8 pm
In-Person
Location: Dancing Goats Buckhead • 3167 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305
Host Contact Info: info@standupforscience.net
Featured Speaker: Caroline Conway

Demystifying Research Articles
Speaker: Caroline Conway
Join SUFS for a workshop on how to break down the breakthroughs! We’ll discuss how to split scientific articles into digestible pieces, the differing complexity at various levels of scientific reporting, and how federal funding impacts the public’s access to research findings. Feel free to stop by for part or all of the event — we’d love to see you! This workshop will be led by Caroline Conway, a clinical research specialist who studies the neuroscience of depression.
Thanks for RSVPing for the Summer Fight for Science. We’re excited to welcome you
to the upcoming epic summer in the streets of American science.
You’ll be receiving information soon from your event host with details about the event and
they can answer any questions you might have. Please let us know if there are any specific question(s) you’d like discussed at this event. We can’t promise that we’ll be able to cover everything, but we’ll do our best!
Note that the venue has free parking. If the front lot is full, there is additional parking in the back. This location has plenty of bicycle parking and is accessible via the Peachtree Rd NE / Buckhead Plaza stop on bus route 110.
Please don’t forget to invite your friends, family, and colleagues if they’re as ready as you are to stand up and fight back for science this summer and beyond.
See you soon!

RSVP Here for FREE

GSJ Teach In: How do our pets think? How do we find out?
2025-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Sceptre Brewing Arts, 630 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA, 30030, United States
Wednesday, June 25th, 7-9 pm
In-Person
Location: Sceptre Brewing Arts • 630 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA 30030 US
Host Contact Info: quinneastman@gmail.com
Featured Speaker: Gita Gnanadesikan, PhD

How do our pets think? How do we find out?
Speaker: Gita Gnanadesikan, PhD
Until April 2025, Dr Gnanadesikan was a FIRST (Fellowships In Research and Science Teaching) postdoctoral fellow at Emory University. For her PhD, she studied animal behavior, genetics and endocrinology at the University of Arizona. She is an expert on measuring oxytocin, a hormone associated with social interactions in humans and pets.
A Stand Up for Science Teach-In
*The importance of federal support for scientific research and its benefits for our community will be discussed!
Join us as we share this thoughtful talk with Stand Up For Science! This Georgia Science Junction is FREE to all attendees!

RSVP Here for FREE

GSJ: Fighting Misinformation in Athens
2025-06-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA, 30601, United States
Thursday, June 26th, 7-9 pm
In-Person
Location: Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Featured Speaker: Michael Czajkowski, PhD

Things Can Be Better: How to Change Minds and Fight Misinformation

Join us as we share this important talk with Athens Science Cafe and Coalition of Athens Scientists! This Georgia Science Junction is FREE to all attendees!

Things feel quite scary right now for a lot of us. We face severe threats both on a political level and perhaps also from some members of our own families and communities. And it is because we do not agree, we do not see the same things.
But the title of the talk is true, things can be a lot better. The people who don’t agree could be seeing so much more of your side of things. We could be bringing far more of the voters in this country along with us on a path or growth and learning. And it is imperative that we do so. Learn hands-on in this workshop what are the key ingredients to changing minds and fighting misinformation.

Speaker Name: Michael Czajkowski, PhD
Speaker Bio:
Michael got their PhD in Physics in 2018 after helping found a science policy graduate student group at Syracuse University. As an IGERT fellow, they received additional training in communication and advocacy in the Falk College Department of Public Health and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Michael moved to Atlanta to work as a postdoc in metamaterial physics at Georgia Tech and has been involved with Science for Georgia for six of those years. Michael is also a volunteer with family education at Decatur Makers, is a local community organizer, and was faculty in the 2024 Citizen Science course at Bard College.

Science of Redistricting

Sci4Ga Monthly Community Meeting
2025-07-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Community Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda and Zoom link will go out the day before the meeting. Please sign up at the form below to be notified.
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.

Please sign up at the link below to be emailed the meeting Zoom link.
Sci4Ga Membership

Monthly South River Water Testing - July
2025-07-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

CST: Soil Lead Testing with Unearthing Farm
2025-07-20 16:00 - 18:30 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Continuing our ongoing education partnership with Unearthing Farm and Market, we will be returning for Expert Panel on Soil Lead Contamination and Soil Testing.
Unearthing Farm and Market in connection with the Wylde Center and Science for Georgia will be hosting a panel of experts as it relates to lead contamination and soil safety. Please join us to learn more about what is happening at the farm as well as what you can do at home to protect your family.
What will volunteers do?
Attendees are welcome to listen as well as bring soil samples from home to have tested. Please indicate on your RSVP if you intend to bring soil sampling.
What will volunteers need to bring or wear?
Just your regular self.
Date: Sunday, July 20th
Time: 4pm-6:30pm
Location: Unearthing Farm and Market, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317

Sign up and Learn more!

GSJ: How Vaccines Work: They Really Are Good and Safe
2025-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Sceptre Brewing Arts, 630 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA, 30030, United States
How Vaccines Work: They Really Are Good and Safe
Wednesday, July 23rd, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Sceptre Brewing Arts, 630 East Lake Dr, Suite E, Decatur, GA 30030
Featured Speaker: M.G. Finn, Ph.D

Your immune system exists to defend your body against things that can infect you, without knowing in advance what those pathogens could be. How does it do this? By being Nature’s most effective engine of controlled, but very fast, evolution. We take advantage of this ability when we make vaccines, which have saved more lives than all other medicines combined. Here you will learn how vaccines work, and how they are evaluated and approved. Have doubts about vaccines? Worried about additives, or that vaccines might make your children sick or give them autism? You’re not alone – come and ask questions!
M.G. FinnFacultySchool of Chemistry and BiochemistryCollege of SciencesGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia 30332

Speaker Name:
M.G. Finn, Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Biological Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker Bio:
M.G. Finn received undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from Caltech and MIT, has been a faculty member at the University of Virginia and the Scripps Research Institute, and was Chair of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech from 2014 to 2024. His laboratory uses new methods in chemistry and biology to develop vaccines against bacterial and parasitic infection, as well as materials for advanced drug delivery. He is also the Chief Scientific Officer of Georgia Tech’s Pediatric Innovation Network, which connects scientists and engineers with pediatric hospitals nationwide to solve key problems in healthcare for children.
Learn more about M.G.’s work. Pediatric Innovation Network
Science of Redistricting
