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SUMMARY:GSJ: Homegrown Solar: Georgia's Future Hope
DESCRIPTION:Georgia Science Junction – Homegrown Solar: Georgia’s Future Hope \nThursday\, June 25th\, 7-8:30 pm \nIn-Person and Streaming\nCheck out the streaming here. \nLocation: Wild Heaven\, Toco Hills – 2935 N Druid Hills Rd\, Atlanta\, GA 30329\, Brite Room \nFeatured Speakers: Virginia Cason\, Rachel Gwaltney\, Dr. Bill Witherspoon \nJoin Sci4ga Fellows\, Virginia Cason and Rachel Gwaltney\, and video presenter Dr. Bill Witherspoon to learn about the future of Georgia solar! \nLearn about how solar power generation works\, how it is made\, balcony solar\, and how we can make use of rooftops and parking lots to generate power where we use it. Find out about what is going on with farmland and solar in rural GA and we will check out the resources we are working on to map what is here\, planned\, and possible to reach Georgia’s reliable energy future! \nNo one will be turned away due to lack of funds. \n  \nSpeaker Names: Virginia Cason\, Rachel Gwaltney\, Ed.S.\, and video presenter Dr. Bill Witherspoon \n\nSpeaker Bios: \nVirginia Cason\nVirginia Cason is a graduate student in Georgia Tech’s Master of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management program. As a Science for Georgia Community Engaged Research Fellow\, she brings a deep commitment to energy equity and community empowerment. Virginia believes that access to clean\, affordable energy is a justice issue\, and that Georgians deserve transparent\, accountable decision-making from utilities like Georgia Power. Her work focuses on translating complex energy policy into tools communities can actually use to advocate for themselves and cleaner\, more reliable electricity. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRachel Gwaltney\nRachel Gwaltney\, Ed.S.\, is an Academic Designer at McGraw Hill with a background in science education\, public health\, and curriculum development. She taught high school science for five years and later served as a Curriculum and Training Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her work focuses on developing engaging\, evidence-based educational resources that support both educators and student learning. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDr. Bill Witherspoon\nDr. Bill Witherspoon (video presenter) is producer of the Rock On\, Mother Earth podcast series and co-author of Roadside Geology of Georgia. Since the book appeared in 2013\, Bill has presented more than 100 walks\, talks\, and workshops throughout the state. He completed his PhD at the University of Tennessee in 1981 with a study of the geological structure of the Great Smokies. Bill taught at UT Chattanooga\, then investigated the structure of northeast Alaska and adjacent Canada in the Global Geology section of Shell Development Company. He became a business co-owner and software developer\, then began 17 years as a geoscience educator at Fernbank Science Center\, part of DeKalb County Schools. In 2007\, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers named him Georgia Outstanding Earth Science Teacher. Since retirement in 2014\, Bill has studied climate science\, economics\, and communication at Georgia Tech and Georgia State. His next teaching project will engage several of the experts who mentored and inspired his climate studies in “Conversations on Climate\,” an 8-part series taught onsite in Tucker for the Senior University of Greater Atlanta\, beginning January 17. \n  \nGeorgia Science Junction
URL:https://scienceforgeorgia.org/event/gsj-june/
LOCATION:Wild Heaven\, Toco Hills\, 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30329\, United States
CATEGORIES:Georgia Science Junction
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SUMMARY:GSJ: Eight Legs\, Endless Fascination
DESCRIPTION:Eight Legs\, Endless Fascination: An Introduction to Georgia Spiders for Aficionados and Arachnophobes! \nThursday\, October 23rd\, 7-8:30 pm \nIn-Person and Streaming \nCheck out the stream on our YouTube. \nLocation: Wild Heaven\, Toco Hills – 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30329 \nFeatured Speaker: Erin Ricketts\, MD \nAre the spiders in your yard causing you to itch? Are you afraid of things with too many legs? Do you know how to tell if that web you walked into belongs to something venomous? Do you like the idea of spiders\, but need a little more help to actually love them? Then we have something fun for you. Whether you are an aficionado or arachnophobe\, if you are looking for laughs\, facts\, and new spider skills\, this is the presentation for you. \n  \nSpeaker Name: \nErin Ricketts\, MD\nSpeaker Bio: \n\nErin Ricketts is a Medical Officer working in Global Tuberculosis. From 2021-2023 she served in the Epidemic Intelligence Service as a field officer in North Carolina where she played the role of the state Legionella subject matter expert and worked on state and national outbreaks of infectious disease including monkeypox virus\, COVID-19\, highly-pathogenic avian influenza\, pediatric hepatitis\, and varicella. She also played roles in advising residents on rabies exposure guidelines and dragging ticks for Powassan virus. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2018 at Tulane University and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at UC Riverside in 2021 where she co-founded Inland Empire Harm Reduction.\n\nIn her free time Erin is an entomology hobbyist and helps operate the National Spider Support Facebook group and moderate r/spiderbites and r/brownreclusebites on Reddit. She no longer keeps hundreds of venomous spiders for nebulous research projects but has been known to have a captured Latrodectus species at home on occasion.\n\n  \nGeorgia Science Junction
URL:https://scienceforgeorgia.org/event/gsj-spiders-in-the-south/
LOCATION:Wild Heaven\, Toco Hills\, 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30329\, United States
CATEGORIES:Georgia Science Junction
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SUMMARY:GSJ: Wild Minds: Is there a Bilingual Advantage?
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 24th\, 6:30-8 pm \nIn-Person \nLocation: Wild Heaven Toco Hills\, Brite Room • 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30329 \nTickets: $10 (Includes one Drink) at the door \nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Brianna Yamasaki \n  \nIs there a Bilingual Advantage? \nSpeaker: Dr. Brianna Yamasaki \nDr. Yamasaki will discuss the bilingual advantage\, or the idea that speaking multiple languages leads to cognitive and academic benefits. We’ll take a look at how these claims hold up under scientific scrutiny and ask: Is being bilingual really a mental superpower\, or is the story more complex? \nJoin Science for Georgia as we support the Wild Minds series from Wild Heaven Brewing and share this thoughtful talk! \n 
URL:https://scienceforgeorgia.org/event/gsj-wild-minds-bilingual-advantage/
LOCATION:Wild Heaven\, Toco Hills\, 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30329\, United States
CATEGORIES:Georgia Science Junction,Partner Event
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SUMMARY:GSJ: Teach In: Beyond DNA: Epigenetics and YOU
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, July 30th\, 6:30-8 pm \nIn-Person and Online \nLocation: Wild Heaven Toco Hills\, Brite Room • 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30329 \nTickets: $10 (Includes one Drink) at the door \nHost Contact Info: quinneastman@gmail.com \nFeatured Speaker: David Katz\, PhD \n  \nBeyond DNA: Epigenetics and YOU \nSpeaker: David Katz\, PhD \nCan traits be transmitted from parent to offspring without changes in the DNA itself? David Katz explains epigenetics and its unexpected applications to Alzheimer’s disease. \nA Stand Up for Science Teach-In and the second in the Wild Minds series from Wild Heaven Brewing! \n*The importance of federal support for scientific research and its benefits for our community will be discussed! \nJoin us as we share this thoughtful talk with Stand Up For Science and Wild Minds!
URL:https://scienceforgeorgia.org/event/gsj-teach-in-beyond-dna-epigenetics-and-you/
LOCATION:Wild Heaven\, Toco Hills\, 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30329\, United States
CATEGORIES:Georgia Science Junction,Partner Event
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