Pints Of Science (Science Lecture Series)

Doors 6:30 | Speakers 7 | FREE, must RSVP | Music Hall

Presented in the New World Music Hall, Three esteemed area scientists will share their current projects and passions during three individual 20-minute segments followed by a Q&A session. This seated event offers the New World menu as well as a full cash bar.

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Nicole Fortenbery, PhD
Exelixis Medical Affairs

Director, Medical Science Liaison Florida & Puerto Rico
Vaccines: A Polarizing Topic, attempts to demystify vaccines, explain how they are made, and address some of the current controversies with vaccination.

Rachel D. Gilmore, MA, LMHC
USF Counseling Center

Dungeons and Dragons and Therapy: This presentation will provide a basic understanding of how utilizing Table-Top Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs) in group therapy promotes growth, as well as what groups of clients this group style most benefits. It will also offer a basic understanding of  how to play Table-Top Role-Playing Games.

David J. Karlen, Ph.D.
Senior Environmental Scientist Water Management Division
Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County

A Worms Eye View of Tampa Bay: What sediment invertebrates tell us about the health of our bay.  This presentation will give a general overview of the field of Benthic Ecology and how benthic communities are utilized in environmental monitoring and more specifically, summarize results from 30 years of benthic monitoring in Tampa Bay in relation to long-term water quality trends.

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IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING RSVPs

You may claim as many RSVPs as you like for your group however in order to accommodate as many attendees as possible, we ask that you only claim as many in your group as have committed to attend.

Your RSVP is a guarantee of admission, not of a specific seating location, and while every effort will be made to sit groups together, it cannot be guaranteed. Individual guests will be seated at venue’s discretion based on availability.