Past Symposiums
Date |
Speaker |
Title/Topic |
| February 21, 2013 |
Dr. Daniel Fairbanks Professor of Biology Utah Valley University Dr. Haagen Klaus Assistant Professor of Anthropology Utah Valley University |
The Priestess of Chornancap: The History & Sculptural Facial Reconstruction of an Ancient Peruvian Ruler |
| January 24, 2013 |
Dr. Carl Black, MD Interventional Radiology and Vascular Radiology |
Advances in Image-Guided Therapies |
| September 19, 2012 |
Dr. Laura Bridgewater
Chair, Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Biology Brigham Young University |
Cancer, Dementia, & Muscle Function: A Potential Genetic Connection |
| March 8, 2012 |
Dr. Bob Palais
Professor of Mathematics Utah Valley University |
Mathematics & Molecular Medicine |
| February 8, 2012 |
Dr. Alan Rogers
Professor of Anthropology University of Utah |
The Evidence for Evolution |
| January 12, 2012 |
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni
Professor of Biology University of Utah |
Life in the Treetops: Prisoners, Preachers, & Poets as Partners in Understanding the Forest Canopy |
| November 10, 2011 |
Dr. Barry Bickmore
Professor of Geological Sciences Brigham Young University |
How to Avoid the Truth About Climate Change |
| November 9, 2011 |
Dr. John Butler
NIST Fellow & Group Leader Forensic DNA |
Forensic DNA & DNA Databases:
an Introduction to the Use & Issues of DNA Typing |
| October 11, 2011 |
Tami Goetz
Science Advisor Utah State Governor's Office |
Science: The Future of Utah |
| September 15, 2011 |
Dr. Rich Tolman
Biology Professor Utah Valley University |
Science: The Next Generation |
| April 7, 2011 |
Dr. Dan Fairbanks
Associate Dean Utah Valley University |
Genetics of Autism |
| March 10, 2011 |
Dr. Mario Livio
Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute Johns Hopkins University |
"Is God a Mathematician?" |
| February 11, 2011 |
Dr. Minqi Li
Assistant Professor, Economics University of Utah |
China, Peak Oil, & Climate Change |
| January 13, 2011 |
Dr. Scott Miller
Professor of Radiology University of Utah |
Medical Breakthroughs using Nanotechnology to Treat Osteoporosis and other Sketal Diseases |
| November 11, 2010 |
Dr. Brian Moench
President & Founder Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment |
Smothering Utah's Future: The Pollution Consequences of climate, growth, and energy development |
| October 7, 2010 |
Steve Wasserbaech
Physics Professor Utah Valley University |
Exploring a new frontier of particle with the Large Hadron Collider |
| September 9, 2010 |
Benjamin Jackson
Patent Counsel Myriad Genetics, Inc. |
The Great "Gene Patent" Debate: The Side you haven't heard |
| March 24, 2010 |
Dr. Greg Craner
Gastroenterologist Central Utah Medical Clinic |
Evidence-Based Medicine: You Bet Your Life! |
| February 18, 2010 |
Judge John E. Jones III
United States District Court Judge Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Our Constitution's Intelligent Design |
| January 19, 2010 |
Dr. John Doty
Staff Surgeon Intermountain Medical Center |
2010: A Technological Odyssey in Heart Disease |
| November 12, 2009 |
Dr. Scott Davis
Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis |
Impaired Autonomic Function & Control in Patients with MS |
| October 8, 2009 |
Dr. David Sundwall
Executive Director Utah State Department of Health |
The H1N1 Swine Flu Virus In Utah |
| September 17, 2009 |
Dr. Eugenie Scott
Executive Director National Center for Science Education |
Evolution and Creationism: Historical, Scientific, & Religious Perspectives |
| April 7, 2009 |
Dr. Thure Cerling
University of Utah Professor of Biology |
HAIR: History of Animals using Isotope Records |
| March 12, 2009 |
Dr. Allan Franklin
University of Colorado Professor of Physics |
Ending the Mendel-Fisher Controversy |
| February 17, 2009 February 18, 2009 |
Charles Darwin BiCentennial | From Darwin to the Human Genome |
| February 12, 2009 | Dr. Temple Grandin | Two Lectures on Thursday, February 12 |
| January 29, 2009 |
Dr. Stan Welsh
Brigham Young University, Professor of Botany and Range Science |
Utah Plant Endemism |
| January 8, 2009 |
Dr. Carl Black
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center |
Saving Patients from the Debilitating Effects of Stroke |
| November 13, 2008 |
Michael Jacobs
Deputy Program Director Ares I 1st Stage Program ATK Launch Systems |
Ares I 1st Stage Program ATK |
| October 9, 2008 |
Dr. Pauline Snoeijs
Professor of Pelagic System Ecology Stockholm University |
Author and photographer of "The Bridal Chambers of Linnaeus" |