Science on Saturdays at Yale, 2019 - 2020

Prof. Josien van Wolfswinkel, Yale Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology How do stem cells retain their potency? How does their progeny determine which lineage to differentiate into? And once elected, how do these daughter cells maintain their new identity? Correct regulation of stem cells is essential for animal development and for adult tissue homeostasis, and understanding the regulatory networks that cells use to maintain pluripotency or to initiate specification is central to developmental biology. Join Professor Josien van Wolfswinkel, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, as she talks about the biology of limb regeneration in her talk "How to Grow a New Head: The Secret of Eternal Life." Science Saturdays is an award-winning lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to the community. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and hands-on science demonstrations run

Prof. Larry Gladney, Yale Department of Physics Humans have been doing science for as long as there is recorded history. We have recently learned that all of that science has been observing and studying things that constitute less than 5 percent of the stuff in the universe. Starting now, a whole new type of astronomy is being invented to find, study and understand the other 95%. What could be the ultimate mystery of physics: what is the dark stuff that determines the fate of the universe? Science Saturdays is an award-winning lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to the community. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and hands-on science demonstrations run by Yale College students. This weekend will feature an inflatable planetarium! Bring the whole family! Refreshments will be served. Free parking is available at the Sachem-Prospect Garage on Prospect Street. Entrance to the garage is in the Yale Ingalls

Prof. Mary-Louise Timmermans, Yale Department of Geology and Geophysics Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet? Why are we so worried about the loss of sea ice? Come learn from Prof. Mary-Louise Timmermans how the polar oceans regulate Earth's climate. Science Saturdays is an award-winning lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to the community. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and hands-on science demonstrations run by Yale College students. This weekend will feature an inflatable planetarium! Bring the whole family! Refreshments will be served. Free parking is available at the Sachem-Prospect Garage on Prospect Street. Entrance to the garage is in the Yale Ingalls Ice Rink lot. For more event information go to:

Come for an unforgettable lecture where you will learn from Prof. Daniel Colon-Ramos how scientists use microscopic worms, jellyfish proteins, and colorful lasers to discover how animals remember. To learn more about Prof. Colon-Ramos see his interview on YouTube with Dan Rather •ConversationsinSciencewithDanRathera... Science Saturdays is an award-winning lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to the community. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and hands-on science demonstrations run by Yale College students. This weekend will feature an inflatable planetarium and robots from Hill Regional Career High School's robotics team! Bring the whole family! Refreshments will be served. Free parking is available at the Sachem-Prospect Garage on Prospect Street. Entrance to the garage is in the Yale Ingalls Ice Rink lot. For more event information go to: