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September 4, 2009 11:14 p.m.
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The first MAPS presentation, entitled “David & Goliath in the Amazon,” features Emmy winning filmmaker Larry Lansburgh and his story of how the Achuar, a small indigenous group known as “dream people of the Amazon,” triumphed over big oil. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in Forum 110 on the east campus.
Additional fall 2009 MAPS presentations include: “This is Your Life On Science” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Auditorium of the Performing & Media Arts Center; “Saving the Ocean Planet” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in Forum 110; “Tornadoes in the San Joaquin Valley” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 in Forum 110; “Nutrition and Your Carbon Footprint” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in Forum 110.
The Science Colloquiums will be presented from 2:20 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. each Tuesday in Science 213 on the east campus. Topics will include solar cooking, health careers, global population growth and global climate change.
