Join OLLI members in hearing presentations by U of M faculty and staff on topics of community interest and the latest research.
March 30: Pacemakers for Parkinson's Disease Dr. Jerrold Vitek, MD, McKnight Professor and Chair Department of Neurology, U of M
April 6: Forever Green: New Crops and Products For a Sustainable Future Dr. Donald Wyse, Professor, CFANS, Agronomy and Plant Genetics, U of M
April 13: Could Climate Change Turn Minnesota into the New Kansas? Dr. Lee E. Frelich, Director, The University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology, U of M
April 20: The Evolution of Cancer Therapy Dr. Christopher Pennell, Associate Professor of Lab Medicine & Pathology, U of M
April 27: Bug Appetit!: Edible Insects, from Western Taboo Food to a Healthy, Eco-Friendly Diet for the Future! Dr. Sujaya Rao, Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology, U of M
May 4: A Reckoning with History: The Mapping Prejudice Project Dr. Kirstin Delegard, UMN Libraries, faculty affiliations with the History Department, the Department of Geography, Environment and Society and the Heritage Studies and Public History Program
May 11: Catastrophic Collisions: Ancient Meteorite impact buried beneath Twin Cities and Overview of Significant Meteorite Impacts throughout History Dr. Julia Steenberg, Geologist, The Minnesota Geological Survey
Moderated by Steve Benson, retired OLLI director and Laura Peterson, OLLI member.
