Lunch Break Science

Discover what your dog’s body language is telling you. Uncover the mysteries of acupuncture. Find out how a Segway Personal Transporter works. It’s all at Lunch Break Science at the Science Museum of Virginia on Wednesdays, July 9 through August 27, noon-1 p.m. On July 9, Virginia Commonwealth University Biostatistics Assistant Professor Mark Reimers […]

Discover what your dog’s body language is telling you. Uncover the mysteries of acupuncture. Find out how a Segway Personal Transporter works. It’s all at Lunch Break Science at the Science Museum of Virginia on Wednesdays, July 9 through August 27, noon-1 p.m.

On July 9, Virginia Commonwealth University Biostatistics Assistant Professor Mark Reimers presents The Personal Genome and Its Implications. On July 16, Segway of Richmond President Buck Ward presents The Science of the Segway. On July 23, retired plant pathologist Dr. Robert Fulton presents More Tropical Fruit From South America . On July 30, Richmond SPCA Education and Training Chief Sarah Babcock presents Reading Rover: Canine Body Language and Communication.

On August 6, construction engineer and Science Museum volunteer Qi You presents Dujiangyan: The World Cultural Heritage and the Greatest Irrigation System in China. On August 13, molecular scientist Crystal Johnston presents The Science of Blood: Makeup, Immunity, Health and Diseases. On August 20, Mid-Atlantic Holistic Health Institute Licensed Acupuncturist R. Keith Bell presents Acupuncture: The Mystery of the Needle. On August 27, McGuire VA Medical Center Primary Care Director Dr. James Schmitt presents Medicine in Cambodia — Legacy of the Killing Fields.

Lunch Break Science is free. Stop by Café Portico at the Science Museum to purchase lunch or Starbucks coffee or bring your own lunch. For more information, call the Science Museum at 804-864-1400 or 1-800-659-1727 or visit www.smv.org. The Science Museum is located at 2500 West Broad Street .

– The information above was provided by Nancy Tait at the Science Museum

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