Hello and welcome back to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. I hope you survived the Bacchanal madness and aren’t getting hit too hard by the Sunday scaries. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

Blood Drive (Ongoing)

  • Monday, April 6, 10 am to 4 pm.
  • Jerome Greene Annex, 410 W 11th Street. Sign up required.
  • Give back and give blood! Participating in this ongoing blood drive hosted by the New York Blood Center is an incredible opportunity that helps save lives. More information (including eligibility.) Limited spots are available this Monday, but check out other upcoming drives.

Natural Bodies: American Body Politics

  • Tuesday, April 7, 12:30 pm to 2 pm. 
  • Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive. Registration recommended.
  • From pseudoscience to diet culture, what makes health or bodies natural? Hosted by the Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life, this lecture brings together historians and scientists to dissect what is considered natural. More information.

From Memory to Place: An Archaeology of the Nakba

  • Friday, April 10, 4:30 pm to 6 pm.
  • 807 Schermerhorn Hall or on Zoom. Registration required.
  • Join archaeologists Mazen Iwaisi and Brian Boyd for a discussion of what Palestinians call the Nakba (catastrophe) and their upcoming interdisciplinary project, “From Memory to Place: An Archaeology of the Nakba.” More information.

Public Astronomy Night

  • Friday, April 10, 7 pm to 9 pm.
  • Pupin Hall, Room 301. Open to the public. Registration required by April 8th.
  • Come for the talk, stay for the trivia! This multifaceted event promises trivia, a talk by Dr. Matthew Lundy on cosmic rays and on campus stargazing. More information.

Archaeology Open Lab: 

The Columbia Center for Archaeology hosts Friday Open Lab hours in 954 Schermerhorn Extension where students can come in to learn more about the discipline and look at interesting artifacts. Add yourself to the undergraduate (https://listserv.cuit.columbia.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ARCY-UND&A=1) or graduate (https://listserv.cuit.columbia.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ARCY-GRAD&A=1) archaeology Listserv to learn more!

Header via Madeline Douglas.