Science Café 
Terrible Tsunami: How the End-Cretaceous Asteroid Caused a Massive Wave

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Conor O'Neill's Traditional Irish Pub
318 South Main Street, Ann Arbor

An asteroid killed the dinosaurs—or maybe it was more complicated than that?

Scientists have good reason to believe the asteroid impact caused other events that contributed to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs and many other organisms. If there were a massive tsunami at the end of the Cretaceous period, how would we know that? If we suspect as much, how could we find out?

Join Ted Moore and Brian Arbic of the U-M Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences as we discuss the detective work necessary to provide evidence for a massive tsunami. How else might these methods be applied? How is this science relevant to the present, or to the future of our planet?

Science Cafés provide an opportunity for audiences to discuss current research topics with experts in an informal setting.

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m.
The program begins at 6:00 p.m.
Seating is limited—come early.

UMMNH would like to thank Conor O’Neill’s for 15 years of support for our Science Cafés. Their continued commitment brings U-M faculty into the Ann Arbor community to discuss current research topics.

Farrand Memorial Lecture

Counter-Culture: The art and science of microbes

Friday, March 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.

Central Campus Classroom Building Auditorium (#1420) 
1225 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI

This event will be live streamed on the U-M Museum of Natural History website, ummnh.org

A public reception will precede the lecture at the U-M Museum of Natural History beginning at 6:00 p.m. RSVP to let us know you are coming. The museum is located in the Biological Sciences Building, 1105. N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI. The Central Campus Classroom Building is a short walk, at grade, from the museum.

The existence of the microbial universe calls us to creativity. Whether harnessing the carbon-capturing power of blue-green algae or compelling society to care about something too small to see, art is often the answer. Join us for a panel discussion on the importance of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) collaborations in understanding and spreading awareness about microbial systems. This Farrand Lecture will bring together three U-M professionals who have captured the magnificence of the microbial world through art and design.

-Moderated by April Baer, host of Michigan Radio’s Stateside program.

-Jim Cogswell, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of Art & Design in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, creator of the Unseen Worlds vinyl mural

-Erica Gardner, PhD student in the U-M Department of Chemical Engineering, co-creator of the Microbial Masterpieces Project

-Anthony Vecchiarelli, assistant professor in the U-M Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and researcher behind UMMNH’s Algae and the Climate Crisis pod.

The Farrand Lecture is a featured event in the museum’s Microverse: Magnifying the Microbial Universe theme semester

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