Jay Irwin, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology in the department of sociology and anthropology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, talked about the science of transgender at the June 9 Omaha Science Cafe, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Irwin received his doctorate in medical sociology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2009. His research focuses on lesbian health, transgender... Continue Reading

A food loving crowd of over 200 came to the Omaha Science Cafe held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the Slowdown, 729, N. 14th St. Paul Kulilk, owner and head chef at Le Bouillon and executive chef at The Boiler Room restaurant,  talked about the science of food preparation at the December cafe. Born in Germany and raised in Omaha, Kulik began working... Continue Reading

A crowd of 200 learned more about what Ebola is, what the symptoms are and how it is treated at the Omaha Science Cafe held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the Slowdown, 729, N. 14th St.  Ali S. Khan, M.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, presented an overview of Ebola at the November Science Café. A... Continue Reading

Sara A. Myers, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, and Assistant Director of the Biomechanics Research Building at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, discussed Biomechanics at the Omaha Science Café, on Aug. 12 at the Slowdown.   The Biomechanics Research Building’s mission is to provide a new understanding of the dynamical aspects of human movement via multidisciplinary... Continue Reading

Two of Omaha’s leading sex researchers made a return at the Omaha Science Café held on July 8, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. They discussed bodies, sex/gender, and sexuality. Presenters included: Sofia Jawed-Wessel, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation; and Jay A. Irwin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, both at the University of Nebraska Omaha. This... Continue Reading

Autism spectrum disorders was the topic of the Omaha Science Café on May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St.Amanda Zangrillo, Psy.D., an assistant professor and case manager for the severe behavior disorder program in the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, was the featured speaker. Dr. Zangrillo discussed functional analysis of problem... Continue Reading

Omaha is home to four sex researchers, sometimes called sexologists, who form the Omaha-based Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative (MSHRC). The team has broad expertise in men’s and women’s sexual health, sexual literacy, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations, HIV and STDs. Learn about STIs, HIV and safer sex at the Omaha Science Café, that was at 7 p.m. April 1 at the Slowdown, 729... Continue Reading

Stephen P. Wengel, M.D., discussed bipolar disorder at the February 4, 2014, Omaha Science Café. The event marked the fifth anniversary of UNMC’s Science Café. Dr. Wengel is chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, as well as a professor in the department and a practicing geriatric psychiatrist. Dr. Wengel is an Omaha native and UNMC graduate. He trained... Continue Reading

Omaha is home to four sex researchers, sometimes called sexologists, who form the Omaha-based Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative (MSHRC). The team has broad expertise in men’s and women’s sexual health, sexual literacy, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations, HIV and STDs. Attendees met these “sexperts” at the December 3, 2013, Omaha Science Café, at 7 p.m.  at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. to... Continue Reading

Joslyn Art Museum curator Karin Campbell discussed the artwork of California digital artist Jennifer Steinkamp at the April 16, 2013, Omaha Science Café at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Steinkamp’s latest installation, Madame Curie, inspired by Marie Curie, is/was an enveloping panoramic work of some of the favorite flowers of the Polish physicist and chemist, who also was an avid gardener. “After reading Curie’s... Continue Reading

The  February 7, Omaha Science Cafe, at the Slowdown included guest speaker Lindsay Novak, sex therapist. She gave the presentation “In the Next Room: A history of sex medicine.” Novak has a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a double major in exercise science and women’s studies, and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She... Continue Reading

Radiation: Facts, Fantasies and Phobias was the topic of the Jan. 10, 2012 Omaha Science Café at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha. Attendees heard from David Crouse, Ph.D., a former professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Those who attended learned about how public perceptions of human radiation exposure have developed over... Continue Reading

News articles have suggested strange goings-on within waterways across the country. At the Omaha Science Cafe on June 7, we learned how ’emerging contaminants’ can produce alarming effects at low levels, why this is different than what scientists have seen before, and perhaps most importantly, what can be done about it. Alan Kolok, Ph.D., director of the Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory at the University of Nebraska... Continue Reading

On Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 7:00pm, at the Slowdown the guest speaker was Ally Dering-Anderson Pharm.D., R.P., who gave a presentation on “High Expectations? Legalizing Marijuana, Some Things to Consider.” Ally is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy. She teaches in the Pharmacy Law and Ethics Class.

Those who attended the Omaha Science Café on Nov. 9, 2010  heard about the latest treatment and research in HIV and AIDS. Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., medical director of the HIV Clinic at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, spoke from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slowdown located at 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Swindells is the Terry K. Watanabe Professor of Internal Medicine in... Continue Reading

Tom Tape, M.D., professor and vice chairman for clinical affairs in the department of internal medicine at UNMC, discussed “What does health care reform mean to us?” at the April 6, 2010, Omaha Science Cafe. His presentation, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha, focused on understanding the impact of health care reform. Dr. Tape discussed what this historic legislation means now and... Continue Reading

The March 2, 2010, Omaha Science Cafe focused on the science behind brewing and distilling beer. Zac Triemert, former co-president of Lucky Bucket Brewing Company and the Sòlas Distillery, was the featured speaker. His talk focused on the science of brewing and distilling. Both brewing and distilling start out the same way, managing the chemistry of breaking down the starches in grain into fermentable sugars.... Continue Reading

Chris Fisher, Ph.D.,  presented “Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health,” during his Omaha Science Cafe presentation at the Slowdown on February 9, 2010. Dr. Fisher’s talk  focused on what is really known about sex and what is yet to be discovered. Dr. Fisher, an assistant professor in the UNMC College of Public Health,  is a sexual health behaviorist who has trained with nationally recognized leaders in... Continue Reading