Join your fellow New England Science Writers on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, for a small-group discussion about the potential effects of climate change on trees in the Arnold Arboretum. We’ll be meeting with Jake Grossman, a Putnam Fellow at the Arb who studies how the evolution of temperate trees, such as aspens and maples, has shaped their capacity to survive hot and dry conditions. Jake is using this information to forecast the vulnerability of these trees to ongoing climate change.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Arnold Arboretum
Weld Hill Research Building, Walnut Conference Room
1300 Centre St., Roslindale, MA

Space is limited and the pizza is on us; RSVP to reserve your seat!

Please contact event chair Elizabeth Thomson with any questions.

Image: Plant Image Library/Flickr

Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a small-group discussion on women, science, and Islam with Rana Dajani of Hashemite University (Jordan). Dajani, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study , is a molecular biologist who among other accomplishments advocated the establishment of the law for stem cell research and therapy in Jordan. At Radcliffe, Dajani is writing a book the challenges that women face in academia across cultures, religions, and disciplines.

Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

This event has limited seating; RSVP to reserve your seat!

Contact Elizabeth Thompson with any questions.

Image: Rana Dajani/Wikimedia Commons

How does a biological cell resemble salad dressing? Why is a glass not crystalline?

Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a s—mall-group discussion with Dartmouth professor Jane Lipson about using chemistry and physics to understand the world around us. Lipson, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study , is a “physical chemist” — someone who works at the boundary between areas traditionally classified as physics and chemistry.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

This event has limited seating; RSVP to reserve your seat!

Contact Elizabeth Thompson with any questions.

Can’t make this one? Learn about our other spring 2018 Pizza with a Scientist events.

Image: Antti T. Nissinen/Flickr