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.

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Image: Antti T. Nissinen/Flickr

***UPDATE*** Due to unforeseen circumstances we’ve had to cancel next week’s PWAS event. But stay tuned for announcements for our next gathering in April!

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Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a small-group discussion about chiclids, fish used as a model system for understanding evolutionary biology, with University of Konstanz professor Axel Meyer, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

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Contact Elizabeth Thompson with any questions.

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Image: GSankary/Flickr

Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a small-group discussion about carbohydrates and their role in potential therapeutics with Indiana University professor Nicola Pohl, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study who analyzes sugars’ roles in plant, animal, and human biology.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

This event is limited to 15 people; RSVP to reserve your seat!

Contact Elizabeth Thompson with any questions.

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Image: Rob Hooft/Wikimedia Commons

Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a small-group discussion about the diversity and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi with Clark University professor David Hibbett, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study who is currently working on a book on mushroom evolution for a general audience.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

This event is limited to 15 people; 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: DarmstadtKoeln/Flickr