Tonight UNMC’s William Lydiatt, M.D., will discuss a possible link between risky behavior and head and neck cancer at the Omaha Science Cafe.
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“As someone who has been a Science Cafe speaker and an audience member, I think a large part of the success of the Science Cafe is due to the setting and atmosphere,” said Donald Klepser, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice. “The opportunity to interact with an audience in an informal setting over a couple of drinks is not something most scientists get to do very often.
“It is just a lot of fun to talk with ‘real’ people who are interested in what you do, and I think that comes through to those in attendance.”
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- Thirty-five Science Cafes have been held across Nebraska. Omaha, Lincoln, Scottsbluff and Nebraska City have hosted Science Cafes;
- More than 3,100 people have attended Science Cafes;
- Ninety-eight percent of people surveyed discussed a Science Cafe topic after attending and 67 percent have read a newspaper article on a topic they attended;
- About 8,800 people have visited the Science Cafe website;
- UNMC Science Cafes won an ‘Award of Merit’ at the 2009 PRSA Paper Anvil Awards;
- UNMC created Science Cafe specific social networking sites for the program on Facebook and Twitter; and
- The Science Cafe workgroup presented to more than 200 young professionals at the 2010 Young Professional Summit in Omaha.
Science Cafes — including tonight’s with Dr. Lydiatt — also have generated significant media buzz and have been featured in several articles in the Omaha World-Herald, the Lincoln Journal Star as well in print, television and radio outlets across the state.
I have attended most of the Omaha Science Cafes and enjoyed them all. I take 2 friends along and they look forward to each new one, also. We really appreciate the free pizza, too. Thanks to the Nebraska Coalition for Life Saving Cures.