{"id":37805,"date":"2011-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/02\/16\/happy-second-birthday-science-cafe\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:18:01","slug":"happy-second-birthday-science-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/02\/16\/happy-second-birthday-science-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy second birthday Science Cafe!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Tonight UNMC&#8217;s William Lydiatt, M.D., will discuss a possible link between risky behavior and head and neck cancer at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/sciencecafe\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Omaha Science Cafe<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"E8BC5A\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nStart time tonight<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nDr. Lydiatt&#8217;s Science Cafe presentation starts at 7 p.m. at The Slowdown. The Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures will provide pizza for the first 50 in attendance.<br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>The event will mark the second anniversary of the Science Cafe series, which is an effort by UNMC, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bionebraska.com\/\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Bio Nebraska<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/nebraskacures.com\/\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures<\/a> to raise science literacy among young adults. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; said Donald Klepser, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice. &#8220;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.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is just a lot of fun to talk with &#8216;real&#8217; people who are interested in what you do, and I think that comes through to those in attendance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"E8BC5A\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nShare your love for Science Cafe<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nAre you a fan of the Science Cafe series? If so, share your thoughts about the series and its second anniversary at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Science-Cafe\/111275515552330?ref=ts\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Cafe Facebook page<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>Highlights of the program over the past two years include:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>Thirty-five Science Cafes have been held across Nebraska. Omaha, Lincoln, Scottsbluff and Nebraska City have hosted Science Cafes;<br \/>\n<LI>More than 3,100 people have attended Science Cafes;<br \/>\n<LI>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;<br \/>\n<LI>About 8,800 people have visited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/sciencecafe\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Cafe website<\/a>;<br \/>\n<LI>UNMC Science Cafes won an &#8216;Award of Merit&#8217; at the 2009 PRSA Paper Anvil Awards;<br \/>\n<LI>UNMC created Science Cafe specific social networking sites for the program on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Science-Cafe\/111275515552330?ref=ts\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ScienceCafes\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>; and<br \/>\n<LI>The Science Cafe workgroup presented to more than 200 young professionals at the 2010 Young Professional Summit in Omaha.<\/UL><\/p>\n<p>Science Cafes &#8212; including tonight&#8217;s with Dr. Lydiatt &#8212; 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. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-five presentations. 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