APRIL 2014 |
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May 13-15, 2014
Free but registration required
Following the great success of last year edition and as part of the French Innovation Week in Chicago, the Office for Science and Technology at the Consulate General of France in Chicago in partnership with the Rick Morimoto Laboratory at Northwestern University is organizing the third edition of the French-American Science Festival
entitled Physics and Climate Change in the spotlight! with public lectures and hands-on activities in French and English for students and their teachers. FOR MORE INFORMATION |
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HANDS-ON SCIENCE LEARNING |
May 14, 2014
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
303 E. Superior, Chicago IL 60601
Free but class registration required
This event is designed for the discovery of science through 20 booths of hands-on activities for 5th to 10th grade
American and French students and their French and/or Science teachers. Some of the subjects addressed are: Nuclear energy, Supraconductivity, Electric cars, Energy storage, Mathematics and so much more! Allow your students to discover state-of-the-art science! Few slots still available!
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PUBLIC LECTURES |
May 13, 2014 | 6:30 pm
Alliance Française de Chicago
Free but registration required
The vast majority of climate scientists now agree that human-induced climate change exists, but there is much ongoing research and debate. The consequences and impact of human activities on climate are becoming a reality for many of us. Thus, our society is confronted with the urgent need for a wise response to potential climate change.Is global warming real, after such a cold winter? Of course it is. David ARCHER
(University of Chicago) and Hervé LE TREUT (French Academy of Sciences) will help you understand how the climate is changing, how we can see it and what will be the consequence to our everyday life. Followed by a Q & A and a reception. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION |
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May 15, 2014 | 6:30 pm
Alliance Française de Chicago
Free but registration required
Peter Higgs and Francois Englert
received the Nobel Prize in Physics last year for the discovery of the Higgs boson, nicknamed the “God Particle” in the mainstream media, a new particle with a mass around 125 GeV. Even though most of the people do not even know what a boson is, it is certainly the most important discovery in the field for a generation. Why is that? Come to this broad audience conference by Scott DODELSON (Fermilab) and Michel SPIRO (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
to find out what the Higgs boson is, what did make that discovery possible, why was this discovery so important for science and what are the consequences on our understanding of the universe. Followed by a Q & A and a reception. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION |
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Service Culturel
Consulat Général de France
205 North Michigan Avenue
Ste 3710
Chicago, IL 60601
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