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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-09-2024 to 05-09-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Paul Detwiler, MA, Marine Ecology, Professor and ConsultantTerm: 2024-2Location: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterMost San Diegans have seen plenty of seaweed on the beach, but what is it good for? This 90-min. session... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-03-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Neil Farber, NASA/JPL Solar System AmbassadorTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterThis talk follows the history of women who wanted to be NASA astronauts. It starts with the “Mercury 13,” capable... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-09-2024 to 07-09-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:30 PM → 2:00 AMInstructor: Fred Bercovitch, BA, MS, and PhD Biological AnthropologyTerm: 2024-2Location: University Community Branch LibraryKoalas are not bears, but marsupials, and are an endangered species. Find out how climate change is impacting their behavior... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-02-2024 to 07-02-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Fred Bercovitch, BA, MS, and PhD Biological AnthropologyTerm: 2024-2Location: Mission Valley Branch LibraryGiraffes live in a complex society with gregarious females forming babysitting groups and solitary males devoting their lives to finding... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:30 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Dan Simpson, Certified Arborist, Professor Emeritus, San Diego Zoo Horticulture Department (Retired)Term: 2024-2Location: University Community Branch LibraryA former browse expert shares details on the use of plants to support wildlife in managed care. Zoo visitors often... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-16-2024 to 05-16-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:00 AMInstructor: Neil Farber, NASA/JPL Solar System AmbassadorTerm: 2024-2Location: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterEver since antiquity, people have looked to the sky and exclaimed in fear and wonder as the midday sky suddenly... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-18-2024 to 06-18-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:30 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Dan Simpson, Certified Arborist, Professor Emeritus, San Diego Zoo Horticulture Department (Retired)Term: 2024-2Location: University Community Branch LibraryA fun informative look at the palms in our area. A retired arborist will share tips on reading what the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-13-2024 to 05-13-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:00 AMInstructor: Neil Farber, NASA/JPL Solar System AmbassadorTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterThe James Webb Space Telescope is the largest, most powerful telescope ever built. This talk will discuss the planning and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-28-2024 to 06-28-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Fred Bercovitch, BA, MS, and PhD Biological AnthropologyTerm: 2024-2Location: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterCharles Darwin spent five years on Her Majesty’s ship The Beagle, but only five weeks on the Galapagos Islands, a... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-27-2024 to 06-27-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:00 AMInstructor: Neil Farber, NASA/JPL Solar System AmbassadorTerm: 2024-2Location: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterUntil recently, Venus, the twin and nearest planet to Earth, was a complete mystery due to a very dense cloud... read more