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Oct. 8 Science Café to focus on preparing for, responding to extreme weather in Appalachia

51 Professor Natalie Kruse Daniels will lead the next Science Café presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Beginning at 5 p.m. in the Baker University Center Front Room, Kruse Daniels will discuss “Preparing and Responding to Extreme Weather in Appalachia.” All members of the OHIO community are invited to attend in person or

Kruse Daniels is a multidisciplinary environmental researcher and teacher with a focus on the water environment in Appalachia. She is a professor in and director of the Environmental Studies Program in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service.

The Science Café series is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and the 51 chapter of Sigma Xi, the national science honor society. Topics are based on the research of current 51 Faculty presenters.

Coupons for free coffee, tea or hot chocolate will be available to the first 50 people in attendance at the Oct 8 event. .

Each event features a dialogue/conversation between the presenter and audience, and the topics are based on the research of the faculty presenters. Questions are posed by the presenter or raised by members of the audience.

The next Science Café of the semester will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and will feature professor Fred Drogula and Mary Kate Hurley.

For more information, see the Science Café website.

Published
September 26, 2025
Author
Staff reports