The Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) lecture series has operated since 1990 to foster science education in our community for youths through adults. Once a month during the academic year, MAPS offers stimulating free science programming, bringing educators and local citizens into contact with scientists and mind-expanding ideas.
Spring 2023 Schedule
Presentations will be held LIVE in the MJC West Campus Sierra Hall 132 at 7:30 pm (except for 2/24 family show). Sign up below to get an email reminders the next event and subscribe to the GVM YouTube channel.
Navigating Climate Change: Science, Impacts, and Solutions
Professor Abatzoglou is interested in the hows and whys of climate and weather, and also the so whats. His lab's work spans many topics - from addressing questions on climate variability, to understanding climate impacts on natural resources, to developing climate datasets and tools.
- John Abatzoglou
- Friday, January 27, 2023
Family Science Show *
Frank Cascarano and David Marasco of Foothill College will present a series of exciting physics demonstrations.
- Frank Cascarano and David Marasco
- Friday, Febuary 24, 2023
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* MJC East Campus Auditorium
Stompin’ Through the Marshes: A Look at Gomphotheres from North-Central Florida
Jeanette Pirlo, brand new Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology, CSU Stanislaus. Stompin’ Through the Marshes: A Look at Gomphotheres from North-Central Florida. Jeanette studies a group of extinct elephant relatives, Gomphotheres and Mastodons. Her research focuses on extinct megaherbivore ecology of the American continents and the reconstruction of paleoecosystems.
- Dr. Jeanette Pirlo
- Friday, March 24, 2023
Blow Your Mind Botany
Joe Medeiros taught college botany and ecology at MJC and Sierra College and was the first Great Valley Museum Director. Joe will review how humans are 100% dependent upon plants. He will compare our five senses to the twenty of plants and share recent research demonstrating sophisticated plant communications (within their own and between other species) and how they mutualistically partner with all other living groups to literally direct ecological stability within all sunlight-driven ecosystems.
- Joe Medeiros
- Friday, April 14, 2023
MAPS receives funding and support from:
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Modesto Junior College
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MJC Foundation
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Stanislaus County Office of Education
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Modesto Teachers Association
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Great Valley Museum