Lunch Science Break

8 Feb 2012 - 12:00

Richmond

Wednesdays, noon-1 pm

Pack a lunch and join us. Museum scientists and others share easy to understand information on a

wide range of science topics. Free.

February 8 – Stories of Virginia Indians You Never Heard, presented by Deanna Beacham,

American Indian Program Specialist for the Secretary of Natural Resources, who traces her

heritage to the Weapemeoc Tribe. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens & Minor.

February 15 – Race: A Pigment of Our Imagination, presented by Christopher Brooks, PhD,

Professor and Coordinator of Anthropology, School of World Studies, College of Humanities

and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by

Owens & Minor.

February 22 – Health Care Disparities in Cardiovascular Surgery, presented by Dr. Robert

Dunton, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Medical Director and Senior Surgeon, Bon Secours Heart

Institute. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens & Minor.

February 29 – The Power of Images, presented by actor, writer, director and producer Tim

Reid, who has co-founded Virginia’s first full-service entertainment studio complex, New

Millennium Studies, with his wife Daphne Maxwell-Reid. Lunch Break Science is brought to

you by Owens & Minor.

March 7 – How! And Other Approaches to American Indians, presented by Karenne

Wood, Director, Virginia Indian Heritage Program, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and

member of the Monacan Indian Nation. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens &

Minor.

March 14 – The Ethics of Informed Consent, presented by Dr. Robert Dunton, Bon Secours

Heart Institute. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens & Minor.

March 21 – The Color of Disparities: African American, Hispanic American, and Native American

Women in the United States Health Care System, presented by Dr. Patricia Gunn, an Ohio- based

attorney, Chair, St. Francis/St. Emma, Inc and graduate of St. Francis de Sales in Powhatan. Lunch

Break Science is brought to you by Owens & Minor.

April 4 – Under Our Skin: Economic Perspectives on Race and Health, presented by Dr.

Tiffany Green. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens & Minor.

April 11 – Chickahominy Tribe Assistant Chief Wayne Adkins brings you up to date on the ongoing

efforts of six Virginia tribes to achieve federal recognition. Lunch Break Science is brought to you

by Owens & Minor.

April 18 – Indigenous Peoples and Race in Modern Latin America, presented by G. Antonio

Espinoza, PhD, Assistant Professor, Latin American History, Department of History, Virginia

Commonwealth University. Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens & Minor.

April 25 – The Role of Race in Public Education, presented by Jonathan Zur, President & CEO,

Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Lunch Break Science is brought to you by Owens &

Minor.