"Why Don't Americans 'Get' Science? is the topic of the Lamoille Valley Osher Lifelong Learning event on Wednesday, October 11 at 1:00 pm. Doors open at 12:30 pm.

Dr. Elizabeth Sherman, Professor Emerita of Biology at Bennington College, will explore why Americans have difficulty applying scientific findings to their real lives and interactions with others. Polls show that a substantial percentage of Americans think that the seriousness of human-induced climate change is exaggerated or that genetically modified foods are unsafe to ingest, to name only two issues about which the science is clear.

Please join us! If you have not registered for this presentation or for the full series at learn.uvm.edu/olli/lamoille, you can get registration assistance or pay by phone using your credit card at UVM's Non-Credit office: 802-656-8407.

Event Info

Sep 21, 9 AM to 5 PM, Sep 22, 2024

Sep 22, 2024, 7 AM to 2 PM

Sep 22, 2024, 6 to 7:30 PM