2021
- February 5, 2021, Fab Friday, Presentation by Erik Vedeler, “Early Electricity in Asheville – an Unlikely Trend Setter in the Gilded Age?” (recording coming soon)
- January 29, 2021, Fab Friday, Presentation by Bryan Tompkins, “The Crucial Role of Pollinators“
- January 22, 2021, Fab Friday, Presentation by Dr. Andrew Kaufman, “Avoiding Hip Fractures”
- January 15, 2021, Fab Friday, Presentation by Carolyn Ward, “Showing the Blue Ridge Parkway Some Love“
2020
- February 21, 2020, Fab Friday, Presentation by Dr. Adrian Sandler, “The Placebo Effect”
- February 13, 2020, STEM Lecture, presented by Marty Stickle, “Evolution vs Evolution Deniers“
- February 7, 2020, Fab Friday, presentation by Ashley Kuper, “Acupuncture Is More Than Just Needles: How to Apply this Ancient Medical System to Your Daily Life“
- January 24, 2020, Fab Friday Documents for printing, presentation by Dr. Richard Smith, “Colon Cancer: Prevention, Screening Choices, Genetic Factors and what to do if you have Precancerous Polyps” For Full Presentation Click Here.
- January 17, 2020, Fab Friday Lecture, presentation by Julie Mayfield and Sophie Mullinax, “Blue Horizons Energy Project“
2019
- November 6, 2019, STEM Lecture, Presentation by Hermann Gucinski, PhD, OLLI, “Global Climate Change vs Climate Change Deniers“
- October 22, STEM Lecture, Presentation by Dr. Michael Wang, “Basic Science and Medicine“
- October 7, 2019, STEM Lecture, Presentation by Dr. Don Martin, “The Value and Importance of Science“
- October 4, 2019, Fab Friday, Presentation by Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, FAND, “Eat Well, Move Well, and Be Well after 50″
- September 23, 2019, Stem Lecture, Howard Jaslow, OLLI, “Science vs. Science Denial”
- September 20, 2019, Fab Friday, Presentation by Blake Fagan MD, “The Opiod Crisis in Older Adults“
- May 17, 2019, Fab Friday, Presentation by Marjorie McGuirk – President of CASE Consultants International, “Climate and Society – Lessons from Tourism“
- May 10, 2019, Fab Friday, Presentation by Dr. Patrick Hanaway, “The GUT Microbiome – We are ALL Connected!“
- March 23, 2019, STEM Lecture, “Roadblocks to Student Learning of Evolution” Jason Wingert Ph.D., PT, UNC Asheville Associate Professor of Health and Wellness Promotion
- March 6, 2019, STEM Lecture, “Climate Resilience – From Research to Application” Jim Fox, Director of UNC Asheville National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center
- February 5, 2019, STEM Lecture, “Neuroscience and Meditative Practices” Patrick Foo, Ass. Professor of Psychology, Former Director, Neuroscience, UNCA
- February 1, 2019, Fab Friday, Presentation by Jay Jacoby, “Best Sellers: Our Literary World’s “Fake News”Does commercial success ensure literary quality?”
- January 29, 2019, STEM Lecture, “Ethics, Technology and Our Future” Marietta E. Cameron, Ph.D.
- January 25, 2019, Fab Friday, presentation by Hannah Anderson, MD, RD, LDN “Food as Medicine for Older Adults”
2018
- November 14, 2018, STEM Lecture, “Searching for Plastic Man: From the “Vis Medicatrix Naturae” to Regenerative Medicine” by Stephen Rinsler, MD, FABP
- October 26, 2018, Fab Friday presentation by Dr. David Mouw, “Medicine For Old Age: Staying Healthy While Preparing to Die”
- October 12, 2018, Fab Friday presentation by Dr. Eric Bryant, “Your Precious Eyesight: Strategies to Preserve, Protect and Enhance”
- September 28, 2018, Fab Friday presentation by Michael Dickson, “Why are U.S. Prescriptions More Expensive than in Other Countries? Can that be Changed?”
- May 18, 2018. Fab Friday presentation by Chris Taylor, “Back Pain”
- May 14, 2018, Fab Friday presentation by Dr. Brian Asbill, “Lifestyle Medicine for Seniors”
- February 20, 2018, STEM Lecture, “Women in Nursing” by Cindy Stephens
- February 9, 2018, Fab Friday presentation by Dr. Mark Hutchin, “Skin Cancer and Common Lesions”
- February 6, 2018, STEM Lecture, “Women in Physics” by Judith Beck, UNC Asheville Physics faculty
- January 26, 2018, Fab Friday presentation by Mary Caldwell, Mdiv. MA. “Medical Ethics: What do I Need to Know?“
- January 18, 2018, STEM Lecture, “Women in Math” by Dr. Becky Sanft
- January 13, 2018, Fab Friday presentation by Dr. Andrew Vaughn “Muscle and Joint Injuries“, “Exercise Prescriptions for Older Adults“
2017
- October 27, 2017, “”Improving Your Odds of Thriving After a Heart Attack” by Dr. David Mouw, a Health Education Series presentation
- October 18, 2017, STEM Lecture, “Women in Computer Science“, by Dr. Marietta Cameron
- October 6, 2017 “More Nutrition with Soups” by Lenore Baum. Click here to visit Lenore’s website and click here to view a soup recipe.
- October 5, 2017, STEM Lecture, “Women in Astronomy“, Dr. Britt Lundgren
- September 18, 2017, STEM Lecture, “Women in STEM”, Dr. Molly Darr
- September 13, 2017, STEM Lecture, “Increasing Female Participation in STEM”, Dr. Pam Silvers
- May 5, 2017, Fab Friday Lecture, ‘Vitamins and Nutrients for Health‘, Dr. Danna Park
- April14, 2017, Fab Friday Lecture, ‘Foot Problems: How to Make Feet Last a Lifetime’, Dr. Doug Milch
- March 6, 2017, UNC Asheville Physics Department Lecture, ‘The Surprisingly Complex Lives of Massive Galaxies’, Rachel Bezanson, H.N. Russell Fello, Princeton University/University of Pittsburgh
- March 1, 2017, STEM Lecture, ‘Accelerating Climate Solutions‘, James McMahon, The Collider
- February 8, 2017, STEM Lecture, ‘Climate Resilience in Asheville, NC – Moving from ‘Did you know?’ to ‘What can we do about it?’, James Fox, NEMAC
- February 17, 2017, Fab Friday Lecture, ‘Diagnosing Alzheimers’, Dr. David Johnson
- February 3, 2017, Fab Friday Lecture, ‘Medication Dangers‘, Dr. David Mouw
- February 1, 2017, STEM Lecture, ‘The National Centers for Environmental Information and Climate Change’, David Easterling, NCEI
2016
- November 15, 2016, Jon Wiener, Early Detection, Changing Paradigm:Cancer Metastasis as the Target
- October 25, 2016, Hermann Gucinski, Forest Roads:The Ecological Imprint from their Presence and Use
- October 14, 2016, Dr. Kim Walters, Macular Degeneration & the Blue Light Danger
- September 30, 2016, Patrick Foo, Senior Brain Health- Cognition or Perspiration?
- September 21, 2016, Richard Robinson, Exploring Gene and Cell Therapies for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- September 7, 2016, Jim Tyson, X-Planes
- February 10, 2016, Howard Jaslow, Spatial Disorientation & Aviation Safety
- May 13, 2016, Scott MacGregor Living in the Moment: Mindfulness in Health and Well-being information
- April 29, 2016, Marilyn L. Haas-Haseman ‘Dietary Modification to Decrease Inflammation and Improve Healthy Living’
- March 25, 2016, Amy Fowler, ‘Geriatric Care Managers’
- March 1, 2016, Hermann Gucinski, STEM lecture – ‘Materials in Contact with Blood’
- February 19, 2016, Dr. David Mouw, ‘Will Your Kidneys Fail You?’
- February 5, 2016, Jason Wingert on Fall Prevention
2012 to 2015