Join us every second Tuesday, 6:30-8pm at the Swiss for the Grit City Think & Drink.
Grit City Think & Drink brings scholars and experts from various disciplines face-to-face with the general public in the comfortable, lively atmosphere at The Swiss Restaurant and Pub. The evening begins with a presentation or lecture which leads to an moderated discussion with the audience. Grit City Think & Drink is free to the public and open to all ages.
Sponsored by the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and The Swiss Restaurant & Pub. Click on each title for more information and the option to add it to your calendar.
Upcoming Events:
JAN 9: Are You Going to Drink That? The Complexity of Flavor Perception
with Leighann Chaffee, UW Tacoma
FEB 13: The Politics of Normal: Alcohol and Drug Use in U.S. Popular Culture
with Dr. Ingrid Walker, UW Tacoma
MAR 13: Tales of Geology on the High Seas
with Dr. Peter Selkin, UW Tacoma
APR 10: Stop Calling Them Deficient: Understanding the Complexitiies of Reading, Writing, and Language Practices of First-Year College Students
with Alison Cardinal, UW Tacoma
MAY 8: The Pursuit of Happiness: Lessons and Values from Eastern and Western approaches
with Annie Nguyen, UW Tacoma
JUN 12: Muslim Girl Saves the World: Ms. Marvel and Islam in the Comics
with Dr. Andrea Modarres, UW Tacoma
JUL 10: Breaking Good: A Chemist Explores Mother Nature's Pharmacy
with Dr. Meg Henderson, UW Tacoma
AUG 14: Our Place in the Cosmos: The Structure and Fabric of Our Universe
with Dr. Katrina Hay, Pacific Lutheran University
SEP 11: Can We Solve the Problem of Ocean Plastics?
with Karen Povey, Point Definance Zoo and Aquarium
OCT 9: Repairing and Training Your Brain: What Matters?
with Marc Nahmani, UW Tacoma
NOV 20: Talking Trash: Using Geochemistry to Quantify Human Food Sources in the Diets of Urban Wildlife in Tacoma and Seattle
with Dr. Kena Fox-Dobbs, University of Puget Sound
DEC 11: Dating in the Digital Age: Swiping, Liking, & Selling the Selfie
with Dr. Riki Thompson, UW Tacoma
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