Natural & Behavioral Sciences Science Seminars

The Natural and Behavioral Sciences (NBS) seminar series brings scientists to campus to present their original research. The goal is not only to expose our students to a broad range of cutting-edge scientific work and technology but also to connect them with scientists from academic, government and industrial sectors. The NBS Division is made up of many departments including Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Engineering, and Psychology, and speakers are encouraged to make their presentations accessible to a broad scientific audience. The public is also welcome.

The Pascal Society hosts interdisciplinary speakers who present on issues of science and faith. Pascal Society speakers may present at one of the below dates or, more typically, arrangements are made for an evening lecture.

Fall Semester:

Augustine on Adam and Eve: Room for Evolution?
Gavin Ortlund | First Baptist Church, Ojai
Friday, October 22, 3:30pm
Winter Hall 210

Spring Semester:

Macromolecular and Biomolecular Materials
"
Aqueous Adhesion"
Angela Pitenis, PhD
Assistant Professor, UCSB Materials
Friday, February 11, 2022, 3:30 PM
Winter Hall 210

Programming a Rabbit Virus to Cure Cancer
Steve Potts, PhD
Cofounder & CEO of OncoMyx
Friday, March 4, 2022, 3:30 PM
Adams Hall 216

Targeting Histone Deacetylases:
A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Cardiovascular Disease

Donald R Menick, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiology, and
Director of the Gazes Cardiac Research Institute at
Medical University of South Carolina
Monday, March 21, 2022, 7:00 PM
Winter Hall 210