Science in the Triangle

Monday, August 2

SCV Entrepreneur’s Breakfast

8:00 - 9:15am

Southern Capitol Ventures, 21 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 105, Raleigh, NC

Want to start a company? Starting a company? Already an entrepreneur? Come join us for bagels and coffee. Meet some of your peers.

Sign up here.

Tuesday, August 3

Seminar: Regulation of androgen receptor transcription by MAGE-11

12:00 - 1:00pm

NIEHS, Rall Bldg. Exec. Conference Room

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth M. Wilson - Prof. of Pediatrics, Biochemistry & Biophysics - Laboratories for Reproductive Biology - UNC Chapel Hill. Details.

Wednesday, August 4

Health Care Reform: Myths vs. Facts

7:30 - 10:00am

North Ridge Country Club, 6612 Falls of Neuse Rd., Raleigh

Health care reform is expected to transform one of the Triangle’s fastest growing industries. This panel will explore and explain the implications of the landmark legislation for patients, physicians and employers. Learn the facts, without the noise.

Cost: $30. More info.

Triangle Get Ready for Plug-in Electric Vehicles Education Forum

11:30am - 4:30pm

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

Lunch will be provided. Space is limited so register today for this FREE forum to learn about plug-in electric vehicles and the infrastructure required to make electrified transportation a success!

Reserve your spot today.

Thursday, August 5

NC State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

8:00am - 5:00pm

McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 27606

This 9th NC State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium showcases the hands-on scholarship of students from across the nation and from NCSU who have received funding from one of 20 different grants to conduct research during summer 2010. About 92% of participants are in biotechnology-linked disciplines.

Click here for details.

Durham Critical Mass Bike Ride

5:35 - 7:35pm

Ride Starts at the Bronze Bull Downtown Plaza, Durham

A monthly ride which calls attention to the rights of cyclist to the roads as a vital form of transportation.

Friday, August 6

Fault Lines in Global Health: Launch of CSIS Debate Series

9:30 - 11:00am

Live Webcast

On August 6, 2010, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center is launching a year-long debate series— Fault Lines in Global Health —intended to generate an informed, civil, bipartisan, and open airing of opinion on critical global health controversies. Ambassador Princeton Lyman will affirm the resolution.

Watch the live webcast from Washington D.C. here.

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