Science in the Triangle

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, co-hosts of Discovery’s “MythBusters”, at UNC Sunday, 9/19!

Sunday, September 19

An Afternoon With The “MythBusters”!

2:00 – 4:00pm

Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill

You’ve seen the show. Now see Adam & Jamie live. An Afternoon With Adam & Jamie, co-hosts of television’s “MythBusters”. Tickets available online at NC Science Festival site.

Monday, September 20

Marketing Mondays: The 4 “C”s of Marketing

4:00 – 5:30pm

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

Bob Lauterborn, UNC James L. Knight Professor Emeritus of Advertising, will be discussing his 4 C’s of marketing. Many people who have taken a marketing course have learned about the “4 P’s” of marketing. Have Product, Price, Place and Promotion now become obsolete? Come to Marketing Mondays and find out!

Tuesday, September 21

TARDC September Luncheon: Joe Freddoso, MCNC

12:00 – 2:00pm

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

In his role as President and CEO of MCNC, Joe Freddoso works with the MCNC Board of Directors (BOD), the MCNC Advisory Committee (MAC) and MCNC staff to meet the organization’s mission of employing advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networking technologies and systems to continuously improve learning, research and collaboration throughout North Carolina’s K-20 education community.

Wednesday, September 22

RTP Electronics Recycling Day

7:00am – 6:00pm

Nortel’s Gateway Facility in RTP, 4001 E. Chapel Hill Nelson Hwy. (Hwy. 54)

Sponsored by Environment@rtp. Feel free to forward this message to co-workers. This free event is only for employees who work in The Research Triangle Park. If you plan to bring materials to the event, bring a filled-out form (on site).

NanoBio Executive Roundtable Series

5:30 – 7:30pm

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

The NanoBio Executive Roundtable will be a series of quarterly evening networking forums offering innovators and entrepreneurs in North Carolina’s nanobiotechnology companies an opportunity to discuss topical business issues and to network. Brooks Adams will be presenting “Accelerating Commercialization of Nanobiotechnology”, a review of nanobio market perspectives, state of the market in NC, and available resources to accelerate commercialization. Free.

Thursday, September 23

TGHC Monthly Breakfast Discussion: Innovative Approaches to Providing Essential Health Services to the Poor, Un-insured, and Under-insured in NC as well as Globally

7:30 – 9:00am

NC Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Sean Harrison (Alliance Medical Ministry) and Dr. Dennis Chao (RTI International) will co-facilitate a discussion that would take a comparative look at providing health care to low-income recipients locally as well as globally.

Friday, September 24

BioNetwork Course: HPLC in Theory and Practice

9:00am (Fri. 9/24) thru 3:00pm (Sat. 9/25)

BioNetwork Capstone Center, BTEC 250 B 850 Oval Drive, Centennial Campus, Raleigh, NC 27695

Learn about HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography), a chemistry technique used to separate chemical compounds-of-interest from other compounds in a liquid sample. Topics will include an introduction to separation science and detection methods, types of HPLC, instrument orientation, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, as well as sample preparation and analysis. Laboratories provide hands-on experience. (1.2 CEUs) Cost: $65

Saturday, September 25

UNC Science Expo!

11:00am – 4:00pm

UNC-Chapel Hill

The UNC Science Expo is a signature event of the North Carolina Science Festival, the nation’s first state-wide celebration of science. Presented in part by Morehead Planetarium.

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To view a complete calendar of RTP community events, please visit the Science in the Triangle calendar.