Events
C2ST achieves its mission by hosting relevant, independent, and credible public STEM programs across all scientific fields at locations throughout Chicagoland. With nine out of ten program attendees’ expectations fulfilled, our supporters agree that C2ST is accomplishing its mission of increasing the public’s understanding of science and technology.
Miss an event? Anyone across the globe can access our STEM program library by visiting our YouTube channel, C2ST TV. Also be sure to follow us on Facebook, where we livestream many of our programs.
Check out below what programs we have planned and discover what we’ve hosted in the past.
The following testimonial from a C2ST supporter demonstrates the scope of our programming:
“A few years ago you hosted a talk called “The Science of Addiction”…I am a mother of a son who has been battling heroin addiction (substance abuse disorder)…As a person who taught and believed in science, I was frustrated going to family meetings where I was told repeatedly we were powerless. Then I attended the lecture hosted by C2ST and asked the question of what we could do to help support their research…Thank you so much! This lecture gave me direction and helped me feel like I had a purpose.”
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September 26, 2017
Northwestern Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
Our understanding of how to treat mental illnesses, and what can contribute to developing mental health problems, is constantly evolving. On September 26th, 2017 we will look at some of the current factors at play in the world today — from the role social media plays in our lives, especially the lives of children and teenagers, to identifying those among us most vulnerable or at-risk of developing mental health issues. Read more…
June 20, 2017
The Radler
2375 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
A healthy athlete dies of complications from heatstroke during training. The medical examiner finds a legal botanical dietary supplement played a “significant role” in the death. How are regulatory agencies able to respond? What are dietary supplements and how are they regulated in the United States? How do I find information about dietary supplements I want to take? Read more…
January 10, 2017
The Radler
2375 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
According to popular media, there seems to be a new cure/treatment/fad for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) every few months. But sadly, the number of patients keeps rising, as does the fear and desperation of family, friends, and those at risk.
October 27, 2016
British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park
814 West Eastman Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
The human race, like all macrobiological life, evolved in a sea of microbes. There was no way to keep the bacterial and archaeal hoards at bay, so instead life evolved mechanisms to live with these invaders. The immune system was refined over millions of years to control our interaction with the microbial world, and even to use it as a mechanism of defense, food processing, and vitamin production. Read more…
September 6, 2016
Pint
1547 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
The drinking you do in your teenage years may affect your children.
Underage drinkers in the United States account for over 20 percent of all alcohol consumption in the United States. Over 90 percent of underage drinking is consumed in binge drinking patterns, defined as raising the blood alcohol level above the legal driving limit (0.08%) within two hours. Read more…
August 2, 2016
Pint
1547 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
Almost every day, something about meditation and mindfulness appears in the news. The reports suggest that these practices will make us healthier, happier, keep our brains healthy, and make us more successful. Meditation is the new miracle intervention that improves everything for everyone. But what exactly are meditation and mindfulness? Read more…