The Department of Integrative Sciences and Biological Arts plays a fundamental role in formal and informal science learning, science literacy, and science engagement across the college and in the community and includes the study of social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics.

Have you ever noticed that when you look at the night sky and gaze at all those mesmerizing stars, you’re actually looking back in time? Did you know that Andromeda, the nearest galaxy to Milky Way, is 2.5 million light years away from us? This means that when you look … Read more

Start Date

05/27

Meeting Day

End Date

07/13

Faculty

Dr. Hossein Alizadeh

Time

Credits

3

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The Science Muralism: Bridging Public Art + Science Outreach course examines how to utilize Public Art as a powerful tool for science learning, science engagement and community empowerment. The course explores the intersections of science, art, nature, and community as catalysts for dialogue and change around pressing ecological and social … Read more

Start Date

06/01

Meeting Day

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

End Date

06/15

Faculty

Stephanie Dowdy‑Nava

Time

10am–1:30pm

Credits

3

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This Summative Elective course seeks to build a bridge between the artistic aesthetics in Cinema and the scientific rigor of naturally plausible phenomena. In doing so, and through analyses of scientific foundations of scenarios portrayed in different genres of cinema, including but not limited to sci-fi and superhero, students will … Read more

Start Date

06/15

Meeting Day

End Date

06/29

Faculty

Dr. Hossein Alizadeh

Time

Credits

3

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Visualizing and Communicating Science is an interdisciplinary seminar that explores the power of visual art and design for interpreting, translating, and amplifying scientific ideas and research in public spaces. With a central focus on muralism, street art, and other forms of public art, we will explore how creative practices, biological/scientific … Read more

Start Date

06/16

Meeting Day

Daily, Monday thru Friday

End Date

06/29

Faculty

Dr. Saúl Nava

Time

10am–1pm

Credits

3

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