Science Sampler
4-weeks (last 4) | This course is completed
The Science Sampler has been offered every spring semester since the beginning of the
Vassar LLI. Each week a different member of the science faculty offers a lecture on a
topic of their choice. This spring the course will be a four-week course offered in the
second part of the semester.
April 11: Jeff Walker (Geology) - “Geological History of the Hudson Valley in Three Hyde
Park Hikes”
April 25: Fred Chromey (Astronomy) - “Are New Telescopes Revealing a New Universe?”
May 2: Hayley Affronti (Biology) - “What is Cancer?”
May 9: Joseph Tanski and Rebecca Pollet (Chemistry) - A visit and tour of the
Professors’ laboratories in the Bridge for Laboratory Science Building.
David Bloom
David Bloom has been part of the Vassar LLI since its inception and enjoys the opportunity to participate in the development of classes, especially the Science Sampler.