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.
We are dedicated to providing a professional and inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion. Please be respectful of diversity in individuals and in cultures at our events.
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.
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October 27, 2020
4:00 pm
– 5:00 pm
Facebook Live and C2ST YouTube TV
Program Series:
Life ScienceTechnology and Engineering
About 12,000 years ago, early humans began directly shaping nature through selective breeding of plants and animals. This moment in time is called the Agricultural Revolution. What humans eat today, in Chicago and around the globe, is a direct result of the advances made thousands of years before any of us were ever born. But the truth is that the Agricultural Revolution never stopped. In some ways, it’s just begun… Read more…
September 24, 2020
4:00 pm
– 5:00 pm
C2ST Facebook Live & C2ST TV Youtube Live
Program Series:
Life Science
Learn about the cutting edge research being done in the world of animal/tick interaction in order to better human health outcomes!
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August 27, 2020
4:00 pm
– 4:45 pm
Virtual - Tune into C2ST's Facebook Live and C2ST TV YouTube
Program Series:
Life Science
Dr. Kehl-Fie will discuss how a pathogen and host’s struggle for essential metals during an infection informs treatment development and expands our understanding of bacteria!
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August 20, 2020
4:00 pm
– 4:45 pm
C2ST Facebook Live & C2ST TV Youtube Live
Program Series:
Life Science
Learn how ancient DNA is currently being used to inform studies of human ancestry, our prehistoric interactions with animals, and our ancestors’ diets!
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June 2, 2020
4:00 pm
– 4:45 pm
Virtual - Tune into C2ST's Facebook Live
Program Series:
Life Science
Join C2ST and Dr. Sarah Connolly to examine herpesviruses and the first step of virus infection—viral entry.
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October 16, 2019
6:00 pm
– 7:30 pm
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Center
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, South State Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Life Science