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August 30 on the U of M Stage

When Zone
9:30 am Birds from the Raptor Center
9:45 am An Apple a Day...
10:00 am Arm Exercise Kicks Leg Pain
10:15 am Cut Down Excessive Sweating
10:30 am Birds from the Raptor Center
10:45 am A Body of Practical Knowledge
11:00 am Musical, Magical, Alchemists
11:15 am HOW TO TEST FOR P-A-D (Peripheral Arterial Disease)
11:30 am Kicking Butts
11:45 am Farm Baby Animals
12:00 pm What's Your Spin!
12:30 pm Arm Exercise Kicks Leg Pain
12:45 pm Chalk Talk on Prostate Cancer
1:00 pm Foods for the Spirit & the Body
1:15 pm Kicking Butts
1:30 pm The Aging Game
2:00 pm Musical, Magical, Alchemists
2:15 pm What Women Don't Know About Their #1 Killer Could Save Their Lives
2:45 pm What Was This Used For?
3:00 pm The Aging Game
3:30 pm Office Space - Gone Bad!
4:00 pm Radio K live broadcast

August 30 U of M Building Exhibitors

When Zone Description
9am - 9pm Renewable Energy & the Environment Bell Museum of Natural History
9am - 1pm Society, Arts and Culture P-12 Design Education Group/Design Camp
Design is for students of all ages, from preschoolers to high school. Design thinking, project-based teaching, and active learning environments are critical to nurturing skills for life-long learning. Learn about PK-12 education initiatives at the College of Design, including Design Camp, an annual intensive, one-week experience that introduces teens to design and how it intertwines with all parts of their daily life.
9am - 3pm Health Cancer Center and Center for Prostate Cancer
Cancer Center: Human tissue display; Cancer Center Information; Cancer quiz (will give the AHC backpacks and Bendeez pens for prizes); hand out flyers and talk with fair goers.
9am - 9pm Public Engagement & Economic Impact Office for Public Engagement
These are two centers/institutes that do a lot of public engagement work: CURA, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and MISA, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture.
9am - 9pm Sports & Recreation Athletics
Special athletics ticket offers.
9am - 5pm Connect to the U University of Minnesota Alumni Association
9am - 9pm Science & Engineering St. Anthony Falls Lab/National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics
This exhibit highlights a dam removal and river restoration project from the world-reknowned University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics. The exhibit will feature a scale model of the Elwha River in the state of Washington. After the dams were built in the early 1900s for hydroelectric power and flood control, it became apparant that they devasted the river’s salmon population. In 1994, it was decided that removal of the dams was the best option. Scientists here at the University of Minnesota are researching the best ways to remove the dam without damaging the ecosystem.
1 - 5pm Society, Arts and Culture Learning Life
Learning Life: Sometimes the most meaningful journey starts with an unexpected question. Learn about a bold, education-based movement to help boomers, and all of us, follow our questions.
3 - 9pm Health Program in Physical Therapy
Physical therapy students will be conducting bicycle helmet fittings for state fair goers and demonstrating proper fitting and wearing of helmets. Students will also take blood pressure readings.
5 - 9pm Connect to the U Radio K
5 - 9pm Society, Arts and Culture Institute for New Media Studies