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Shooting down missiles with an infrared laser attached to the front of an airplane sounds like an idea straight out of a 1960’s sci-fi TV show. But in the late 2000’s, Boeing and other contractors worked with funding provided by the US Department of Defense to do just this. What once was thought to be an impossible task was readily proven to work, though the project was ultimately scrapped in 2012. Come listen to Don Clapp, retired Airborne Laser Chief Engineer, and Rich Flanders, Airborne Laser Program Manager, on what it takes to successfully develop and operate a massive laser to shoot down ballistic missiles.

This lecture is part of our Science in the City lecture series | North Entrance | Tickets are $5 (FREE for Members) | Doors at 6:40 p.m.

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To effectively impact current global health and conservation challenges, scalable, low-cost biomolecule detection technologies must be applied to a diverse set of problems. Join Paul Yager, Professor of Bioengineering at UW, and David Baisch, Molecular Innovations Director at Conservation X Labs, as they discuss how the development of new classes of cutting-edge diagnostic detection and molecular identification technologies are changing access to healthcare and ecosystem conservation tools around the world.

This lecture is part of our Science in the City lecture series | North Entrance | Tickets are $5 (FREE for Members) | Doors at 6:40 p.m.

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When the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized in the early 1980s, no one anticipated the extent of the resulting epidemic and its extraordinary negative impact on global health. While the following decades witnessed an extraordinary response by the global community to develop effective treatments and prevention interventions, much more is needed if the world is to avoid a resurgence of this epidemic. Join Dr. Emilio A. Emini, Director of the TB and HIV Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss the efforts essential to achieving the goal of fully controlling the epidemic in the coming decades.

This free event is part of our Global Health and Development lecture series. Thanks to our partners, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington Global Health Alliance. North Entrance | Doors at 6:40 p.m. | All Global Health and Development lectures are free and have drinks available for purchase.

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Peter Small, Founding Director of Stony Brook University’s Global Health Institute will discuss tuberculosis treatment, epidemiology, biology and control.

This free event is part of our Global Health and Development lecture series. Thanks to our partners, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington Global Health Alliance. North Entrance | Doors at 6:40 p.m. | All Global Health and Development lectures are free and have drinks available for purchase.

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Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Founder & CEO of Panorama will discuss innovative approaches and catalytic coalitions needed to solve the most challenging global issues.

This free event is part of our Global Health and Development lecture series. Thanks to our partners, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington Global Health Alliance. North Entrance | Doors at 6:40 p.m. | All Global Health and Development lectures are free and have food and drinks available for purchase.

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Azita Emami, Dean of the UW’s College of Nursing will discuss the global nature of nursing and the importance of educating nurses to deliver care in a wide variety of cultures.

This free event is part of our Global Health and Development lecture series. Thanks to our partners, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington Global Health Alliance. North Entrance | Doors at 6:40 p.m. | All Global Health and Development lectures are free and have food and drinks available for purchase