The National Museum of Health and Medicine offers a wide variety of programs throughout the year. Programs are aimed at adults and children, take place on weekends, weekdays, and evenings, and range in topics that include medical, scientific, and historical subjects. A list of upcoming events is listed below.

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Upcoming Programs at NMHM

Brown Bag Lunch: Author Reading and Discussion
"What’s Eating You?: People and Parasites" (Princeton University Press)

When:Thursday, May 13, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

What:: In "What’s Eating You" Eugene Kaplan recounts the true and harrowing tales of his adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. Kaplan will share stories about parasites from worms to lice, designed to appeal to people eating lunch. Topics will cover leeches attacking soldiers in Vietnam, lice attacking lovers in New Orleans, worms attacking eaters in Israel, and will cover what to do when you return from a trip and suspect you have parasites. Eugene H. Kaplan is the Donald A. Axinn Endowed Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Conservation (emeritus) at Hofstra University. Cost: Free

23rd Annual Forensic Anthropology Course (5209)

When: June 07, 2010 - June 11, 2010

What: Forensic anthropology is concerned with the scientific recovery, analysis and identification of human remains in the medicolegal context. Forensic anthropologists frequently apply their knowledge of human remains to victim identification, remains search and recovery and the interpretation of skeletal trauma. Over time, the role of the forensic anthropologist has expanded to include a greater role in human rights investigations and mass disaster operations. This course uses hands-on lab sessions to introduce basic techniques of skeletal analysis. Lectures provide the theoretical methodological basis of human osteology and introduce applications used by anthropologists in their work. Forensic pathologists, death investigators, forensic dentists, attorneys and other specialists engaged in multidisciplinary forensic investigations will find this course an excellent survey of forensic anthropology. Learn more from AskAFIP.org. Download the course brochure..

SPECIAL SCIFEST PROGRAM!
"Manya: A Living History of Marie Curie"

When: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

What: This one-woman drama by storyteller Susan Marie Frontczak exposes the struggles and triumphs of Marie Curie -an academically impassioned, vehemently private, fervently Polish scientist, mother, and teacher, and discoverer of radium and radioactivity. From the political oppression of her childhood, to scientific emergence and fame to the tragedy that forced her into single motherhood as well as further world prominence, this is a life that challenges our assumptions about what one person can achieve and the responsibilities of science. This performance will be held at the National Museum of Health and Medicine on October 21, 7-9pm. (Details to follow, watch this space for more information.) Learn more about the USA Science and Engineering Festival at http://www.usasciencefestival.org/.

USA Science & Engineering Festival

When: October 23-24, 2010

What: NMHM is proud to be an Official Partner of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in the greater Washington DC area in October 2010. The Festival, which will be the country's first national science festival, is a collaboration of over 500 of the country's leading science and engineering organizations and aims to reignite the interest of our nation's youth in the sciences. The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo on the National Mall on October 23-24, 2010, which will give children, teens and adults the opportunity to explore all facets of science & engineering through hundreds of fun, hands-on activities. For more information on all Festival events, visit www.usasciencefestival.org.