Chimpanzee Expert Goodall Will Speak

Jane Goodall, who has studied chimpanzees in Africa since 1960, will discuss aspects of her work at two events this week.

The world famous primatologist will be at the Santa Monica College Gym on Tuesday at 11 a.m. to discuss her work at Gombe National Park in Tanzania.

On Friday, Goodall will talk about chimpanzee infants and mothers in a symposium on “Co-Occupations of Infants and Mothers” at the USC Norris Cinema Theatre. The daylong symposium, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include speakers from various fields discussing the infant/mother relationship.

For Santa Monica College information, call (213) 450-4811; for USC, (213) 224-5494.

ARCHEOLOGY

The Gottschall Site, a newly discovered rock shelter in southwestern Wisconsin containing examples of prehistoric rock art, will be the subject of a lecture sponsored by UCLA’s Institute of Archeology on May 4 at 8 p.m. in Kinsey Hall 169. Call (213) 206-8934.

SCIENCE FOR KIDS

Children, ages 6 to 12, can help ‘create’ the moon’s surface in a unique group workshop at the Westside Arts Center in Santa Monica on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Reservations are required; call (213) 453-3966.

The “Science Festival for Kids” continues at Kidspace Museum in Pasadena with workshops on that familiar star, the sun, and on the birds of California. The programs on the sun will be held Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; the bird workshops will be held May 3, 6 and 7. Weekday programs are at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Weekend programs are at 12:30, 1:45 and 3 p.m. Call (818) 449-9144.

MARINE SCIENCE

Small tide pool animals will be the subject of a workshop at the Cabrillo Marine Museum on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. On May 6, at 7:30 p.m, creatures of California’s offshore kelp beds will be the focus of a lecture at the museum. Call (213) 548-7563.

ASTRONOMY

Astronomy instructor Gary Fouts will discuss the Hubble Space Telescope at the Santa Monica College Planetarium on Friday at 8 p.m. after the Night Sky show at 7 p.m. Call (213) 452-9214 or (213) 452-9223.

Moorpark College is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the campus observatory on Friday and again on May 12. Galaxies will be the topic of the astronomy lecture in the observatory on May 5 at 8:30 p.m. Call (805) 378-1408.

MATHEMATICS

Caltech professor Robert McEliece will explain how modern communication and data-storage systems operate efficiently because of errors on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus. Call (818) 356-3834.

HERPETOLOGY

A class for those aged 15-21 on Southern California’s reptiles and amphibians is being offered by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on four consecutive Saturdays, April 29-May 20. Call (213) 744-3342.

Snakes and turtles will be among the reptiles and amphibians visitors will see at the El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a program sponsored by the Center and the Southern California Snake Assn. On Sunday, veterinarian Doug Mader will discuss the animals at noon. Call (213) 421-9431, Ext. 3415.

PSYCHOLOGY

Developmental psychologist and gerontologist Paul Baltes will examine the performance of the mind in old age at a breakfast lecture on May 2 at 8 a.m. in USC’s University Commons Garden Court. Call (213) 743-5465.