Environment: the Medical Implications
An environmental symposium designed to educate people about the medical implications of global environmental problems and what can be done about them will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Featuring an international roster of speakers, topics discussed will include deforestation, the greenhouse effect and living in a toxic environment.
The program, organized by Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Beyond War Foundation, is being presented by the UCLA School of Medicine and Extension Department of Continuing Education in the Health Sciences. Call (213) 825-6701.
HEALTH
Caring for an aging parent and other health concerns of an aging population will be the focus of a community program at St. John’s Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Call (213) 829-8453.
The American Diabetes Assn. is sponsoring a seminar on “The Cure for Type I Diabetes: Where Do We Stand?” Panelists will examine the state of current research, medical and psychological issues. There will also be workshops for teen-agers with diabetes and their parents at the one-day seminar from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Call (213) 381-3639.
ASTRONOMY
The Los Angeles Astronomical Society and Griffith Observatory will observe National Astronomy Day at the observatory from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday. Tours of the triple-beam solar telescope, normally closed to the public, will be offered. Astronomical Society members and telescope vendors will have telescopes available for viewing throughout the day and evening. The regularly scheduled planetarium shows will also be staged. Call (213) 664-1191 or 926-4071.
The stars and constellations of the spring and summer skies will be the subject of the El Camino College Planetarium shows on Friday evenings throughout May. Doors open at 7:45, shows begin at 8:05. Call (213) 715-3200.
The Los Angeles Valley College Planetarium show will focus on multiple, or binary, stars and the possible effects if a second star were to pass close by the sun. Call (818) 781-1200, Ext. 335.
SCIENCE FOR KIDS
An archeological dig for kids, workshops on the human body and a special Starlab Planetarium show are some of the events planned as part of the ongoing “Science Festival for Kids” at the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena throughout May. Call (818) 449-9144.
Children will be able to explore “The First Egyptians,” a special exhibit currently on view at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, with museum archeologist Jay Bisno in a special class from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 21. Call (213) 744-3342 or 744-3534.
NATURAL SCIENCE
The American Cetacean Society is sponsoring a one-day trip to study the natural and cultural history of Catalina Island from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 21. A tour of the USC Marine Science Center will be included. Call (213) 548-8500.
Participants will learn about the mountain, valley and coastal environments of California in a one-day trip led by Elna Bakker, naturalist and author of “An Island Called California,” sponsored by the Natural Science Section of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club on June 3. Reservations should be made by May 25. Call (213) 616-4909 or (714) 892-1792.
