Published on November 13, 2013  

Samford University Geography professor Eric Fournier will speak on the topic of “Spatial Thinking in the Digital Age” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 at John’s City Diner, 112 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd in Birmingham. 

The “Birmingham Science Café,” presented by McWane Science Center, brings the public face-to-face with scientists in the comfortable atmosphere of neighborhood hang-outs.

Join other science geeks (or science novices) for an exciting presentation, lively discussion and a little science trivia.

All Science Cafes are free to the public and no science background is required to participate.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.