Viva Science SA
Saturday April 20, 2024 9AM - 3PM
The Mays Family Center at the Witte Museum
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health SA would like to encourage you to attend Viva Science SA at The Witte Museum this Saturday, April 20th, 2024, from 9 am – 3 pm. This is an amazing community event that was created several years ago by a group of graduate school students from UT Health SA. We ask that you share this message and be sure to invite your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors to the event.
Viva Science SA is a FREE and family-friendly event. The event features a distinguished speaker, interactive science booths, chemistry & physics demonstrations, a science fair with posters by local scientists, science-themed artwork, music, a variety of food trucks, and much more! Last year, we had 2,300 attendees at the event! For additional information, please visit our website here or view photos from our last event by clicking this photo album.
Event Agenda (PDF)
Our distinguished keynote speaker for Viva Science SA 2024 is Dr. Olajide A. Williams from Columbia University!!
The title of his talk is Hip Hop Saves Lives: An Unorthodox NIH-funded Trajectory Targeting Stroke Literacy. This talk will (1) highlight the relationship between structural racism, stroke literacy and stroke outcomes; (2) discuss the design, development, and implementation of an NIH-funded stroke trial evaluating the efficacy of Hip Hop Stroke: a hip-hop-based stroke literacy intervention targeting elementary school children; (3) discuss the NIH research career trajectory of an underrepresented physician-scientist.
Olajide Williams, MD, MS is a Professor of Neurology and Vice Dean of Community Health at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology and a specialist in the treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. Dr. Williams is a world-renowned leader in stroke disparities and community-based behavioral intervention research. He is the founder and chair of Hip Hop Public Health, an internationally recognized organization that creates and implements multimedia public health interventions that target and engage young people in the health of their families and communities. Dr. Williams has been named on Fast Company Magazine’s 100 Most Creative People list, Root 100’s Most Influential Blacks in America list, and New York Magazine's Best Doctors list. He sits on several nonprofit boards including the Board of Directors for the Partnership for a Healthier America, whose honorary chair is former First Lady Michelle Obama.