Suicide and weather to be topic of next Science Cafe
09/23/15
by Randy Gonzales
HAYS, Kan. -- Dr. Grady Dixon, chair of the Department of Geosciences at Fort Hays State University, will give a presentation at a Science Cafe on the link between weather and suicide at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Gellas Diner & Lb. Brewing Co., 117 E. 11th. "Research Topics in Biometeorology: Are Suicide Rates Affected by Weather?" will cover research that suggests some surprising and intriguing associations that could lead to forecasts of periods in which suicides are a high risk.
This Science Cafe is sponsored by the FHSU Science and Mathematics Education Institute. Admission is free.