11 – Science in the News
At a Glance
Time
Eight weeks:
Thursday, Sept. 10 – Oct. 29, 2026
9 – 10:30 a.m. CT
Cost
$80.00
Location
Online with Zoom
Class limit: 35
Course Description
Mike Meetz and Sam Wormley team up to provide a lively discussion with OLLI members about Science in the News. A deep understanding of science is not required to share and discuss recent Science in the News. This course will be shared with OLLI at Drake.
Instructors
Mike Meetz retired from the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the lowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine after 35 years as a scientist. An amateur naturalist, he volunteers for the National Park Service, lowa DNR, and Story County Conservation Board. Meetz and his wife have reconstructed a 38-acre prairie.
Sam Wormley has degrees in mathematics and electrical engineering and taught as an adjunct professor of astronomy at Marshalltown Community College for 17 years. Wormley regularly teaches OLLI classes on computer security and Apple computers and mobile devices.