Science on the plaza celebrates authors from INRA & ARBRE !
Place de la Carrière in Nancy
11 to 13 September
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A literary space dedicated to Science on the Plaza will be a part of the annually held book fair, Books on the Plaza (“Le livre sur la place”). This not to be missed event will give visitors the chance to discover recently published books and news about science, specifically designed to open the world of science to the general public. Collaborative scientific projects relying on pooled resources are becoming more and more common among public scientific institutions and involve a range of mixed research units (UMR), competitive clusters and scientific networks specialized in a range of topics. Actors in Lorraine involved in research, higher education and scientific culture will come together for this unique event to present both their work and the teams that make their projects successful. Partner actors participating in this year’s 2015 edition of Le livre sur la place include the AgroParis Tech Center in Nancy – the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and their Eastern Regional Office and the French Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (INIST) – the Nancy Conservatory and Botanical Gardens – the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA, Centre de Nancy-Lorraine) – the Greater East delegation of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) – The Museum Aquarium of Nancy – the University of Lorraine – and PUN, the university publishing house for Lorraine.
As many as 150 scientific titles intended for the general public, some 15 of which were written by INRA authors, will be for sale on-site at the Place Carrière in Nancy. A total of 30 authors will participate in the event and will be available to meet with the public for book signings, or just to talk in person about science. Four of these authors are INRA researchers and engineers. Two of whom received support from LabEx ARBRE for their books (published by Éditions Quae); Marie-Christine Trouy and Francis Martin.
Friday 11 September from 14h to 19h — Francis Martin will be on site to sign his recent book ” Tous les champignons portent-ils un chapeau ? 90 clés pour comprendre les champignons” (“Do all mushrooms have caps? 90 keys to understanding mushrooms”)
Sunday 13 September from 10h to 14h — Marie-Christine Trouy will be available to sign her own recent book “Anatomie du bois — Formation, fonctions et identification” (“The anatomy of wood: Formation, functions and identification”)
Researchers from the INRA Nancy-Lorraine Center will also prepare a specially designed exhibit for school children on Friday, September 11 (Place Stanislas) on the “Hidden life of soils”. To help illustrate the book “Do all mushrooms have caps?”, researchers from two joint research labs from INRA and the University of Lorraine (the Joint Research Unit for Tree/Microorganism Interactions — IAM, and the Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment — LAE) will take students on a visual voyage to discover the infinitely small scale of this fascinating environment. Using magnifying glasses, microscopes and an original experimentation tool, students will be transported to the world of mushrooms. And not the world of just any mushrooms, but the world of Truffles! Also on the program will be a guided dive into the cobwebbed universe of plant roots..!
For more information ..
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