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Friday, June 13, 2025

Join CMU and Pitt at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory First Look Watch Party

The first images from Rubin Observatory will be released on June 23, 2025 at 10:15AM. We're invited to join to learn about why scientists in Pittsburgh are excited about LSST’s panoramic view of the changing sky.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Announcing our Travel Program!

Pack Your Bags for Two Trips: Portugal's Old-World Charms: March 15 to March 25, 2026 and Discover Utah's Mighty Five and The Rockies: October 5 - October 13, 2026.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Please Welcome our newest Osher at CMU Board Members: Kathleen Farrington, Jim Longo, David Perini, Marcia Taylor, and Marian Vanek! Goodbye and Thank You to Ann Isaac, Randy Weinberg, and Mark Winer!

With the new year (for us, at least) beginning on July 1st, 2025, please read about our incoming and outgoing board members!
Thursday, June 05, 2025

*FREE EVENT* NRC's Osher Online presents "My Wild Life" with Stephanie Arne

Thursday, June 12 at 5pm on Zoom: Hear Stephanie's exciting journey through Africa, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Hawai'i before winning a contest to become Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom's Wild Guide. Registration is required!
Thursday, May 22, 2025

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Susan & Jim Morris Challenge

Jim and Susan Morris have generously put up a matching challenge of $5,000. This means that for every $100.00 contribution made up to $5,000 to the Funding Our Future Endowment will be doubled, magnifying the impact of your donation. Please help us meet this challenge.
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Check out these shared Summer Courses with OLLI at American University

For the Summer 2025 term, we will be partnering with OLLI at American University for NINE shared Zoom courses. All of these courses are included with your Osher at CMU Summer 2025 Registration! Sign up today!
Next Brown Bag event on June 20th: SIG Brown Bag and a Movie!
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Next Brown Bag event on June 20th: SIG Brown Bag and a Movie!

The 3rd Friday of each month for this past year Osher has had an event - Lunch & A Movie. We meet in the lounge for a “bag lunch” at 11:30 followed by a movie at 12:15.
Announcing the Summer 2025 NRC Osher Online Courses!
Thursday, May 08, 2025

Announcing the Summer 2025 NRC Osher Online Courses!

In partnership with the Osher National Resource Center, we're proud to offer new courses through the NRC's Osher Online Program! Osher Online registration closes June 15th!
OLLI at Berkshire Community College presents the OLLI Distinguished Speaker Series: Professor Edward J. Larson on his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion"
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

OLLI at Berkshire Community College presents the OLLI Distinguished Speaker Series: Professor Edward J. Larson on his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion"

Monday, May 12 at 7PM on Zoom: This webinar is $15 to register. Professor Edward J. Larson’s Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion remains the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event whose combatants remain at odds in schools and courtrooms across the country.
*FREE EVENT* NRC's Osher Online presents "Alzheimer's Disease: What it is and what can be done." with Joe Gaugler
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

*FREE EVENT* NRC's Osher Online presents "Alzheimer's Disease: What it is and what can be done." with Joe Gaugler

Friday, May 9 at 3pm on Zoom: Join us for an informative presentation where you'll learn about the history of Alzheimer’s disease, what dementia is, and the different types. Registration is required!
OLLI at Berkshire Community College presents "The Birth of the Atomic Age and its Consequences: WWII Los Alamos and its Impact on Nuclear Proliferation Today"
Thursday, May 01, 2025

OLLI at Berkshire Community College presents "The Birth of the Atomic Age and its Consequences: WWII Los Alamos and its Impact on Nuclear Proliferation Today"

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 10:30AM on Zoom: This webinar is FREE and open to all! What was it like to live in WWII Los Alamos NM where the world's first atomic bomb was built? What were the considerations that went into using the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, exactly 80 years ago? What is the situation at Los Alamos today and the state of nuclear proliferation? 
Summer 2025 Registration is NOW OPEN!
Monday, April 07, 2025

Summer 2025 Registration is NOW OPEN!

Summer 2025 Registration is NOW OPEN FOR MEMBERS! If members need their username, please email the office!
The Summer 2025 Catalog Is Now Available to View Online!
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The Summer 2025 Catalog Is Now Available to View Online!

Click here to view the Summer 2025 Catalog! Registration is NOT open. Do you have your username and password? If not, contact the Osher office!
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