A monthly lecture program is prepared for each winter season, October through May. Subject-matter experts are invited to present topics of scientific, technological or ecological interest. Lectures are FREE and presented upstairs in the Lecture Hall or through Zoom. Doors open by 7:00 p.m. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. Events may be cancelled in case of inclement weather. Call (610) 566-5126 to confirm.  Please Note – there is no elevator to get to the second and third levels, only a chair lift that will give assistance to the Lecture Hall on the second floor

DCIS Lecture Series 2025 - 2026


(unless specified, all lectures are onsite)

Link to Past Lectures

October 13, 2025

An Insider’s View of the Mercury Project (Space Travel)
Sally Foster-Chang, D.NP

November 10, 2025

Jurassic Park: Fact or Fiction
Don Lessam

December 08, 2025

When You Don’t Know What’s in the Air
Bill Belanger, M.S.

January 12, 2026

Zoo Animal Welfare Science
Meredith Bashaw, Ph.D.
(also, online presentation requiring registration)


February 09, 2026

Bring Back the Pollinators
Heywood Kotch, D.MD.

March 09, 2026

Nature and Nurture: An Exploration of the effect of our environment on our genes
Dr. Loren Buhle, Ph.D.

April 13 2026

How Geckos Rule the Night: From Ancient Amber to Modern Stowaways
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.

May 11, 202

A Close Brush with History
Robert Peck, Ph.D.