Art Captures Science on Friday's Access Utah

Utah Public Radio | By Sheri Quinn

Published September 14, 2012 at 12:10 PM MDT

Art has captured the historical record of science through time. Today on the program tonight's Science Unwrapped speaker, Dr. Laura Gelfand, head of Utah State University's Department of Art and Desgin discusses science in prominent works of art, particularly during the Renaissance period.

At 9:30, Science Questions guides you through the steps to launch a rocket into outer space with the private aerospace company ATK based in northern Utah. Then, Science Questions presents current satellite research and a student driven project in space that was developed at USU's Space Dynamics Lab.

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Sheri Quinn

Sheri's career in radio began at 7 years old in Los Angeles, California with a secret little radio tucked under her bed that she'd fall asleep with, while listening to The Dr. Demento Radio Show. She went on to produce the first science radio show in Utah in 1999 and has been reporting local, national and international stories ever since. After a stint as news director at KZYX on northern California's Lost Coast, she landed back at UPR in 2021.

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