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  • Diseases That Change History
  • Fee: $30.00
    Item Number: 25-26ACOR139701
    Dates: 9/30/2025 - 12/2/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 10
    Building: Central Baptist Church
    Room: Meeting Room 3
    Instructor: Ken Scher
    ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please contact the OLLI Office for assistance.

    Present discussions of some infections that afflict mankind and have significantly altered the course of human history.

     

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  • Gettin' Old Sux! (or does it??)
  • Fee: $30.00
    Item Number: 25-26ACOR130601
    Dates: 10/31/2025 - 11/21/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Liberty Road Faith Fellowship
    Room: Event Room
    Instructor: Diane Vance
    ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please contact the OLLI Office for assistance.

    We are all in the process of “getting older” (no matter how old we are). This course will begin by talking about our attitudes related to aging. Then we’ll discuss the biological basis of the normal changes that occur with age, ways we can adapt to these changes, and when to be concerned that they are outside the norm. We’ll definitely take time to talk (and laugh!) with each other about our experiences. (We even have a class song . . .) If other topics related to aging come up during the class there may be a “part 2” at a later time to discuss them. Are you old enough to participate?
 

  • Medical Marijuana 101 
  • Fee: $20.00
    Dates: 11/17/2025 - 11/17/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Liberty Road Faith Fellowship
    Room: Event Room
    Instructor: Diane Vance
    Maximum Enrollment: 35

    Medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky on January 1, 2025. This class will begin with definitions of terms related to marijuana. We’ll briefly review current evidence for medical use of cannabis and recent reports about its side effects. Then we’ll go over current Kentucky regulations and procedures for use of medical marijuana, including eligible medical conditions and the process of getting an ID card. The class will conclude with a discussion of issues associated with “driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC).”
 

  • The Atoms Family
  • Fee: $30.00
    Item Number: 25-26ACOR140101
    Dates: 10/31/2025 - 11/21/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Liberty Road Faith Fellowship
    Room: Event Room
    Instructor: Diane Vance
    ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please contact the OLLI Office for assistance.

    I know – chemistry?? – UGH! But chemicals play a crucial role in our world, both positive and negative. We’ll talk about some substances in recent news and explain the chemistry behind their importance as well as discuss current events related to the chemicals. Examples of topics could include rare earth elements (US deal with Ukraine); lithium (why it’s important); PFAS (“forever chemicals”); microplastics (they’re in your brain); and what the energy demands of AI have to do with a renewed interest in nuclear power. We may also discuss other chemicals the class is interested in.
 

  • The History of Earth and Life
  • Fee: $30.00
    Item Number: 25-26ACOR123501
    Dates: 9/22/2025 - 11/24/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 10
    Building: Crestwood Christian Church
    Room: MC-3
    Instructor: Dan Phelps, Anna Watson
    ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please contact the OLLI Office for assistance.

    Examines the history of earth and life from the Precambrian (beginning 4.55 billion years ago) to the start of the Anthropocene. This class will look at everything from meteorites and the early solar system to trilobites to dinosaurs and will end with human evolution and climate change. The class will cover historical geology with an emphasis on life of the past as understood by paleontologists and earth scientists. There will be an optional trip to the Cincinnati Museum Center during (or at the end of ) the semester.
 

  • Who Cares? Reading Frans de Waal's "Mama's Last Hug" SIG
  • Fee: $0.00
    Item Number: 25-26ACOR140201
    Dates: 10/7/2025 - 11/25/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Center Well, Regency Centre
    Room: Activity Room
    Instructor: Jack Furlong
    ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please contact the OLLI Office for assistance.

    Have you wondered whether animals care about their lives? What implications would such feelings have for us humans? De Waal’s book on the topic, Mama’s Last Hug, begins with a farewell embrace between Mama, a dying female chimpanzee, and Jan van Hooff, the biologist who had worked with her for 40 years. With that scene, de Waal starts to make the case for animal caring. From apes to zebras, he discovers that animals can detest and delight, love and leave, laugh at each other, console and mourn for themselves and members of other animal species. If you are now feeling curious, then you might be interested in reading and discussing de Waal’s book with other, equally thoughtful and mature members of our species.
 

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