UF lecture explores space through art and science

Humans have studied the beauty of the heavens for millennia, dreaming of traveling and recreating their impression of the stars through art. The year’s exploration of art and science will be presented on Nov. 16 via the University of Florida’s York Distinguished Lecturer Series at the Harn Museum of Art. The lecture will feature two speakers: Mark SubbaRao, director of NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, a group tasked with visualizing NASA science results for public audiences; and Anna-Lisa Paul, director of UF’s Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) and member of the UF/IFAS Space Plants team. SubbaRao and Paul’s keynote address, “From Pixels to Plants: How Space Exploration Helps Sustain Life on Earth and Beyond,” is at 11 a.m., followed by a reception. Both events are free and open to the public. “Astronauts can only stay in space until they run out of food!” said Scott Angle, UF’s senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources and the leader…