{"id":27031,"date":"2019-01-17T17:16:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T22:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/01\/17\/peabody-institute-library-to-host-upcoming-necc-speakers-bureau-presentations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:10:22","slug":"peabody-institute-library-to-host-upcoming-necc-speakers-bureau-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/01\/17\/peabody-institute-library-to-host-upcoming-necc-speakers-bureau-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Peabody Institute Library to Host Upcoming NECC Speakers Bureau Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19568\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/01\/Noemi-Custodia-Lora.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19568\" class=\"wp-image-19568 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/01\/Noemi-Custodia-Lora-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Think you know a lot about the physical world around you? Two upcoming scientific lectures, offered through the Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Speakers Bureau, will aim to challenge that.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, January 31 at 7 p.m., the Peabody Institute Library will host \u201cHow Much Do You Know about the Common Cold?\u201d presented by NECC\u2019s Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora, vice president of Lawrence Campus &amp; community relations and former professor of natural sciences. Custodia-Lora\u2019s presentation will cover a range of common misconceptions surrounding the virus and offer up some surprising remedies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow Much Do You Know about the Common Cold?\u201d is free and open to the public. Interested attendees may register through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventkeeper.com\/mars\/xpages\/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=DANVERS&amp;EventID=5512664&amp;sw=1440\">Peabody Institute Library website<\/a>. The Peabody Institute Library is located at 82 Main Street, Peabody, MA.<\/p>\n<p>Custodia-Lora holds a Ph.D. in physiology-endocrinology from Boston University and a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico. She joined the faculty of NECC in 2003, teaching courses in nutrition, human biology, and anatomy &amp; physiology before serving as assistant dean of Foundational Studies and Liberal Arts &amp; Sciences, and later serving in her current role as a vice president.<\/p>\n<p>The second science lecture, also held at the Peabody Institute Peabody, will be presented by Dr. Michael Cross, professor of chemistry. Titled \u201cRadioactivity in Your Life,\u201d it will challenge what we know about radioactive materials and their prevalence in the modern world. The talk will take place on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19554\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/01\/Mike-Cross.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19554\" class=\"wp-image-19554 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/01\/Mike-Cross-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Cross\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Michael Cross<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cRadioactivity in Your Life\u201d is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Cross holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Utah, where he specialized in oxidative lesions in DNA and RNA. He teaches courses in chemistry and forensic sciences. Prior to joining the faculty of NECC, Cross was an instructor of chemistry at the College of Eastern Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers associate degrees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/science\/associate-science-biology-degree\/\">biology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/science\/associate-applied-science-laboratory-science\/\">applied science<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/science\/chemistry-physics-environmental-science\/\">chemistry, physics, and environmental science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Speakers Bureau has faculty and staff speakers available to present to public and private school systems, libraries, service clubs, and more.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on this program, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/engage\/community-resources\/speakers-bureau\/\">Speakers Bureau website<\/a> or contact the group at <a href=\"mailto:speakersbureau@necc.mass.edu\">speakersbureau@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or at 978-556-3862.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think you know a lot about the physical world around you? 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