Microbes and witches and bats, oh my!

You’re invited to Spooky Science this Halloween, a One Health Day celebration! Spooky Science will take place October 31 from 1:00 – 4:00pm in the Student Union and features bone-chilling research from UT faculty, door prizes, treats, and more. From decomposing bodies to vampire bats to the dark side of chocolate, this event will send shivers down your spine!

• The Living Dead: How Microbes Recycle our Bodies after Death
  Jennifer DeBruyn, Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science
• Fanged Friends: Sociality & Disease Transmission in Vampire Bats
  Sebastian Stockmaier, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
• Tricked by Treats: Unwrapping the Bitter History of Chocolate
  Chris Magra, History
• Women who Eat Children: Witch Myths & Their Racist & Misogynist Legacies
  Maria Stehle, World Languages & Cultures
• Creepy Crawly Clues: Decoding Crime Scenes with Insect Evidence
  Charity Owings, Entomology & Plant Pathology

This event is free and open to all. RSVP in advance to reserve a Halloween goodie bag: tiny.utk.edu/SpookyScienceRSVP.

Spooky Science is a celebration of One Health Day, an annual event elevating the One Health concept which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant, and environment health.