ScienzaArena

The scienzarena space it was created to accommodate workshops, workshops, presentations and debates for several audience targets.

There morning of September 25th the space will host activities by reservation dedicated to first degree primary and secondary school students.

There morning of September 26th the space will host activities by reservation dedicated to students of higher institutes

The afternoon and on the evening of September 26th there are talk, round tables, presentations and shows open to all citizens and towns.

9:00 - 9:30

Inauguration

In the presence of: 
Gavino Mariotti, magnificent rector of the University of Sassari 
Giuseppe Mascia, mayor of Sassari 
Nicoletta Puggioni, Councilor for Culture of the Municipality of Sassari 
Pier Andrea Serra, prorettore at the third mission of the University of Sassari 
Tullio Venditti, director of the research area of ​​Sassari 
Daniele Dore, Director of Fine Arts Academy M. Sironi di Sassari 
 

10:00 – 11:00:

Supercattivi vs children: the battle for health  

activities for schools, by reservation - email: terzamisso@uniss. it 

Interactive and engaging lesson with the aim of sensitizing children to the prevention of parasitic zoonosis. 

Curated by Antonio Varcasia, Lia Cavallo, Isa Pitzalis, Pamela Zeinoun (painting of veterinary medicine)


11:00 – 12:00

10Lab Show - Science or magic? 

activities for schools, by reservation - email: terzamisso@uniss. it

Sometimes science and magic resemble each other. 
But given up close they are definitely different!

An engaging show that lights the curiosity between surprising experiments and bizarre phenomena that seem magical... But they are pure science! 
Because sometimes science can be more surprising than magic. 

Curated by Gianluca Carta and Samuela Fercas

Partner : 10Lab - Sardinia Research

12:00 – 13:00

10Lab Show - Science or magic? 

activities for schools, by reservation - email: terzamisso@uniss. it

Sometimes science and magic resemble each other. 
But given up close they are definitely different!

An engaging show that lights the curiosity between surprising experiments and bizarre phenomena that seem magical... But they are pure science! 
Because sometimes science can be more surprising than magic.

Curated by Gianluca Carta and Samuela Fercas

Partner : 10Lab - Sardinia Research

9:00 – 10:00

Agriculture of the future

Innovations in agriculture, from monitoring crops to precision interventions on particular areas or even on individual plants, are rapidly going from the technological development phase to the application ones. 
Precision Farming will use drones, which will support traditional agricultural machines, with reduced costs and times and greater safety. 

Curated by Alberto Sassu (Agricultural Dip.)

10:00 - 11:00   

How does the brain work? 

activities for high schools by reservation - Email: terzamisso@uniss. it 

A meeting to discover the secrets of the human brain in a simple and engaging way.

Curated by Paolo Solla (Dip. Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy)

11:00-12:00

How sustainable is what we eat? 

activities for high schools by reservation - Email: terzamisso@uniss. it

Laboratory to evaluate the environmental sustainability of food through a digital tool. Students will discover the environmental impact of normally consumed dishes and individual foods.

Curated by Serena Marras and Valentina Mereu (Dip. Agriculture and CMCC Foundation)

Partner: CMCC Foundation

12:00 - 13:00

Food is not nourishing. How do we manage the relationship with animals through food?

activities for high schools by reservation - Email: terzamisso@uniss. it

The link of the concept of unique health (uom-animal-environment) and circular (no waste, carbon neutrality and regenerative) will be addressed, in order to allow students to make some basic concepts relating to nutrition and diet in a comparative key, in light of current and future challenges. 

Edited by Maria Grazia Cappai (painting of veterinary medicine)

17:00 – 17:20

Scienzarena Talks 
Insights on scientific topical issues, with debate:
 

• 17:00 Oncological prevention 
  Edited by Da Maria Cristina Sini and Maria Serra (CNR, Genetic and Biomedical Research Institute)

17:20 - 18:00 

What binds us to the environment? Laboratory between anthropology and literature            
Edited by Rosanna Morace and Cristiano Tallè (History, Man and Training Sciences)

The laboratory will offer a creative moment of sharing and reflection on our belonging to the environment, to promote an active awareness on the bonds that intertwine with our "non-human" neighbors, through work on texts, words and images.

18:00 - 18:30 

Performance of the choir of the University of Sassari

The university choir, directed by Maestro Ciro Cau, will perform some songs from the university tradition.

18:30 - 19:00

The Einstein telescope and the contribution of geology to support the Italian candidacy 
Edited by Luca Cardello (pain. Chemical, physical, mathematical and natural sciences)

19:30 - 20:15

Presentation of the volume "Voices in the wind. Interdisciplinary writings against violence against women"

The book was born from the desire to echo the voices of all scholars who brought their reflections during the day Relay against violence against women , on April 24, 2024

Curated by Luisa Cutzu, Marina Sechi Nuvole (Humanistic and Social Sciences Dept.)

Artificial intelligence: challenges and health opportunities

20:30 - 22:00

The journalist and scientific popularizer Roberta Villa, will offer an overview of the current events and perspectives of artificial intelligence in the field of health, from contributions to biomedical research to those in the field of mental health. 

In a dialogue with his son Francesco Salaris (medicine student of the University of Sassari), and with Pier Andrea Serra (proreor third Mission Uniss) will then be the various challenges, opportunities and risks that this technology places in the field of health information and in other fields, even not linked to medicine.

Roberta Villa will then be available for the questions and curiosities of the audience present.

Graduated in Medicine and Surgery and for thirty years of scientific journalist on health, Roberta Villa has been the author of the phosphorus and honey blog and several medical-scientific disclosure books. Collaborate with The Republic online, Tomorrow , The sciences , Wired and other newspapers, after contributing for over twenty years to the health pages of the Corriere della Sera .