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Recorded Classes

What Do All These Numbers Mean

Fitness trackers are great, but how do you make sense of all the numbers they give you? Join for a discussion on the different data your fitness tracker captures and how to make it work for you.

Instructor: Jennifer Johnson, Health Promotion Coordinator, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on July 13, 2022. 

Understanding Lipid Profile and Cholesterol Numbers

This is for anyone interested in learning more about cholesterol and lipid profiles and how they affect our health. We’ll learn about HDL, LDL, and triglycerides, how they work in the body, and management options.

Instructor: Suzanne Stoklosa, MSN, ANP

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on July 7, 2022. 

Superstitions and Magical Thinking

Most superstitions are examples of basic patterns of thinking found in all cultures and periods of history, and even prehistory.

Instructor: Phillips Stevens, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, University at Buffalo

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on June 2, 2022. 

Acids vs Bases

Let’s go all the way back to chemistry class! We’ll learn or relearn about atoms, molecules, and the pH scale. We’ll relate the information to everyday things like gardening, cooking, and our bodies so it all makes sense this time around.

Instructor: Donna Wysokenski, MS, MA, Grant Coordinator, Growing Places

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on June 28, 2022. 

F Scott Fitzgerald and Jay Gatsby’s Gold Coast

The mansion in this novel is based on the extravagant estates of Long Island’s famed Gold Coast. Mother and son will paint a picture of what inspired Fitzgerald’s masterpiece.

Instructors: Linda Drajem, PhD, Retired English Teacher; Current Memoirist; Christopher Drajem, Writer & Educator

*This is a recording of the live streaming session that took place on June 23, 2022.