Frederick Reads
Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL) is pleased to announce that professor and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Charan Ranganath will be the speaker for the annual Frederick Reads event. This program is a collaborative effort between FCPL, Frederick Community College, and the Weinberg Center for the Arts.
DR. CHARAN RANGANATH is author of the New York Times bestselling book, “Why We Remember.” He is a Professor at the Center for Neuroscience and Department of Psychology and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California at Davis. For over 25 years, Dr. Ranganath has studied the mechanisms in the brain that allow us to remember past events, using brain imaging techniques, computational modeling and studies of patients with memory disorders. He has been recognized with several awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. He lives in Davis, California. Outside of neuroscience, Dr. Ranganath is also a songwriter and guitarist with a number of recording credits, including a song on a feature film soundtrack.
Dr. Ranganath will make two appearances on Tuesday, October 15.
- 12:30 p.m. at the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at Frederick Community College (FCC)
- 7 p.m. at the Weinberg Center for the Arts.
Both events are open to the public. Tickets are free but required, and can be obtained beginning Thursday, August 15 at, 10 a.m. at weinbergcenter.org, by phone at 301-600-2828. This program is supported by The C. Burr Artz Trust.
About Frederick Reads
Frederick Reads is a partnership with community organizations to bring acclaimed authors to Frederick and foster community conversations, events and a love of reading.
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