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“Science Raps with APC & Stevie G”
Can you Rap? Got the science bug? If you get rhythm and rhyme, come along to “Science
Raps with APC & Stevie G” at the Pavilion next Monday 25 th June from 6-8pm and be in with a chance to win a pair of Beats by Dre or some iTunes credit. All are welcome and admission is free.
Science Raps with APC & Stevie G is part of CuriousCity, a series of city-wide events in Cork in association with Dublin City of Science to inspire creativity, spark innovation and seek answers to Life’s Great Questions.
At the Pavilion, you will be inspired by live performances from Genesis and Rory Collins, previous winners of the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre’s Science Raps competitions organised annually as part of Science Week, with themes from “The Chemistry of Life” to
“Our Place in Space” to “Creativity & Innovation.”. Winning raps can be viewed on the You
Tube Pharmabiotic Channel www.youtube.com/pharmabiotic/
On the evening you can also experience Electric Pulse, an exciting exploration of the world where music and technology collide. Created by CIT Cork School of Music’s Master’s students in Music & Technology in association with Cork Electronics Industry Association,
Electric Pulse has something for all ages with a range of installations. Teenagers will loce
Visual Vibes which will create thought-provoking images at The Pavilion, whereas DJ
Hammer and the Aural Compass can be experienced by families at the Science Picnic at
Lifetime lab on Saturday 23 June.
Full details on http://apc.ucc.ie
, www.bco.ie/curiouscity/
and http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/
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For further information please contact: Dr Catherine Buckley, Communications and
Outreach Manager, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, UCC. Email: c.buckley@ucc.ie; tel 021
4903362; mobile 086 8554744
About CuriousCity
CuriousCity is a series of city-wide events in Cork in association with Dublin City of Science to inspire creativity, spark innovation and seek answers to Life’s Great Questions. Linking the sciences and the arts through a festival for the first time in Cork, CuriousCity will surprise you with live science, visual art, quantum theatre, multimedia, music, exhibitions, interactive workshops, and most importantly, fun! CuriousCity is part of the nationwide
Dublin City of Science 2012 Festival. Dublin City of Science was developed in honour of hosting the prestigious international science event, the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF)
2012, Europe’s largest general science conference, taking place on 11 th to 15 th July in Dublin.

The event will bring together over 5,000 scientists, business leaders, government officials and international media to discuss the best of European science.
About Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre
The Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, (APC; http://apc.ucc.ie
) is a research centre funded by
Science Foundation Ireland and industry partners. The APC, a partnership between
University College Cork, Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, and the Cork Institute of Technology, focuses on research in gastrointestinal health. Pharmabiotic is a neologism devised by the APC to represent any material (including molecules and microbes) originating from the gut ecosystem that can be exploited for a health benefit, and includes probiotics, prebiotics, metabolites, and potential new antimicrobials and anti-inflammatories. The independent international ratings agency Thomson
Reuters Science Watch global analysis, has ranked University College Cork at number 2 in the world for probiotics research, due primarily to publications from researchers in the
Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre ( http://sciencewatch.com/ana/st/probiotics/institution/
About Cork Electronics Industry Association
CEIA represents ICT companies in the Cork region working in accord with the Industrial
Development Agency (IDA), Enterprise Ireland, the Training and Employment Authority
(FÁS), the Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork, to ensure a sophisticated technological infrastructure is in place to enable the industry to grow and prosper.
The organisation was founded in 1984 by a number of CEO’s, primarily focused on lobbying improvement of the infrastructure of the region and to nurture growth. It has achieved major success since inception, and can be considered the significant Association representing the ICT sector in the Southern region of Ireland. CEIA currently comprises over
50 members, including the 5 statutory members, IDA, EI, UCC, CIT & FAS; 80% are Foreign
Direct Investors, (Multinationals), the balance is indigenous industry.