Skeletal muscles are crucial for daily movements. Dr. Chris Hovorka, orthotist and prosthetist, Midwestern University, focuses on enhancing stability and mobility, improving clinical practices for orthosis and prosthesis users through a client-centered approach to enhance quality of life.

To close the 2022 season is legendary songwriter piano player, Chris Nole. Being alive is really about having hope and purpose.

Songwriter and pianist Chris Nole showcases his talent across various genres, including jazz, blues, country, and rock. He reflects on his time as a member of John Denver’s band, explaining how that experience helped him develop into one of today’s leading piano artists.

Chris Nole mesmerizes audiences worldwide with his piano melodies of jazz, country, pop, the blues…whatever the mood! He’s best known as John Denver’s piano player in the 1990s as well as tours and recordings with Faith Hill, Travis Tritt, the Oak Ridge Boys, Don Williams, Shelby Lynne, Emmylou Harris, and others. Chris Nole’s quest is to entertain you with music that makes you feel good.

Physical oceanographer Nathan Bindoff directs the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, focusing on Antarctica’s impact on the global climate and marine ecosystems. He is affiliated with the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and shares insights on current climate change research.