Oregon State University-Cascades will host a Science Pub event 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. May 14 exploring healthy aging and micronutrients.

OSU professor Emily Ho will lead a presentation on the biology of aging and the causes of metabolic and age-related disease. She will also address tips on how to age in a healthy manner.

Ho is the director of the OSU Linus Pauling Institute, which is devoted to research that supports living with optimal health. Her work has helped improve dietary requirements and recommendations for micronutrients such as zinc.

She was formerly the endowed director of the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Prevention in the OSU College of Health.

The event will take place in the Charles McGrath Family Atrium of Edward J. Ray Hall. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 6 p.m.

Registration is required and on-campus parking is free. The cost is $22, which will include a light dinner and a no-host bar. Registration can be completed on the university’s website and is limited to 120 attendees.