BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Morehead Planetarium and Science Center - ECPv6.13.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Morehead Planetarium and Science Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200515T203750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200515T203751Z UID:16255-1590080400-1590084000@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe: Women in Engineering Leadership DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Virtual Teen Science Cafe edition with Engineering Manager\, Kendra Settles. We’ll talk about women in engineering leadership\, and discuss how simple circuits play a role in our lives. Kendra will also show a fun and simple circuit activity that you can try at home! \n\n\n\nAbout Kendra: Kendra works as an Engineering Manager with Siemens in Wendell\, North Carolina. Kendra received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering Management. In her role\, she manages an Electrical Design Team and specializes in Teaching Simple Circuits and Power Distribution.   \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again. URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-women-in-engineering-leadership/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200512T180724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T180858Z UID:16157-1589475600-1589479200@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe: So You Think It's Your Chance? DESCRIPTION:So You Think It’s Your Chance – Are You Prepared for Success in High School\, in College\, in Life? \n\n\n\nGetting ready for college involves developing a mindset that includes an awareness\, preparedness\, and readiness for success. Join us in this workshop with Linwood Webster to talk about the value of high-impact opportunities and practices both during your high school and college educational paths\, and in solid preparation for post-graduation success as an adult. \n\n\n\nAbout Linwood: Linwood Webster\, an Academic Advisor at UNC Chapel Hill for over 16 years\, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in Academic Advising\, College Counseling\, and Career Coaching.  With over 24 years of higher education educational experiences\, Linwood possesses a B.A. in English-Media/Journalism from N. C. Central University\, a Master’s Degree in Information Science (M.S.I.S.) from UNC Chapel Hill\, and Master’s degree (M.Ed.) in Counseling\, clinical mental health\, from N.C. State University.  URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-so-you-think-its-your-chance/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200430T195341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200430T195342Z UID:16046-1588870800-1588874400@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe: Oceans & Climate DESCRIPTION:During this Virtual Teen Science Cafe\, Alexandria Niebergall will be talking generally about the role that the ocean plays in moderating the Earth’s climate\, the big research fields in oceanography today\, and what a “day in the life” looks like for an early career oceanographer.  \n\n\n\nAbout Alexandria: Alex grew up in California and graduated with a B.A. in Marine Science from the University of California\, Berkeley in 2016. Alex is currently a second year PhD student at Duke University studying ocean biogeochemistry and the role that marine microbes play in the ocean carbon cycle. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again. URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-oceans-climate/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200504T145219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T171216Z UID:16111-1588788000-1588791600@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe: The Science of Connection & Living Well During Pandemic Times DESCRIPTION:Insights from the UNC Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory\n\n\n\nHow do positive emotions accumulate and compound to transform people’s lives for the better? What do experts think about the impacts of physical distancing on our well-being and the new normal? Join us online this Wednesday\, May 6 at 6pm as Dr. Barbara Fredrickson and members of her lab discuss research into how positive emotions affect people’s thinking patterns\, social behavior\, health\, and physiological reactions.  \n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Frederickson: Dr. Barbara Fredrickson is a leading scholar within social psychology\, affective science (the study of emotion)\, and positive psychology. She has received more than 16 consecutive years of research funding from the National Institutes of Health\, and her research and teaching have been recognized with numerous honors. Her online course on Positive Psychology has been attended by over 200\,000 people. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Fredrickson’s lab here: https://peplab.web.unc.edu/ \n\n\n\nCheck out a short video about her research here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWnqREJFrYk&feature=youtu.be URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-the-science-of-connection-living-well-during-pandemic-times/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200423T182611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200423T182612Z UID:15905-1588266000-1588269600@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe: Tackling Climate Change DESCRIPTION:Tackling Climate Change: Where are we now and how do we move forward?\n\n\n\nJoin us for a conversation with Lauren McRae who will discuss climate change and the ways scientists are looking to combat it within the next decade. \n\n\n\nAbout Laren: Lauren is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry\, Materials Division at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research involves computationally and experimentally exploring materials that have applications in electric vehicle batteries. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again. URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-tackling-climate-change/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200423T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200423T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200416T211246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200417T164135Z UID:15819-1587661200-1587664800@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe DESCRIPTION:Life in the times of Covid-19 (coronavirus)\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Joanna Ramirez \n\n\n\nAbout Joanna: Joanna Ramirez is the Community Outreach Coordinator for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her role is to create and foster meaningful communication with communities to improve cancer outcomes across NC. When she’s not answering work emails\, she loves to read and watch her brothers play video games she doesn’t have enough hand-eye coordination to attempt. \n\n\n\nJoanna will talk about maintaining Mental Health and Wellness while engaging in effective social distancing.  \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again. URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200413T204652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200416T212722Z UID:15735-1587056400-1587060000@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe DESCRIPTION:A Journey To & Through Med School\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Steve Mow \n\n\n\nAbout Steve: Steve is an aspiring doctor studying at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. While working towards being a physician\, Steve’s passion is teaching and has taught science both formally and informally for years for institutions committed to science education. Outside of school\, Steve can be found running\, strumming tunes on his ukulele\, or playing some Nintendo. \n\n\n\nJoin us Thursday at 5:00 p.m. as Steve chats about the journey to and through med school. He’ll be talking a bit about what it takes to be a doctor (hint: anyone can be a doctor!) and how we can all help keep ourselves and others healthy during quarantine and beyond. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again. URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-a-journey-to-through-med-school/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200408T144646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200416T205154Z UID:15547-1586451600-1586457000@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe DESCRIPTION:E-cigarettes and Vaping – Misconceptions\, Health Effects\, and Why I Care \n\n\n\nOur Teen Science Cafe has gone virtual! \n\n\n\nThis week’s topic is E-cigarettes and Vaping – Misconceptions\, Health Effects\, and Why I Care. The popularity of e-cigarettes and vaping devices has risen sharply over the past 10 years and the potential toxicology and health effects are just starting to be uncovered. Dr. Ilona Jaspers of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will address misconceptions about e-cigarettes\, discuss e-cigarette components and potential toxicities\, and summarize known health effects. URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-e-cigarettes-and-vaping/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215936 CREATED:20200408T191122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T191245Z UID:15555-1586368800-1586374200@moreheadplanetarium.org SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe: National Biomechanics Day and the Science of Skipping DESCRIPTION:WE’VE GONE VIRTUAL! \n\n\n\nWe can’t meet in person right now for cafes\, but we still want to connect you with scientists\, researchers and guest speakers! \n\n\n\nJoin us for the next Carolina Science Cafe on April 8 via Zoom. Carolina Science Cafe: National Biomechanics Day and the Science of Skipping will feature East Carolina University’s Leroy T. Walker Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology\, Dr. Paul DeVita. Dr. DeVita will share his insights into human locomotion\, why he founded National Biomechanics Day\, and what surprising benefits he’s learned about skipping. Is it better than walking for exercise? Jogging? Tune in to find out what the experts say! URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-national-biomechanics-day-and-the-science-of-skipping/ CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR