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Carolina Science Cafe | Rethinking How We Use Our Landscapes

Gizmo Brew Works 157 E Franklin St #100, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

How do we rethink our landscape usage? Let's start with three positive outcomes: benefits to mental health, alleviation of food insecurity, and conservation for pollinators by planting habitats

Free

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater
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Teen Science Cafe | Robotics, our FIRST priority 

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Join us for our May Teen Science Cafe where we will talk about FIRST Robotics as an organization, our guest's most recent robot, and how they function as a team and meet their goals each year.

Free
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[CANCELED] Skywatching: Dix Park

Dix Park 1010 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

This event has been canceled due to weather. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center invites you to a free skywatching event at Dix Park in downtown Raleigh (weather permitting). Come see Venus, Mars, and other celestial delights! Morehead educators and Raleigh Astronomy Club will bring telescopes and guide you through fun observations of stars, planets, moons, Read more...

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater

Skywatching: Views from The Durham

The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Join us on the roof of The Durham Hotel for a series of telescopic stargazing nights. Stop by for guided constellation tours and educational activities, all while enjoying music from DJ Mic Check. Music begins at 8:00 pm and stargazing begins at 9:00 pm. This skywatching event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater
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Carolina Science Cafe | Bacteria Get Hangry Too

Gizmo Brew Works 157 E Franklin St #100, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Adam Rosenthal, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, shows that genetically identical cells within a bacterial community have different functions, with some members behaving more docile and others producing the very toxins that make us feel ill.

Free

We Are Stars

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater

We Are Stars

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater

We Are Stars

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater

We Are Stars

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater

We Are Stars

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater