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UNC Science Expo

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

Join us for one of the biggest celebrations of science in the state. Check out more than 100 hands-on activities and science demonstrations lead by STEM students, researchers, and practitioners from across UNC.

Free

We Are Stars

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

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Carolina Science Cafe | Let’s Chat about ChatGPT

Gizmo Brew Works 157 E Franklin St #100, Chapel Hill

Finally returning after a 3-year hiatus, the Carolina Science Café returns to Franklin Street on a new day and a new location as Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program.

Science for All Summit

Friday Conference Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

On April 5-6, 2023, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host the inaugural Science for All Summit at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Summit is a community convening to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The theme of this year’s Summit is From IDEA Read more...

$75 – $295

Science for All Summit

Friday Conference Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

On April 5-6, 2023, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host the inaugural Science for All Summit at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Summit is a community convening to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The theme of this year’s Summit is From IDEA Read more...

$75 – $295

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater
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Teen Science Cafe | Decoding the Structure of Birdsong

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

Teen Science Cafe is for you! This program is just for young adults, ages 13-18, and it’s free! Birdsong is a unique form of animal communication, as it faces evolutionary pressures from mate selection and social learning, and it possesses a vast amount of diversity. There is still much left to understand about how this Read more...

Free

Astronaut

GSK Fulldome Theater