E-cigarettes and Vaping – Misconceptions, Health Effects, and Why I Care Our Teen Science Cafe has gone virtual! This 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 Read more...
A Journey To & Through Med School Speaker: Steve Mow About 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 Read more...
Tackling Climate Change: Where are we now and how do we move forward? Join 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. About Laren: Lauren is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, Materials Division at the Read more...
Insights from the UNC Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory How 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 Read more...
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! About Kendra: Kendra works as an Engineering Read more...
CBD, an extract from the cannabis or marijuana plant, is gaining attention. Once known as a “hippie’s disappointment,” CBD has now been labeled as a therapeutic cure-all, but its popularity has outpaced the science. How much do we know? Join us for a fascinating discussion of research findings by a team at UNC who are Read more...
Join us for a conversation with Jessica Amsbary, who will talk about STEM learning opportunity gaps and why starting STEM learning early is important. She will explain how STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education Center (STEMIE) are planning to teach foundational computational thinking concepts to very young children with differing abilities by sharing a Read more...
According to a Korean story, eclipses happen when a king’s fire dogs try to steal light from the Sun or Moon. We’ll tell that story, explain the science behind what causes solar and lunar eclipses, and simulate upcoming eclipses visible from North Carolina. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be Read more...
Speaker: Dr. Checo Rorie, Associate Professor of Genetics | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University About Dr. Rorie: Dr. Rorie is an Associate Professor and the Interim Chair of the Department of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He has a Cancer Genetics and Cell Biology laboratory where he studies breast Read more...
Join us for this Teen Science Cafe with Jeromy Rech; we will discuss creating new types of plastics including those that can conduct electricity and be used in solar panels. We will also have a virtual lab tour to see where some of this chemistry is done. Finally, we'll look at some applications of these Read more...
The heart is a complex organ powered by electricity to move blood throughout an entire organism. In this Teen Science Cafe, we will explore the cells responsible for electrical activity in the heart, cardiac pacemaking cells, and what characteristics these cells need to function. About the speaker: Kandace Thomas is a 5th year Genetic and Molecular Read more...
Join us for a discussion with doctoral students Cyrus Sinai (Health Geography) and Griffin Bell (Infectious Disease Epidemiology) will provide an overview of the field of epidemiology within the context of global public health. Participants will learn about the epidemiologic perspective, especially as it pertains to HIV/AIDS, a disease which has arguably been the greatest Read more...
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is delighted to host Katie Mack, PhD, and STEM leaders Joan D. Barber, PhD, Christina Hammock Koch, and Christy L. Shaffer, PhD, for a celebration of women in STEM as part of the 2022 North Carolina Science Festival. Katie Mack, PhD, will deliver a keynote address describing her career story, then join guest panelists for a Read more...
OUR VANISHING NIGHT For generations, everyone experienced the breathtaking beauty of an unspoiled night sky, with views into our universe of thousands of stars and the Milky Way. In this program, you’ll discover how light pollution affects our view of the night sky, find out how to participate in a worldwide citizen-science campaign to document Read more...
Experience the NEW Morehead during UNC's Weeks of Welcome. Step into the fulldome for a great experience under the stars! Catch one of our most popular shows: "Carolina Skies" as students will be immersed in an experience like no other! Purchase Tickets for Under the Stars with Morehead: Schedule 4:00 PM—6 PM Explore Morehead (Exhibits Read more...
Geological carbon sequestration involves capturing atmospheric CO2, condensing it into liquid form, and pumping it into deep underground aquifers. Scientists have been exploring the environmental impacts of carbon sequestration, including changes to groundwater geochemistry, subsurface microbial community composition, and the potential for fracturing and escape of CO2 back into the atmosphere. I’ll give an overview Read more...
NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite: A New Eye in the Sky for Earth’s Water Water is perhaps the single most important resource for humans and naturals systems. In the form of floods, it also drives the most destructive category of natural disasters worldwide. Despite its clear importance, there is a huge amount we Read more...
Professor Angel Hsu found herself in the lowland jungles of Costa Rica while studying abroad the summer after her freshman year at Wake Forest University, experiencing the beauty of glass tree frogs and sound of howler monkeys, but wondering, “What good is the science I'm discovering, if global warming and deforestation eventually lead to the demise of Read more...
Learn about how digital media is impacting teens' development as well as how teens are impacting the development of digital media.
Do you like scavenger hunts? How can you tell if creek water is clean and healthy. Join environmental educators and researchers Heather Holley and Sammy Bauer for a walk through the science of looking for certain kinds of stream bugs (aquatic macroinvertebrates) that need clean, unpolluted water to survive. What will you find as you dig through real-world data Read more...
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.
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.
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...
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
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.
Join Nick Eakes, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador and Astronomy Educator from Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, to discuss Artemis– NASA’s new lunar exploration program.
Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program.
You might have noticed the recent news that there have been several locally acquired cases of malaria in the United States in both Texas and Florida. What does that mean for us here in North Carolina and the rest of the country more broadly? What is malaria and how is it transmitted? Learn more at our September Carolina Science Cafe to find out!
For this month, we will be joined by Dr. Timothy Sheahan to explore cutting edge antiviral drug development at UNC.
For this month, we will be joined by Dr. Marc Rogers to explore the stigma of men's health during Movember to raise awareness for men's health - specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.
Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, November 17th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe!
We will be joined by Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky to discuss how his team is verifying data from a new NASA satellite called SWOT.
El viernes 8 de diciembre te invitamos a explorar el cielo nocturno con Noche de Estrellas, en colaboración con el Consulado de México en Raleigh, Morehead Planetarium Science Center, Red Global MX, Sigma XI, el Ayuntamiento de Raleigh, el Club de Astronomía de Raleigh y el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Carolina del Norte. Esta Read more...
For this month, we will be joined by Dr. Dan Stancil from NC State to discuss the future of quantum computing.
For February, we will be joined by Dr. Detlef Knappe from NC State to discuss Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in North Carolina drinking water.
Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, January 19th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe!
For the March cafe, we will be joined by professional science communicator Marley Parker to learn what life is like during a deep-sea ocean expedition.
We will be joined by Dr. Lisa Paciulli and Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose from NC State University to discuss wildlife under a solar eclipse.
Join us for one of the largest celebrations of science in North Carolina!
Join Morehead as we celebrate the solar eclipse with activities, solar observing, and a special edition of Carolina Skies.
Dr. Christine Drea explores species where females display morphological and behavioral traits that are typically associated with males.
Big Things Have Small Beginnings: How understanding atmospheric aerosols can save lives and help our climate.
For this month we will be joined by FIRST Robotics team Carrborobotics who has just returned from the national competition.
For the June Cafe, we will welcome Dr. Ryan Emmanuel, a tenured faculty member at Duke University's Nicolas School for the Environment.
For the July cafe, we will welcome Shelby Baez, Ph.D., ATC, Director of the Psychology of Sport Injury Laboratory in UNC's Department of Exercise and Sport Science.
Join us for our next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program.
For the October cafe, we will welcome Sasha de Vogel, a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Associate Director with the Authoritarian Politics Lab in the UNC Department of Political Science. This cafe is done in partnership with the University of North Carolina Postdoctoral Association.
With Halloween right around the corner, we want to have some fun and share some spooky space stories.
Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, November 8th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! This is a special cafe done as a part of our climate action plan that was written during the North Carolina Youth Climate Summit earlier this year. Members of our Teen Advisory Board will be returning to the Summit Read more...
For the November cafe, we will welcome 5 outstanding graduate students from UNC to share their research in a series of lightning talks. This cafe is done in partnership with the University of North Carolina Three Minute Thesis Competition.
Join Morehead and Raleigh Astronomy Club for a free astronomy night at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
Spatial Intelligence and Embodied AI: Understanding and Interacting with the Real World Join us for the next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the December cafe, we will welcome Richard Marks from the UNC School of Data Science and Society to discuss his work Read more...
Red dye, seed oils, and corn syrup, oh my! What nutrition science really says about what’s healthy to eat. Join us for the next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the January Cafe, we will be joined by Dr. Lindsey Smith Taillie from the Read more...
From Sunlight to Sweet Fuels: How Plants Do It Join us for the next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the February Cafe, we will be joined by Dr. Seun Oyetade from the Cahoon Group in the UNC Department of Chemistry to discuss his Read more...
Connecting Minds with Machines Join us for the next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the March Cafe, we will be joined by Dr. Amol P. Yadav from the UNC-NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss his research on brain-spine Read more...
The Science of Individuality: A Psychological Exploration of What Makes You, You Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, March 21st for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! After unfortunately cancelling last month's cafe due to inclement weather, we will welcome Dylan Wood, AP Psychology teacher from Chapel Hill High School, for an in-depth Read more...
NC State's Real Life Wolf Pack Join us for the next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the April Cafe, we will be joined by Dr. Tara Harrison, an Associate Professor of Zoo and Exotic Animal Medicine at NC State and faculty advisor for Read more...
Join us for one of the biggest science celebrations in the state! Every year, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center hosts a day of science learning and fun for our community in partnership with UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, students, and staff. The UNC Science Expo is a signature event of the annual North Carolina Science Festival and one of Read more...
As a North Carolina Science Festival event, UNC's Institute for Cosmology, Subatomic Matter & Symmetries invites you to Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for a special talk by distinguished speaker Shri Kulkarni of Caltech.
Join us for our next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program.
Growing up wild: The challenge of survival for young primates Join us for our next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the August cafe, we will welcome Dr. Susan Alberts, the Robert F. Durden Professor of Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University. Many Read more...
Join us in July for an exciting cafe on the Northern Lights
Join us in August for Morehead's free, current science awareness program. In this session, we'll discuss how online search engines shape what we see and what we don't.
In September's Carolina Science Cafe, Dr. Antonia Sebastian will explore how science, data, and community knowledge come together to help us better understand—and adapt to—evolving flood risks.
In this exciting session, Dr. Brad Barlow will discuss how his research group discovers and characterizes special types of stars.
Join us for Carolina Science Cafe! In November's session, Dr. Jason Franz will summarize his work in the Applied Biomechanics Laboratory.
Join us for December's Carolina Science Cafe! In this session, we'll be joined by Dr. Karen Benjamin Guzzo as she gives an overview of childbearing in the U.S.
