Teen Science Cafe: Blocks and Codes
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 Read more...
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Teen Science Cafe | Breast Cancer Research
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 Read more...
Teen Science Cafe: Using Plastics to Combat Climate Change
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. Read more...
Teen Science Cafe | An Electric Heart
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 Read more...
Teen Science Cafe: Epidemiology, Global Health, and HIV
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 Read more...
Teen Science Cafe: Our Vanishing Night
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesOUR 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 Read more...
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Teen Science Cafe | Back to the Geosphere: Impacts of CO2 Sequestration Underground
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesGeological 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 Read more...
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Teen Science Cafe: From the Rainforest to the UN: How Science Informs Climate Change Policy
Morehead Planetarium Fulldome Theater 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesProfessor 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 Read more...
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Teen Science Cafe | Digital Media and the Teenage Brain
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesLearn about how digital media is impacting teens' development as well as how teens are impacting the development of digital media.
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Teen Science Cafe | Canaries of the Creek: Bioindicators Water Quality
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesDo 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 Read more...