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...
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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...
Career Stories: Celebrating Women Leaders in STEM
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesMorehead 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 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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Week of Welcome: Under the Stars with Morehead
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 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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UNC Research Spotlight with Tamlin Pavelsky: The NASA SWOT Mission
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesNASA’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 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...