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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | Why do men die 10 years before women? 
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for Carolina Science Cafe\, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free\, current science awareness program. 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. \n\n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores the science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. Please note the Carolina Science Cafe has moved to a new location at Haw River Tap & Table in Carrboro. \n\n\n\nMen on average die around 10 years younger compared to their female counterparts. In an effort to close this gap\, we will discuss maintaining a man’s health as they age starting from their early 20s into late into their retirement years. Routine screenings for prostate cancer\, elevated cholesterol\, diabetes\, elevated blood pressure\, colon cancer and testicular cancer will be discussed along with more in depth information about erectile function\, low testosterone\, penile curvature (Peyronie’s disease)\, and male fertility concerns to help maintain quality of life. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: \n\n\n\n\nMarc J. Rogers\, M.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Urology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Healthcare in Chapel Hill\, NC. He graduated with his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his urology residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. He received his fellowship training in male infertility and sexual medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle\, Washington. Dr. Rogers is a member of the American Urological Association\, Sexual Medicine Society of North America\, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine\, and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction. \n\n\n\n\nDr Rogers’ clinical interests include male infertility\, vasectomy reversals\, treatment of erectile dysfunction\, Peyronie’s disease\, including complex reconstruction techniques\, hypogonadism\, and male urinary incontinence. He is the author of multiple peer-reviewed articles and review articles and has presented research at national and international meetings. He is interested in promoting resident education and promoting an improved awareness of men’s health in the community. \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Haw River Tab & Table in Carrboro on Tuesday\, November 7th\, starting at 6:00 p.m. with light appetizers available for all attendees. \n\n\n\nCarolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi. \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up!
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-why-do-men-die-10-years-before-women/
LOCATION:Haw River Tap & Table\, 300 E Main St C\, Carrboro\, NC\, 27510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Preparing for Tomorrow’s Pandemics Today | Carolina Science Cafe
DESCRIPTION:About the Program:\n\n\n\nJoin us on the first Tuesday of every month for Carolina Science Cafe\, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free\, current science awareness program. For this month\, we will be joined by Dr. Timothy Sheahan to explore preparing for tomorrow’s pandemics today with broad-spectrum antivirals. \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores the science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. Please note the Carolina Science Cafe will be moving to a new location at Haw River Tap & Table in Carrboro for the foreseeable future. \n\n\n\n\nBeing a virologist is a lot like being a detective. Constantly problem solving and trying to stay one step ahead of the next villain. Viruses are found all over the world and they affect everyone everywhere they go. We never know when or what virus will emerge next\, but Dr. Tim and his team will be ready for the challenge.  \n\n\n\nDuring this cafe we will discuss questions like: \n\n\n\n\nWhat is a virus and how do we get sick?\n\n\n\nHow and why antiviral drugs are made?\n\n\n\nHow long is the drug development process?\n\n\n\nHow do we learn about viruses that we have not even found yet?\n\n\n\n\nWhat can we do to prepare for tomorrow’s pandemics today? Broad-spectrum medical countermeasures that are effective against all the Coronaviruses known today will likely work against future emerging Coronaviruses. Thus\, the development of broadly acting medical counter measures is key to our future pandemic preparedness. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\n\nDr. Sheahan is an NIH funded virologist working at the host pathogen interface to develop new methods of viral control. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from the University of New Hampshire in 1999\, he moved to Boston to try to make a career in punk rock music but soon realized that he enjoyed pipetting more than playing guitar. In 2003\, he began his graduate training at UNC Chapel Hill with Dr. Ralph Baric focusing coronavirus (CoV) spillover and the design broadly acting vaccines and therapies. After postdoctoral studies on hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the laboratory of 2020 Nobel Laureate Dr. Charles M. Rice at the Rockefeller University\, he became an Investigator at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) working to develop host targeting antivirals to treat acute respiratory infections. Tim became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health in 2015.  \n\n\n\n\nPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic\, Sheahan and colleagues generated preclinical proof-of-principle data that remdesivir and molnupiravir were broadly active against the CoV family suggesting these antivirals could be employed to treat future emerging CoV. This work helped accelerate the clinical testing of these antivirals in early 2020. Sheahan is currently working to develop broad-spectrum inhibitors of emerging CoV and is also developing mouse models of chronic hepacivirus infection within which to study the effect of antiviral therapy on the development of liver disease and cancer.  \n\n\n\nSheahan has been active in communicating the importance of antivirals during the pandemic on television and print media including a feature in GQ Magazine. Three new human CoV have emerged in the past 20 years. Thus\, the development of broadly acting therapies for CoV will remain of focus of Dr. Sheahan’s research to be better prepared for tomorrow’s pandemics\, today. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Haw River Tab & Table in Carrboro on Tuesday\, October 3rd\, starting at 6:00 p.m. with light appetizers available for all attendees.  \n\n\n\nCarolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi.  \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up!
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/preparing-for-tomorrows-pandemics-today-carolina-science-cafe/
LOCATION:Haw River Tap & Table\, 300 E Main St C\, Carrboro\, NC\, 27510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | Malaria in Africa: Ecology\, Mitigation\, and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for Carolina Science Cafe\, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free\, current science awareness program. For this month\, we will be joined by Dr. Michael Emch to explore spatial and timing patterns of malaria in the developing world. \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores the science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. \n\n\n\nYou 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 for the first time in 20 years. Before the COVID-19 pandemic\, approximately 2\,000 cases of mostly travel-related malaria were diagnosed in the United States each year. 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! \n\n\n\n\nHalf of the world’s population is at risk of malaria and there are almost 250 million cases globally and more than half a million deaths annually. More than 90% of the cases and deaths are in Africa\, mostly in children. Malaria elimination is a goal with most countries attempting to become malaria-free within the next two decades. While there has been great progress in this fight\, there have been recent setbacks. This discussion will describe malaria ecology\, mitigation tools\, and some of the challenges such as climate change. \n\n\n\n\nMichael E. Emch\, PhD\, a health geographer\, is a W.R. Kenan\, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Geography and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a Fellow of the Carolina Population Center. He has published widely in the subfield of disease ecology\, mostly of infectious diseases of the developing world. He directs the Spatial Health Research Group. He is also a member of the UNC Infectious Diseases\, Epidemiology\, and Ecology Lab. Many of the courses he teaches are about spatial components of health and disease. \n\n\n\n\nHis present research includes an NIH-funded study to evaluate the effectiveness a malaria vaccine in Malawi\, Ghana\, and Gabon\, an NSF-funded study on the landscape genetics of swine influenza\, and an NSF-funded study on the relationships between household energy use for cooking and heating and respiratory infections in Southern Africa. \n\n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Gizmo Brew Works on Tuesday\, September 5th\, starting at 6:00 p.m. \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up!
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-malaria-in-a-modern-world/
LOCATION:Gizmo Brew Works\, 157 E Franklin St #100\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | The Dark Side of the Universe
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for Carolina Science Cafe\, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free\, current science awareness program. For this month\, we will be joined by Adrienne Erickcek to learn about dark energy and what that means for how our universe operates.  \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores the science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. \n\n\n\n\n\nObservations of the oldest light in the Universe and other astronomical measurements indicate that only 5% of the current energy content of the Universe is made of elements found on the periodic table. The other 95% is composed of dark matter and dark energy: dark matter is responsible for the growth of galaxies\, while dark energy shoves galaxies apart at an accelerating rate. I will discuss how we infer the existence of dark matter and dark energy and how we hope to learn more about these key drivers of cosmic evolution. \n\n\n\n\n\nA simulated image of the first dark matter structures to form in the universe.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: \n\n\n\nAdrienne Erickcek joined the UNC physics and astronomy department in 2013 after completing a joint postdoctoral fellowship at the Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. She developed an interest in cosmology while an undergraduate student at Princeton University\, and she went on to receive her Ph.D. in cosmology from Caltech. For the past several years\, her research has focused on the first dark matter structures\, and in 2018 she was awarded an NSF CAREER grant to investigate how to use dark matter to probe the evolution of the Universe during its first second. \n\n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Gizmo Brew Works on Tuesday\, August 1st\, starting at 6:00 p.m.  \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up!
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-the-dark-side-of-the-universe/
LOCATION:Gizmo Brew Works\, 157 E Franklin St #100\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | Artemis II: There and Back Again
DESCRIPTION: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. For the first time in over 50 years\, humanity is going to set foot on the Moon – sending the first woman and first person of color to the lunar surface. \n\n\n\n\nThrough the Artemis missions\, NASA will implement new technology to study our closest neighbor in new and better ways\, with the ultimate goal of preparing for future human missions to Mars. Nick will provide the history and context of the Artemis program as well as updates on where we are in the mission timeline. \n\n\n\n\nNick Eakes has been an informal science educator at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (MPSC) since 2008. Nick is a proud product of Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and went on to receive his BA in Psychology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012. Along with actively presenting astronomy programs in the planetarium\, Nick designs curriculum\, travels the state with the NC Science Festival\, and is currently the coordinator of Morehead’s astronomy outreach programs – including the Mobile Planetarium and Skywatching. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Gizmo Brew Works on Tuesday\, July 11th\, starting at 6:00 p.m.  \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up! 
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-artemis-ii-there-and-back-again/
LOCATION:Gizmo Brew Works\, 157 E Franklin St #100\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | Bacteria Get Hangry Too
DESCRIPTION:Individual bacterial cells are miniscule\, yet bacterial communities are responsible for activities that have major consequences for our planets\, including causing infectious disease and carrying out major geochemical cycles. When considering the mechanisms by which such small cells carry out globally important functions it becomes clear that bacterial cells must work collectively to coordinate their activities and respond to their environment. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBut how are such activities coordinated? Are there rules that determine how the community organizes and which activities different bacteria take? We will explore how bacterial communities are organized and what might be the benefits of having communities that are composed of many members that carry out unique roles. \n\n\n\nThis month we will be joined by Adam Rosenthal\, an Assistant Professor in the UNC Medical School department of Microbiology and Immunology. Adam has been studying bacterial communities from backgrounds as diverse as the termite-gut and industrial fermenters. His newly established lab is trying to understand the extent and role of bacterial cell-to-cell differences during bacterial infection. \n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Gizmo Brew Works on Tuesday\, June 6th\, starting at 6:00 p.m.  \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up! 
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-bacteria-get-hangry-too/
LOCATION:Gizmo Brew Works\, 157 E Franklin St #100\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | Rethinking How We Use Our Landscapes
DESCRIPTION: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. Using data from mental health research and case studies on food insecurity on campus\, we will explore the benefits of reconnecting with the natural world through gardening. Edible Campus UNC is currently partnering with the Chicago Botanical Garden on the community science project Budburst\, a collection of researchers\, educators\, gardeners\, and community scientists working together to illustrate the human impacts on the natural world around us. \n\n\n\n\nThis month we will be joined by Kyle Parker\, a former UNC philosophy graduate who has spent the last decade working directly with UNC students growing organic produce for the UNC community. Now in his third year as coordinator at Edible Campus UNC\, Kyle is at his best leading groups of students during volunteer workdays or engaging with visitors and foragers out in the gardens.  \n\n\n\nIn recent years\, he has consulted with students and staff from dozens of universities within the US and internationally regarding Edible Campus’ unique model for utilizing landscapes within urban environments to not only grow food but to also serve as pollinator habitats. Edible Campus is at the forefront of rethinking urban landscape usage to provide maximum utility to both humans and the environment. \n\n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Gizmo Brew Works on Tuesday\, May 2nd\, starting at 6:00 p.m.  \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up! 
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-rethinking-how-we-use-our-landscapes/
LOCATION:Gizmo Brew Works\, 157 E Franklin St #100\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe | Decoding the Structure of Birdsong
DESCRIPTION:Teen Science Cafe is for you! This program is just for young adults\, ages 13-18\, and it’s free!  \n\n\n\nBirdsong 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 variation arises and its relevance in interactions between individuals of the same species.  \n\n\n\nThis talk will examine an element of birdsong that has remained relatively enigmatic to researchers: syntax\, or the sequence of notes within a song. By exposing wild male songbirds to songs with familiar and scrambled syntax\, we can continue to decipher how information is conveyed in animal communication systems.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Speaker: \n\n\n\nEmma Reinhardt is a graduate student in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She joined Dr. Keith Sockman’s lab after graduating with a BS in biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2020. Emma has worked with a variety of organisms\, ranging from yeast to lizards to crabs\, before landing on songbirds. She is interested in understanding which elements of birdsong are most relevant in reproductive interactions. In pursuit of this\, Emma spends her summers in the mountains of southwest Colorado to collect data on a population of Lincoln’s sparrows\, a small\, brown bird with a wildly complex song. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n5:30 pm – Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west\, main entrance of Morehead. \n\n\n\n5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Pizza social. Pizza social will take place in our classrooms\, located on the 2nd floor. \n\n\n\n6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Discussion & activities. Presentations will take place at the Science LIVE! Stage. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: Depending on scheduled activities\, the program may end between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-decoding-the-structure-of-birdsong/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs,Youth Programs
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | Let's Chat about ChatGPT
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nChatGPT is an advanced language model from OpenAI\, which has been making headlines as one of the most powerful AI models to date. Such AI models are being seen by some (including the) challenging human conceits about language and creativity on the one hand\, and criticized as being glorified talking parrots on the other. In this talk\, we will briefly delve into what ChatGPT and other language models are\, how they work\, and their potential impacts on public life\, science\, and the future of work and the creative arts. We will also discuss the ethical and societal implications of data-driven AI\, such as issues of privacy and bias. \n\n\n\n\nWe will be joined by Shashank Srivastava\, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UNC Chapel Hill who studies natural language processing\, with special interests in grounding language in perception\, neuro-symbolic methods\, and interactive machine learning. Earlier this year he sat on a panel for ChatGPT in Context\, a discussion of this new technology and its real and imagined impacts on the campus community — and beyond.  \n\n\n\n\nDesigned for adults\, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Gizmo Brew Works on Tuesday\, April 4\, starting at 6:00 p.m.  \n\n\n\nYou do not need to register…just show up! 
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-lets-chat-about-chatgpt/
LOCATION:Gizmo Brew Works\, 157 E Franklin St #100\, Chapel Hill\, 27514
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:UNC Science Expo
DESCRIPTION:Join us for one of the biggest celebrations of science in the state!  \n\n\n\nMorehead Planetarium and Science Center\, in partnership with the students and faculty at UNC\, celebrate science with our community. \n\n\n\nThis annual celebration of science features more than 100 hands-on activities and science demonstrations lead by STEM students\, researchers\, and practitioners from UNC-Chapel Hill. The UNC Science Expo is your chance to get up close and personal with cutting edge science hands-on activities\, demonstrations\, games\, and performances.  \n\n\n\nThe UNC Science Expo is a signature event of the North Carolina Science Festival.  \n\n\n\nFollow Facebook event for updates\n\n\n\n\n\nSpot\, an agile mobile robot from Boston Dynamics wows the crowd Morehead Planetarium and Science Center as part of UNC Science Expo\, Saturday\, April 9\, 2022.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/unc-science-expo-2/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Activities,Special Programs,Teen And Adult Programs,Youth Programs
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe | Canaries of the Creek: Bioindicators Water Quality
DESCRIPTION: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 in local creeks and streams. \n\n\n\nAbout our speakers: \n\n\n\nSammy Bauer (she/they) is an environmental educator and professional science communicator. She spends the bulk of her time teaching folks how to protect local waterways from pollution. Prior to pivoting into non-formal education\, Sammy taught 6th grade Language Arts and Social Studies in Warren County\, North Carolina. Sammy has a bachelor’s degree in communications and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. If you ask her about creek critters\, rock climbing\, or hotdog toppings\, she will get very excited. \n\n\n\nHeather Holley is an avid outdoors and nature lover with over 25 years in environmental and arboricultural experience in the private and public sectors. She has served as a Trail Crew Leader\, Arboricultural Genetic Researcher\, City Arborist\, and Engineering/Stormwater Professional. Heather currently is the Stormwater Specialist for the Town of Carrboro Stormwater Division and has work for the City of Charleston\, SC and the City of Doral\, Fl. She studied Environmental Science at NC State University. If you ask her about her family\, sewing\, camping\, horror movies\, nature\, or Disney\, she will get very excited. \n\n\n\n\n\nSammy Bauer (she/they)\n\n\n\n\n\nHeather Holley
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-canaries-of-the-creek-bioindicators-water-quality/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T190000
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe | Digital Media and the Teenage Brain
DESCRIPTION:UNC researchers\, Kara Fox and Maria Maza\, will share studies that show how digital media is impacting teens’ development as well as how teens are impacting the development of digital media.  \n\n\n\nFor more information about UNC’s Winston National Center on Technology Use\, Brain\, and Psychological Development work\, visit https://www.teensandtech.org/ \n\n\n\nAbout our speakers:  \n\n\n\nKara A. Fox is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at UNC Chapel Hill\, working with Dr. Mitch Prinstein. She graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in psychology and visual media studies. Subsequently\, as a research assistant at Alpert Medical School of Brown University\, she worked on several studies examining mental health and treatment access among youth in the juvenile justice system. She is interested in the role of digital social norms and processes in development and health among adolescents and young adults. In addition to research\, Kara loves teaching\, working with children and families\, and writing. In her free time\, Kara enjoys knitting and crocheting\, reading\, and playing with her dog Laika. \n\n\n\nMaria T Maza is a graduate student in the Developmental Psychology program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her B.S. in Neuroscience and Education from Bates College in 2018. Following graduation\, she worked as a research assistant and imaging coordinator with Dr. BJ Casey at Yale University. Her research aims to explore the impact of biosocial factors and technology on the developing brain and subsequent health risk behaviors. In her free time\, Maria enjoys dancing\, hiking\, and baking. \n\n\n\n\n\nKara Fox\, PhD Student\, UNC-Chapel Hill\n\n\n\nMaria Maza\, PhD Student\, UNC-Chapel Hill
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-digital-media-and-the-teenage-brain/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221209T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221209T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20221127T211348Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: From the Rainforest to the UN: How Science Informs Climate Change Policy
DESCRIPTION: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 the rain forest?” This question motivated her to study climate change policy when she returned to the classroom. In this interactive talk\, Prof. Hsu will talk about how science informs policy\, drawing on her experience at the frontlines of international climate change policy. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Angel Hsu is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment\, Ecology and Energy Program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is the Founder and Principal Investigator of Data-Driven EnviroLab\, an interdisciplinary group that uses emerging technologies and data-driven approaches to solve problems related to climate change policy. Angel previously held appointments at Yale-NUS college in Singapore as Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and was also the lead author of the 2018 UNEP Emissions Gap report chapter on non-state actors and an author for the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report. Angel holds a PhD in Forestry and Environmental Studies from Yale University\, an M Phil in Environmental Policy from the University of Cambridge\, and a BS in Biology and BA in Political Science from Wake Forest University.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-from-the-rainforest-to-the-un-how-science-informs-climate-change-policy/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium Fulldome Theater\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Teen And Adult Programs,Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T110000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20221107T172026Z
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SUMMARY:UNC Research Spotlight with Tamlin Pavelsky: The NASA SWOT Mission
DESCRIPTION:NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite: A New Eye in the Sky for Earth’s Water\n\n\n\nWater 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 do not know about where our water is and how it is changing. In this public talk\, Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky will tell us about how NASA and collaborators around the world have developed a new satellite\, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission\, that will give us an unprecedented global picture of the world’s river flow\, lake water storage\, and ocean circulation. SWOT is scheduled to launch this December\, representing the culmination of more than 15 years of work by scientists and engineers. We will explore both the cutting-edge science that SWOT will accomplish and the long process that led to the development of this $1B satellite. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Tamlin Pavelsky is a professor of global hydrology in the Department of Earth\, Marine and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his PhD in geography from UCLA in 2008. His dissertation focused on using remote sensing\, field measurements\, and large datasets to understand how the water cycle in northern environments varies in space and time. In 2009\, Dr. Pavelsky was hired as an assistant professor at UNC. His teaching has focused on remote sensing\, water resources\, and hydrology\, while his research has focused on understanding the global distribution of water in rivers\, lakes\, and mountain snowpack using satellite imagery\, field measurements\, and regional climate models. Since 2013\, Dr. Pavelsky has served as the hydrology science lead for the NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission. For his work leading the surface water community towards solutions for measuring river flow from space\, Dr. Pavelsky was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers\, the highest award given by the U.S. government to early career researchers. He grew up in central Alaska in cabins without electricity or running water. \n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/science-spotlight-with-tamlin-pavelsky/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Activities,Special Programs,Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221118T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221118T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20221110T162556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221110T163236Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe | Back to the Geosphere: Impacts of CO2 Sequestration Underground
DESCRIPTION: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 of these impacts and share data illustrating the impact of high CO2 concentrations on subsurface microbial communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout our speaker: Megan Plenge is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Earth\, Marine and Environmental Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Her dissertation research focused on microbial controls on water chemistry. She is currently involved with the National Association of Geoscience Teacher (NAGT) as the North Carolina representative to the South East section\, and as a program chair for their national conference\, the Earth Educator Rendezvous.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-back-to-the-geosphere-impacts-of-co2-sequestration-underground/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs,Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20220728T180112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T171512Z
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SUMMARY:Week of Welcome: Under the Stars with Morehead
DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets for Under the Stars with Morehead: \n\n\n\n4:30 PM Show\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:15 PM Show\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n4:00 PM—6 PM Explore Morehead (Exhibits + Launch Lab)4:30 PM—Carolina Skies (ticket required)4:30 PM—Science LIVE! (interactive science demos)5:15 PM—Carolina Skies(ticket required)5:15 PM—Science LIVE! (interactive science demos) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeek of Welcome 2022 Discount: UNC Students receive free general admission to Morehead Planetarium & Science Center year-round. Tickets to planetarium shows are only $5/each for current students. For this 2022 Week of Welcome event\, student tickets receive a -$3.00 discount.  \n\n\n\nOneCard required: This event and special show is available only for current UNC undergraduate and graduate students. A valid UNC OneCard must be shown at check-in for all participants. If you purchase multiple tickets\, a OneCard is required for each guest on your order. 
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/unc-student-week-of-welcome/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220520T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220520T190000
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: Our Vanishing Night
DESCRIPTION:OUR VANISHING NIGHT   \n\n\n\nFor 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 light pollution\, and try your hand at designing better streetlights that put light only where it’s needed. Under the planetarium dome\, you’ll experience a stunning night sky studded with stars\, just as our ancestors did—and as we could too\, if we reduced light pollution. \n\n\n\nAbout our speaker: Amy Sayle\, PhD\, communicates astronomy to the public and tells stories about the stars under the Morehead Planetarium sky\, at skywatching events\, on night paddles at Jordan Lake\, and under dark skies at Bryce Canyon National Park’s annual astronomy festival. She is a founder and coordinator of the North Carolina Science Festival’s annual Statewide Star Party\, which features dozens of skywatching events from the NC mountains to the coast on the same weekend in April.    \n\n\n\nAbout Teen Science Cafe: Teen Science Cafe is a monthly event\, inviting teens to talk directly with scientists about their work. Designed specifically for ages 13-18\, we invite guests to ask questions and participate in interesting discussions. This is a free event and offers an opportunity for socializing before the talk with a mini pizza party. Pizza served outside Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at 5:30 pm. The program will begin at 6:00 pm.   \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRSVP on Facebook for Updates\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Photo credit: Steve Christensen. Image: Milky Way over Jordan Lake.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-our-vanishing-night/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20220324T190513Z
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SUMMARY:Career Stories: Celebrating Women Leaders in STEM
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nKatie Mack\, PhD\, will deliver a keynote address describing her career story\, then join guest panelists for a discussion of their professional journeys moderated by Crystal Harden\, EdD. \n\n\n\nRegister here for tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatie Mack\, PhD\, is a theoretical astrophysicist who studies a range of questions in cosmology\, the study of the universe from beginning to end. She currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University\, where she is also a member of the Leadership in Public Science Cluster. Starting in June 2022\, she will be the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Throughout her career she has researched dark matter\, the early universe\, galaxy formation\, black holes\, cosmic strings\, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos. Alongside her academic work\, she is an active science communicator. You can find her on Twitter as @AstroKatie. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists \n\n\n\nJoan D. Barber\, PhD\, retired as Vice Chancellor for Student Life from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in 2014\, having served 28 years at the school. She holds a doctorate in zoology/renal physiology from Howard University and completed her postdoctoral training in the Department of Nephrology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, where she was the first Black postdoctoral fellow in the UNC School of Medicine. Her work contributed to the treatment of diseases of the kidney and kidney transplantation. In addition to research and teaching\, she is an advocate for underrepresented minority students’ access to STEM-related fields and has built programs – both within and outside NCSSM – to enhance opportunities for students in STEM. \n\n\n\nChristina Hammock Koch is a NASA astronaut and served as flight engineer on the International Space Station from March 2019 to February 2020\, setting a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with a total of 328 days in space\, during which she conducted six spacewalks\, including the first three all-women spacewalks. She graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and holds bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and physics and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University. She serves on the NCSSM Board of Trustees. \n\n\n\nChristy L. Shaffer\, PhD\, is a general partner at Hatteras Venture Partners with 30 years of experience in the life science industry. She joined Hatteras following a career as a clinical scientist\, international project leader\, Associate Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Burroughs Wellcome Co.\, and President/CEO of Inspire Pharmaceuticals. She holds a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed her postdoctoral training at the Chicago Medical School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has served on numerous nonprofit boards\, including as chair of the NCSSM Foundation Board of Directors and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Advisory Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal Harden\, EdD\, supervises inclusion\, equity\, and diversity initiatives as well as community engagement\, youth + family\, and school + interpretative programming for Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. Her career in science education has spanned 30 years with work in state government administration\, K-12 school teaching\, and informal science center leadership. NC Governor Roy Cooper recently recognized her as a 2022 African American STEM Leader. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program is part of UNC Universe Week\, a week-long celebration of the science and scientists from UNC-Chapel Hill. To learn more about this week and find other events\, click here.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/career-stories-celebrating-women-leaders-in-stem/
LOCATION:Morehead Planetarium and Science Center\, 250 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T174500
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: Epidemiology\, Global Health\, and HIV
DESCRIPTION: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 public health challenge of the last century. The presenters will also provide personal anecdotes and lessons learned from their time in the field.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\n\n\nGriffin Bell | Griffin Bell is a PhD student\, infectious disease epidemiologist\, and biostatistician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He predominately studies malaria and HIV\, and frequently uses geographical methods in order to map spatial disease distributions and describe disease ecology. Griffin’s work is based in sub-Saharan Africa\, especially in Malawi\, however\, he also has major projects in Gabon\, Ghana\, and South Africa. \n\n\n\nCyrus Sinai | Cyrus Sinai is a PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill studying health and medical geography. He is interested in finding ways to improve disease surveillance in remote\, resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa\, and using GIS / mapping techniques to help guide public health interventions. Before coming to UNC\, Cyrus worked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for three years mapping remote villages for the Ministry of Health. \n\n\n\n Please note that this event is FREE but registration is required.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-epidemiology-global-health-and-hiv/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T180000
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe | An Electric Heart
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\n About the speaker: Kandace Thomas is a 5th year Genetic and Molecular Biology PhD student\, at the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill. In addition to her studies\, Kandace is a published author and entrepreneur; she aspires to be an undergraduate Biology professor after she graduates in Fall 2021.  
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-an-electric-heart/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20201105T181606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210105T131355Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: Using Plastics to Combat Climate Change
DESCRIPTION: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 plastics including flexible solar panels\, foldable smart phones\, solar powered greenhouses\, and more!  \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: Jeromy is currently a fifth-year chemistry graduate student in Wei You’s lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a polymer chemist\, he designs new types of plastics which are used to make semi-transparent and flexible solar panels. Outside of the lab\, Jeromy is also a chemistry professor at Durham Technical Community College and a robotics referee for FIRST Robotics. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: This event is free but pre-registration is required.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-using-plastics-to-combat-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200911T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200911T180000
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CREATED:20200908T151620Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe | Breast Cancer Research
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Checo Rorie\, Associate Professor of Genetics | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University \n\n\n\nAbout 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 cancer health disparities. His research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of breast cancer health disparities. He uses cell line models to investigate the role that microRNAs and the environment play in the aggressive behavior of triple negative breast cancer that contributes to disparities.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for the September Virtual Teen Science Cafe to discuss Dr. Rorie’s journey and current research. There will be time to ask questions and to connect with other teens!  \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 4:45 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 4:45 p.m. and try again.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-breast-cancer-research/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T103000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20200601T115043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T115335Z
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SUMMARY:MAH | Eclipses
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be live until 10:00 a.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 10:00 a.m. and try again.  
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/mah-eclipses/
CATEGORIES:Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20200601T121438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T121438Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Science Cafe: Blocks and Codes
DESCRIPTION: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 working draft they are developing focused on a series of activities for young children with “blocks and codes.”  \n\n\n\nAbout Jessica: Jessica Amsbary is a postdoctoral research scholar at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is currently working on a project focused on engaging all young children\, early childhood professionals\, and families in STEM learning experiences. She specifically is working with some of her team members on adapting simple coding and computational thinking activities for young children with differing abilities. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Sciences and Special Education from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-blocks-and-codes/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200603T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
CREATED:20200601T123823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T123824Z
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe | CBD oil: a therapeutic cure-all?
DESCRIPTION: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 one step closer to treating a rare brain disorder using CBD. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Bin Gu\, Ph.D.\, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology\, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  \n\n\n\nMore about Bin and his research here:  https://www.med.unc.edu/neuroscience/cbd-may-alleviate-seizures-benefit-people-with-neurodevelopmental-conditions/  \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 6:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 6:00 p.m. and try again.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-cbd-oil-a-therapeutic-cure-all/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T180000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe: Women in Engineering Leadership
DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nAbout Kendra: Kendra works as an Engineering Manager with Siemens in Wendell\, North Carolina. Kendra received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering Management. In her role\, she manages an Electrical Design Team and specializes in Teaching Simple Circuits and Power Distribution.   \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-women-in-engineering-leadership/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T180000
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SUMMARY:Carolina Science Cafe: The Science of Connection & Living Well During Pandemic Times
DESCRIPTION:Insights from the UNC Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory\n\n\n\nHow 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 of her lab discuss research into how positive emotions affect people’s thinking patterns\, social behavior\, health\, and physiological reactions.  \n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Frederickson: Dr. Barbara Fredrickson is a leading scholar within social psychology\, affective science (the study of emotion)\, and positive psychology. She has received more than 16 consecutive years of research funding from the National Institutes of Health\, and her research and teaching have been recognized with numerous honors. Her online course on Positive Psychology has been attended by over 200\,000 people.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Fredrickson’s lab here: https://peplab.web.unc.edu/ \n\n\n\nCheck out a short video about her research here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWnqREJFrYk&feature=youtu.be
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-the-science-of-connection-living-well-during-pandemic-times/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
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SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe: Tackling Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Tackling Climate Change: Where are we now and how do we move forward?\n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\nAbout Laren: Lauren is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry\, Materials Division at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research involves computationally and experimentally exploring materials that have applications in electric vehicle batteries. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-tackling-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
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SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe
DESCRIPTION:A Journey To & Through Med School\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Steve Mow \n\n\n\nAbout 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 school\, Steve can be found running\, strumming tunes on his ukulele\, or playing some Nintendo. \n\n\n\nJoin us Thursday at 5:00 p.m. as Steve chats about the journey to and through med school. He’ll be talking a bit about what it takes to be a doctor (hint: anyone can be a doctor!) and how we can all help keep ourselves and others healthy during quarantine and beyond. \n\n\n\n*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 5:00 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it\, please reload the page at 5:00 p.m. and try again.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/virtual-teen-science-cafe-a-journey-to-through-med-school/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T183000
DTSTAMP:20260505T175202
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SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Science Cafe
DESCRIPTION:E-cigarettes and Vaping – Misconceptions\, Health Effects\, and Why I Care \n\n\n\nOur Teen Science Cafe has gone virtual!  \n\n\n\nThis 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 just starting to be uncovered. Dr. Ilona Jaspers of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will address misconceptions about e-cigarettes\, discuss e-cigarette components and potential toxicities\, and summarize known health effects.
URL:https://moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/teen-science-cafe-e-cigarettes-and-vaping/
CATEGORIES:Teen And Adult Programs
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