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NC Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts during July Downlink

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Learn more about the July in-flight education downlink hosted by Morehead.

Teen Science Cafe: Agriculture, Wildlife, & Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

Did you know that there is agriculture in the Galapagos? For this special Teen Science Cafe, we’ll speak with Francisco...

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...

Teen Science Cafe | Answering Astronomical Questions with Python Code

Have you ever wondered how common conjunctions like the “great conjunction” on December 21, 2020 happen? How often is there...

Jupiter/Saturn conjunction: Celebrate a planetary pile-up with us on the longest night of the year, December 21, 2020.

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A slow-motion planetary pile-up is happening—and you can see it, weather permitting.

Teen Science Cafe Recap: Here they be Dragons

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Read the October 2020 Teen Science Cafe recap by high school senior, Violet Shaw.

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...

Saunders Science Scholars Adds New Cohort

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Morehead welcomes a second cohort of students for Gates County outreach program that launched in 2018.

Teen Science Cafe | Here They Be Dragons

Join us for a scientific look at humanity’s most famous mythological beast! We’ll look into the taxonomy of dragons, and...

Hidden No More: Week 13 Round-Up

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Learn about pioneers in industrial chemistry, archaeology, Antarctic exploration and more.

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