Computer Programming for Beginners
Have you ever wondered how a computer program works? Do you want to make your own computer games and websites? Get an introduction into the exciting world of computer programming with Computer...
View ArticleScience Trivia!
What’s cooler than absolute zero? Find out at Science Trivia nights at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, where questions feature a mix of science facts, current news, pop culture and scientific...
View ArticleScience of Soap
What makes it possible to transform “fat” into something more aesthetically pleasing – a sweet-smelling, moisturizing soap? Join us to learn the science behind this miraculous chemical reaction. In...
View ArticlePrimitive Lighting
Before electric lights, the darkness was kept at bay in creative ways. Join us to investigate the various light sources of the past. Participants will make and take home beeswax candles, oil lamps,...
View ArticleScience Cafe: A Cure for HIV?
Join us to learn about the exciting cutting edge research being conducted at UNC to find a cure for HIV infection.
View ArticleGetting Started in Astronomy
We cover the basics of getting started in Astronomy. Targeted to adults of any age with an interest in learning more about astronomy, we will specifically address the following areas:
View ArticleMarine Vertebrates Dissection Class
Participants will dissect one bony fish and one cartilaginous fish (dogfish or skate) and examine internal as well as external structures. Comparisons will be made between the different types of fish,...
View ArticleScience Cafe: Is Solar Power the Answer?
To prevent the most severe impacts of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power sector must be reduced quickly by transitioning to cleaner, more efficient energy technologies,...
View ArticleRAC Lecture: Unravelling Starlight: William and Margaret Huggins and the Rise...
In November 1862, William Huggins, a retired London silk merchant and self-taught amateur astronomer, presented a paper on celestial spectroscopy to the Royal Astronomical Society. The event marked a...
View ArticleScience Cafe: Sharks Inside the Inlets
Sharks Inside the Inlets: Habitat Use by Coastal Sharks in North Carolina Estuaries
View ArticleInsects in Your Backyard
All summer long you see weird and interesting insects crawling, creeping and flying around your backyard. Wouldn’t it be great to know what these cool creatures are and how they live? Join...
View ArticleWeather Forecasting Accuracy Panel
By all accounts, Yogi Berra had it right. “It's tough to make predictions,” he said, “especially about the future.” But through the use of lightning climatology, atmospheric modeling and more robust...
View ArticleScience Cafe: Linking the Environment to Financial Risk
Environmental uncertainty poses serious financial risks to society, with droughts, floods, extreme temperatures and violent storms imposing global costs that approach $500 billion per year. How we...
View ArticleGame Night!
From Ocean-o-poly, Science Bingo and Pandemic to such Throwback-Thursday favorites as Mousetrap, Operation, Clue and Candyland, it’s all about having a great time with friends and family. It’ll be...
View ArticleClassical Drawing: Butterflies
Butterflies are the garden flower of the insect world. Their beauty depends in part on their unique form. Students will examine Museum specimens in detail and learn simple steps to a realistic drawing....
View ArticleScience Trivia!
What’s cooler than absolute zero? Find out at Science Trivia nights at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, where questions feature a mix of science facts, current news, pop culture and scientific...
View ArticleScience Behind Homebrewing
Have you ever wondered about homebrewed beer: what it involves and what it really takes to get started? Or have you ever tried homebrewing but it didn’t quite turn out the way you had hoped? What is...
View ArticleScience Cafe: Rabies
Rabies is a deadly viral disease that attacks the central nervous system of warm-blooded animals, particularly mammals. In North Carolina, raccoons and bats serve as the source for most rabies viruses....
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