Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is presenting UNC Science Week from April 11th to 17th, 2021. Learn about all the science research that’s taking place right on the UNC campus.
This event is part of North Carolina Science Festival.
Here’s what’s happening each day:
Science at the Drive-In: Jurassic Park
Sunday, April 11th, 2021
7:45 p.m.
The Drive-In at Carraway Village
600 Carraway Crossing, Chapel Hill
$12.90 for adults
$10.75 for kids age 4-10
Purchase tickets in advance
Jurassic Park returns to the big screen at Carraway Village Drive-In in Chapel Hill!
To kick off UNC Science Week, enjoy a special screening of the 1993 blockbuster hit with a special pre-show interview with Dr. Christian Kammerrer, a paleontologist from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
Be sure to arrive early for other fun activities!
Schedule:
- 7:00 PM: Gates open
- 7:45 PM: Sunset, pre-show paleontologist interview
- 8:00 PM: Screening of Jurassic Park
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
6 p.m.
Virtual
FreeIn celebration of the 2021 NCSciFest theme “Homegrown Science,” Morehead will present a virtual conversation led by NCSciFest co-founder Todd Boyette with Science’s Holden Thorp. From Holden’s unique vantage point as editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals, what challenges does he think will dominate the science literature in the near future? What research is he excited about and how can we get the public more engaged?
Enjoy an informal discussion (followed by audience Q-and-A) with one of NC’s own homegrown science heroes.
H. Holden Thorp is Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals. He was previously the provost of Washington University in St. Louis and the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as Morehead Planetarium’s director and was instrumental in the establishment of the North Carolina Science Festival, the first statewide celebration of its kind in the nation. He earned his Ph.D in inorganic chemistry at Caltech and completed postdoctoral work at Yale.
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
4:45 p.m.
Virtual
FreeThis special Teen Science Cafe features Dr. Francisci Laso, whose work in the Galapagos uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore how agriculture and conservation can be allies in supporting farmer livelihoods, controlling invasive species, and protecting endemic species.
Saturday, April 17th, 2021
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
$11.95 for adults and $9.95 for kids
Part of regular ticket purchase to Morehead Planetarium on Saturday. Visitors will be able to view a planeterium show, followed by an exploration of current science research through individual display tables hosted by UNC scientists.
