The University of Nebraska State Museum’s Sunday with a Scientist program explores the Platte Basin Time-lapse Project on Dec. 16. The family-friendly program is 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and will include information on where water comes from and how it is affected by natural events and human engineering. Presenters include Michael Farrell, television production manager […]

The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families about Nebraska amphibians and turtles, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Dec. 19 at Morrill Hall. The program, “Critters of the Plains,” will be led by Dennis Ferraro, professor of herpetology and extension educator in the UNL School of […]

A recent collaboration between the Department of Anthropology and Landscape Services blossomed — literally. After being asked to participate in Morrill Hall’s “Sunday with a Scientist” series, professor of anthropology Peter Bleed wanted to make his involvement as interactive as possible. “I didn’t feel like just showing artifacts,” Bleed said. “So I thought about digging.” […]

The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a program for children and families about toxic algae as part of its Sunday with a Scientist series 1:30-4:30 p.m. June 20 at Morrill Hall. The program, “Algae: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” will explore the different types of algae found in Nebraska’s lakes, ponds […]

Danielle Moore of the UNL Water Center helps museum visitors visualize the groundwater cycle using a water machine flow model. The presentation was part of the University of Nebraska’s “Sunday with a Scientist” program on March 21. The program examined the science behind various issues related to our state’s abundant water resources, including groundwater, surface […]

The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a program about Nebraska’s water resources as part of its “Sunday with a Scientist” series 1:30-4:30 p.m. March 21 at Morrill Hall. “Nebraska’s Greatest Treasure” will be led by water education and outreach specialist Rachael Herpel of the UNL Water Center, NU Rural Initiative, and UNL Extension, […]

The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a program on nanoscience as part of its Sunday with a Scientist series 1:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Morrill Hall. The program, “Nanoscience Makes the Light Fantastic,” will be led by Stephen Ducharme, a professor in physics and astronomy and the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience. […]

Shane Tucker, a paleontologist with the University of Nebraska State Museum, removes sediment from a 6-million to 8-million-year-old giant land tortoise shell fossil during the Jan. 17 Sunday with a Scientist event at Morrill Hall. Tucker, who works for the museum’s Highway Salvage Paleontology program, found the 2,500 pound fossil in September. The next Sunday […]