16th annual Richard B. Davis, MD, PhD History of Medicine Lecture

University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) 42nd and Emile, Omaha, NE

Discover the true story of the Black Angels at the 16th annual Richard B. Davis, MD, PhD History of Medicine Lecture on April 16, from noon–1 pm, online via Zoom (registration required). Author Maria Smilios learned about the Black Angels while working as a science book editor at Springer Publishing. As a native New Yorker and […]

Skeletons on the Screen: Dr. Katie East

Saddlebrook Branch 14850 Laurel Ave., Omaha, NE, United States

Join Dr. Katie East for an entertaining look into forensic anthropology on the screen to learn what forensic anthropologists actually do. Compare television, movies and real life. It may be entertaining when pop culture gets forensic anthropology wrong, but the consequences are more real than you think. This is a free event for teens aged […]

Free

Indigenous Foraging with the Moon Cycle – Featuring Bluebird Cultural Initiative

Kiewit Luminarium 345 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, NE, United States

In this workshop, learn about the intimate relationship between Indigenous practices of plant foraging and the cycles of the moon. Sicangu Lakota artist and educator Steve Tamayo will share insight on the many plant medicines Indigenous communities have relied on for generations, how these relationships with plant relatives were impacted by colonization, and how they […]

Free for members, Regular admission for non-members

Skeletons on the Screen: Dr. Katie East

Milton R. Abrahams Branch 5111 N. 90th St., Omaha, NE, United States

Join Dr. Katie East for an entertaining look into forensic anthropology on the screen to learn what forensic anthropologists actually do. Compare television, movies and real life. It may be entertaining when pop culture gets forensic anthropology wrong, but the consequences are more real than you think. This is a free event for teens aged […]

Omaha Science Cafe – “The Teenage Brain Today”

Slowdown 729 N 14th St., Omaha, NE, United States

Join Giorgia Picci,Ph.D., the Susan & George Haddix Endowed Chair in Developmental Neuroscience in the Institute for Human Neuroscience at Boys Town National Research Hospital, for the April 22 Omaha Science Cafe as she presents, “The Teenage Brain,” 7pm at the Slowdown. The teenage brain is built for change. Decades of research have shown that […]

Skeletons on the Screen: Dr. Katie East

Willa Cather Branch 905 S. 44th St., Omaha, NE, United States

Join Dr. Katie East for an entertaining look into forensic anthropology on the screen to learn what forensic anthropologists actually do. Compare television, movies and real life. It may be entertaining when pop culture gets forensic anthropology wrong, but the consequences are more real than you think. This is a free event for teens aged […]

Event Series Science Sunday

Science Sunday

Omaha RiverFront 1001 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE, United States

Join the Nebraska Science Festival for Science Sunday from 1-2pm in April at the Omaha RiverFront.  This is a free family friendly hour for you to learn about nature, astronomy, chemistry, medicine and more with hands-on science activities (while supplies last). Science Sunday Activities: April 6 - Tin Foil Watercolor Eggs April 13 - Seed […]

Free

The Sounds of Science: Hearing Music Through Art and Science

Site-1 Brewing 2566 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE, United States

Stop out to Site-1 Brewing on April 29 at 7pm to learn about "The Sounds of Science: Hearing Music Through Art and Science." Moderated by Dr. Allison Coffin, Associate Professor at Creighton University, panelists Dr. Chris Strecker, Director of the Technology Core and Spatial Hearing and Auditory Neuroscience Lab and Dr. A. Barron Breland, Vice […]