Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Cosmology Summer School 2023 (June 6, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108365 108365-21819396@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 9:00am
Location: Central Campus Classroom Building
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

Details available on the website

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 May 2023 14:12:52 -0400 2023-06-06T09:00:00-04:00 2023-06-06T17:30:00-04:00 Central Campus Classroom Building Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Class / Instruction
UN/EARTH (June 6, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-06T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Cosmology Summer School 2023 (June 7, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108365 108365-21819397@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 9:00am
Location: Central Campus Classroom Building
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

Details available on the website

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 May 2023 14:12:52 -0400 2023-06-07T09:00:00-04:00 2023-06-07T17:30:00-04:00 Central Campus Classroom Building Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Class / Instruction
UN/EARTH (June 7, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-07T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-07T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Cosmology Summer School 2023 (June 8, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108365 108365-21819398@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 8, 2023 9:00am
Location: Central Campus Classroom Building
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

Details available on the website

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 May 2023 14:12:52 -0400 2023-06-08T09:00:00-04:00 2023-06-08T17:30:00-04:00 Central Campus Classroom Building Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Class / Instruction
UN/EARTH (June 8, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 8, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-08T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-08T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Cosmology Summer School 2023 (June 9, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108365 108365-21819399@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 9, 2023 9:00am
Location: Central Campus Classroom Building
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

Details available on the website

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 May 2023 14:12:52 -0400 2023-06-09T09:00:00-04:00 2023-06-09T17:30:00-04:00 Central Campus Classroom Building Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Class / Instruction
UN/EARTH (June 9, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 9, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-09T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-09T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (June 9, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818570@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 9, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-09T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-09T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
June Astronomy Night Open Houses (June 9, 2023 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108242 108242-21819166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 9, 2023 8:30pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Explore the heavens during one of our astronomy nights. Open houses involve presentations on a range of fascinating astronomical phenomena, instruction on the telescopes, and, when weather permits, observing with our beautiful historic Fitz telescope as well as modern supplemental telescopes.

June Telescope Sights: Venus, Globular Cluster M13, Spica

Please note: astronomy events at the Observatory take place even if the weather does not permit observing. We offer unique tour and telescope demos when we can't observe the night sky. Tickets are required, and open house registrations are capped at 100 guests. You can arrive anytime from 8:30 pm to 10 pm. You will be given a time slot for visiting the dome. While you are waiting, check out other features and presentations.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 22 May 2023 11:26:05 -0400 2023-06-09T20:30:00-04:00 2023-06-09T22:30:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Reception / Open House Image of docents helping visitors see the night sky.
UN/EARTH (June 10, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 10, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-10T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-10T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 10, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105118 105118-21818515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 10, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Shedding Light on Magnets:
What makes a magnet magnetic? Why do they stick together? Join us as we explore magnetism, magnetic fields, and even what that has to do with your cell phone. We will highlight how researchers use light to study the magnetism of new materials.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Presentation Mon, 01 May 2023 08:59:31 -0400 2023-06-10T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-10T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation
Public Tours (June 10, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21818477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 10, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-06-10T13:00:00-04:00 2023-06-10T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
Sea Monsters (June 10, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 10, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-10T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-10T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 10, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21818583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 10, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-06-10T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-10T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (June 11, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810907@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 11, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-11T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-11T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 11, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105118 105118-21818519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 11, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Shedding Light on Magnets:
What makes a magnet magnetic? Why do they stick together? Join us as we explore magnetism, magnetic fields, and even what that has to do with your cell phone. We will highlight how researchers use light to study the magnetism of new materials.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Presentation Mon, 01 May 2023 08:59:31 -0400 2023-06-11T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-11T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation
Public Tours (June 11, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21818481@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 11, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-06-11T13:00:00-04:00 2023-06-11T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
Sea Monsters (June 11, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 11, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-11T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-11T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 11, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21818587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 11, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-06-11T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-11T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (June 12, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810908@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 12, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-12T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-12T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Special Interdisciplinary QC/CM Seminars | Dynamical Fractal and Anomalous Noise in a Clean Magnetic Crystal (June 12, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108375 108375-21819443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 12, 2023 11:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary QC/CM Seminars

Fractals -- objects with non-integer dimensions -- occur in manifold settings and length scales in nature, ranging from snowflakes and lightning strikes to natural coastlines. Much effort has been expended to generate fractals for use in many-body physics. Here, we identify an emergent dynamical fractal in a disorder-free, stoichiometric three-dimensional magnetic crystal in thermodynamic equilibrium. The phenomenon is born from constraints on the dynamics of the magnetic monopole excitations in spin ice, which restrict them to move on the fractal. This observation explains the anomalous exponent found in magnetic noise experiments in the spin ice compound Dy2Ti2O7, and it resolves a long standing puzzle about its rapidly diverging relaxation time. The capacity of spin ice to exhibit such striking phenomena holds promise of further surprising discoveries in the cooperative dynamics of even simple topological many-body systems.

Science 378, 1218 (2022)

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 26 May 2023 06:46:21 -0400 2023-06-12T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-12T12:00:00-04:00 West Hall Interdisciplinary QC/CM Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
UN/EARTH (June 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810909@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-13T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-13T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
UN/EARTH (June 14, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-14T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
EEB Student Dissertation Defense: Meagan Simons, Ph.D. Student (June 15, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107998 107998-21818779@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 15, 2023 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

EEB Student Dissertation Defense: Meagan Simons, Ph.D. Student
"Cognition in little minds: Exploring complex behaviors in simple neural systems"
Meagan Simons presents their dissertation defense.

Email eeb.gradcoord@umich.edu for the zoom link.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:24:46 -0400 2023-06-15T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-15T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar event details image
UN/EARTH (June 15, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 15, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-15T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-15T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
MCDB Defense> Elucidating Phagophore Nucleation in the Autophagy Pathway of *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* (June 15, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108558 108558-21819962@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 15, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Life Sciences Institute
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Mentor: Daniel Klionsky

Note: Location is the LSI Library

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:28:00 -0400 2023-06-15T14:00:00-04:00 2023-06-15T15:00:00-04:00 Life Sciences Institute Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar Yellow initials MCDB and cartoon of a microscope on a blue background
UN/EARTH (June 16, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 16, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-16T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-16T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
MCDB Seminar> Barrier Breakdown: Claudin proteins restrict cancer invasion and metastasis (June 16, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108091 108091-21818931@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 16, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Ann Miller

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 May 2023 15:14:48 -0400 2023-06-16T12:00:00-04:00 2023-06-16T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar Yellow initials MCDB and cartoon of a microscope on a blue background
Sea Monsters (June 16, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 16, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-16T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-16T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
June Astronomy Night Open Houses (June 16, 2023 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108242 108242-21819167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 16, 2023 8:30pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Explore the heavens during one of our astronomy nights. Open houses involve presentations on a range of fascinating astronomical phenomena, instruction on the telescopes, and, when weather permits, observing with our beautiful historic Fitz telescope as well as modern supplemental telescopes.

June Telescope Sights: Venus, Globular Cluster M13, Spica

Please note: astronomy events at the Observatory take place even if the weather does not permit observing. We offer unique tour and telescope demos when we can't observe the night sky. Tickets are required, and open house registrations are capped at 100 guests. You can arrive anytime from 8:30 pm to 10 pm. You will be given a time slot for visiting the dome. While you are waiting, check out other features and presentations.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 22 May 2023 11:26:05 -0400 2023-06-16T20:30:00-04:00 2023-06-16T22:30:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Reception / Open House Image of docents helping visitors see the night sky.
UN/EARTH (June 17, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810913@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 17, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-17T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-17T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 17, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105118 105118-21818516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 17, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Shedding Light on Magnets:
What makes a magnet magnetic? Why do they stick together? Join us as we explore magnetism, magnetic fields, and even what that has to do with your cell phone. We will highlight how researchers use light to study the magnetism of new materials.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Presentation Mon, 01 May 2023 08:59:31 -0400 2023-06-17T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-17T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation
Public Tours (June 17, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21818478@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 17, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-06-17T13:00:00-04:00 2023-06-17T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
Sea Monsters (June 17, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 17, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-17T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-17T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 17, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21818584@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 17, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-06-17T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-17T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (June 18, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 18, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-18T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-18T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 18, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105118 105118-21818520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 18, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Shedding Light on Magnets:
What makes a magnet magnetic? Why do they stick together? Join us as we explore magnetism, magnetic fields, and even what that has to do with your cell phone. We will highlight how researchers use light to study the magnetism of new materials.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Presentation Mon, 01 May 2023 08:59:31 -0400 2023-06-18T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-18T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation
Public Tours (June 18, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21818482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 18, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-06-18T13:00:00-04:00 2023-06-18T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
Sea Monsters (June 18, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818580@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 18, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-18T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-18T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 18, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21818588@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 18, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-06-18T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-18T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (June 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810915@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-19T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Special Quantitative Biology Seminar | From Interfacial Tubulation in Alcanivorax Borkumensis Biofilms to Buckling of Liquid-Crystal Membranes (June 19, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108602 108602-21820193@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 19, 2023 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Quantitative Biology Seminars

Anisotropic cells can exhibit long-range orientational order and topological defects, which often influence their dynamics during shape formation. In the first part of this talk, I will present conditions for a morphological transition between a spherical and a dendritic phase in Alcanivorax borkumensis biofilm-covered oil microdroplets. Using phase-field approaches, we studied how tubulation dynamics on 2d liquid-liquid interfaces are modified by bacteria proliferation with an homeostatic state. Experimental observations demonstrate preferential interfacial tubulation at topological defects, with bacterial assemblies on the tubes exhibiting long-range nematic order. The second part of this talk focuses on the impact of explicit order-curvature couplings on the buckling of liquid-crystal membranes at integer topological defects. We identified conditions that lead to the instability of flat membranes, highlighting the profound influence of order-curvature coupling. These results show how bacteria biofilms can utilize topological defects to facilitate membrane deformation and enhance oil access.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:59:50 -0400 2023-06-19T12:00:00-04:00 2023-06-19T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall Quantitative Biology Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
UN/EARTH (June 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-20T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-20T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
UN/EARTH (June 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810917@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-21T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-21T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
LHS Collaboratory (June 21, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108002 108002-21819440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Speaker:
Dipak Kalra, PhD, FRCGP, FACMI, FBCS
President, The European Institute for Innovation through Health Data
Professor of Health Informatics, UCL and Visiting Professor, University of Gant
One of the strongest drivers for Learning Health Systems in Europe right now is the urgency to strengthen health systems resilience through accelerated digital health transformation. This is a direct reaction to the struggles all of our health systems had during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Up to now digital health innovation has occurred in a rather piecemeal way, often through pilots that fail to scale up or be sustained. There is a real gap in the understanding of how digital health solutions, especially patient empowerment for disease self-management through smart technical solutions, can be appropriately targeted to the right patients, influence care pathways in an efficient and safe way, become culturally embraced by clinical teams and accountably adopted by healthcare provider organizations. There are several initiatives and opportunities in progress in Europe to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies and to support the dissemination of good practices, which will be discussed during this talk.
In parallel, equally urgent, is the recognition that health data must be better used to support learning at scale, for example to be better prepared to gather intelligence rapidly as a lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to accelerate research that can deliver innovative treatments, devices and algorithms. Many European countries have embarked upon establishing a national or regional health data infrastructure and ecosystem that enables the reuse of data for research. Most exciting of all, the European Commission has announced a multibillion program to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS). An important success factor for this will be public trust, and therefore getting the governance model right for wide scale data reuse is critical. This talk will explain the approaches being taken across Europe to scale up the ability to analyze large volumes of health data, including its governance, and how the EHDS is anticipated to catalyze a step change in that scale of learning from health data.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 26 May 2023 00:22:13 -0400 2023-06-21T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-21T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion LHS Collaboratory logo
UN/EARTH (June 22, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 22, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-22T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-22T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
MCDB Defense> Characterizing memory trace reactivation and biosynthetic changes during post-learning sleep in the hippocampus (June 22, 2023 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108525 108525-21819892@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 22, 2023 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Mentor: Sara Aton

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:18:14 -0400 2023-06-22T10:30:00-04:00 2023-06-22T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar Yellow initials MCDB and cartoon of a microscope on a blue background
UN/EARTH (June 23, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810919@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 23, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-23T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-23T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (June 23, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 23, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-23T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-23T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
June Astronomy Night Open Houses (June 23, 2023 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108242 108242-21819168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 23, 2023 8:30pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Explore the heavens during one of our astronomy nights. Open houses involve presentations on a range of fascinating astronomical phenomena, instruction on the telescopes, and, when weather permits, observing with our beautiful historic Fitz telescope as well as modern supplemental telescopes.

June Telescope Sights: Venus, Globular Cluster M13, Spica

Please note: astronomy events at the Observatory take place even if the weather does not permit observing. We offer unique tour and telescope demos when we can't observe the night sky. Tickets are required, and open house registrations are capped at 100 guests. You can arrive anytime from 8:30 pm to 10 pm. You will be given a time slot for visiting the dome. While you are waiting, check out other features and presentations.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 22 May 2023 11:26:05 -0400 2023-06-23T20:30:00-04:00 2023-06-23T22:30:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Reception / Open House Image of docents helping visitors see the night sky.
UN/EARTH (June 24, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 24, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-24T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 24, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105118 105118-21818517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 24, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Shedding Light on Magnets:
What makes a magnet magnetic? Why do they stick together? Join us as we explore magnetism, magnetic fields, and even what that has to do with your cell phone. We will highlight how researchers use light to study the magnetism of new materials.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Presentation Mon, 01 May 2023 08:59:31 -0400 2023-06-24T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-24T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation
Public Tours (June 24, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21818479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 24, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-06-24T13:00:00-04:00 2023-06-24T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
Sea Monsters (June 24, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818577@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 24, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-24T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-24T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 24, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21818585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 24, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-06-24T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-24T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (June 25, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 25, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-25T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-25T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 25, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105118 105118-21818521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 25, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Shedding Light on Magnets:
What makes a magnet magnetic? Why do they stick together? Join us as we explore magnetism, magnetic fields, and even what that has to do with your cell phone. We will highlight how researchers use light to study the magnetism of new materials.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Presentation Mon, 01 May 2023 08:59:31 -0400 2023-06-25T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-25T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation
Public Tours (June 25, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21818483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 25, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-06-25T13:00:00-04:00 2023-06-25T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
Sea Monsters (June 25, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818581@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 25, 2023 1:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-25T13:30:00-04:00 2023-06-25T14:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Science Forum Discovery Demos (June 25, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21818589@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 25, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-06-25T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-25T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (June 26, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 26, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-26T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
UN/EARTH (June 27, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-27T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
UN/EARTH (June 28, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-28T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
𝗨-𝗠 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 2023 (June 28, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107682 107682-21816358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 5:30pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Michigan Neuroscience Institute

Providing U-M students, postdocs, staff, and faculty the opportunity to hear presentations, browse scientific posters, and network with like-minded scientists. Registration deadline is May 31, 2023 (https://forms.gle/tcRcRX8RFRBFBRmt9).

The most updated event information will be available on MNI's website at https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/mni/2023-university-michigan-neuroscience-conference.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:21:59 -0400 2023-06-28T17:30:00-04:00 2023-06-28T21:30:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Michigan Neuroscience Institute Conference / Symposium Neuro Conference info
𝗨-𝗠 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 2023 (June 29, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107682 107682-21816360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 29, 2023 9:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Michigan Neuroscience Institute

Providing U-M students, postdocs, staff, and faculty the opportunity to hear presentations, browse scientific posters, and network with like-minded scientists. Registration deadline is May 31, 2023 (https://forms.gle/tcRcRX8RFRBFBRmt9).

The most updated event information will be available on MNI's website at https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/mni/2023-university-michigan-neuroscience-conference.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:21:59 -0400 2023-06-29T09:00:00-04:00 2023-06-29T17:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Michigan Neuroscience Institute Conference / Symposium Neuro Conference info
UN/EARTH (June 29, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 29, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-29T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
UN/EARTH (June 30, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 30, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-06-30T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (June 30, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21818573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 30, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-06-30T12:30:00-04:00 2023-06-30T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Seeing in Depth: Asteroids Over Michigan (June 30, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108604 108604-21820198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 30, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

While you might not call the Detroit Observatory if an asteroid hits your car, we can help illuminate the history of asteroid discovery across the 19th century! The Astronomers of U-M's Detroit Observatory were responsible for the discovery and study of many asteroids in our solar system and we are lucky to still have the telescopes and scientific instruments that helped them complete this work. Join us Friday, June 30 for a talks and presentations around our history with asteroids, along with demos of our beautiful 19th century telescopes. We will also be showing images of asteroids and comets taken through our historic Fitz telescope. If weather permits, we will also include night sky observing through our telescopes.

Seeing in Depth programs are a chance to take a closer look at some of the people, places, and sciences from the observatory's history. Talks and presentations feature observatory staff and begin at 8PM. Telescope observing is weather dependent and will begin after sunset.

International Asteroid Day is dedicated to bring public awareness to the hazards of asteroid impacts, crisis communications around asteroid impacts, and the ongoing search for asteroids in our solar system that could be dangerous to Earth.

Learn more about International Asteroid Day here: https://www.un.org/en/observances/asteroid-day

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:27:03 -0400 2023-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 2023-06-30T22:30:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Lecture / Discussion Black and white image of the Detroit Observatory with three asteroids of different sizes in the air surrounding it.
UN/EARTH (July 1, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 1, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-01T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 1, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 1, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-01T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-01T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 1, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 1, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-01T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-01T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 2, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 2, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-02T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-02T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 2, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 2, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-02T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-02T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 2, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 2, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-02T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-02T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 5, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810931@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-05T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 5, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-05T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-05T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 5, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-05T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-05T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 6, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-06T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 6, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820052@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 6, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-06T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-06T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 6, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820145@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 6, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-06T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-06T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 7, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 7, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-07T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-07T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 7, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 7, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-07T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-07T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 7, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820146@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 7, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-07T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-07T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
July Astronomy Nights (July 7, 2023 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108603 108603-21820194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 7, 2023 8:30pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Explore the heavens during one of our astronomy nights. Open houses involve presentations on a range of fascinating astronomical phenomena, instruction on the telescopes, and, when weather permits, observing with our beautiful historic Fitz telescope as well as modern supplemental telescopes.

Please note: astronomy events at the Observatory take place even if the weather does not permit observing. We offer unique tour and telescope demos when we can't observe the night sky. Tickets are required, and open house registrations are capped at 100 guests. You can arrive anytime from 8:30 pm to 10 pm. You will be given a time slot for visiting the dome. While you are waiting, check out other features and presentations.

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Reception / Open House Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:19:36 -0400 2023-07-07T20:30:00-04:00 2023-07-07T22:30:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Reception / Open House Close-up image of a telescope.
UN/EARTH (July 8, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 8, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-08T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-08T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 8, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 8, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-08T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-08T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 8, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 8, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-08T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-08T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 8, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819983@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 8, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-08T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-08T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
We Are Stars (July 8, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 8, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-08T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-08T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 8, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 8, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-08T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-08T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 9, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810935@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 9, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-09T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-09T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 9, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820034@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 9, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-09T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-09T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 9, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 9, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-09T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-09T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 9, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819987@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-09T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-09T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
We Are Stars (July 9, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820148@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 9, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-09T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-09T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 9, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 9, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-09T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-09T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 10, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 10, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-10T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-10T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 10, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 10, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-10T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-10T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 10, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820149@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 10, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-10T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-10T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 11, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810937@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-11T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-11T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 11, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-11T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-11T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 11, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820150@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-11T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-11T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 12, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810938@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-12T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-12T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 12, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-12T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-12T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 12, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-12T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-12T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810939@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-13T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-13T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 13, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 13, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-13T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-13T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 13, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 13, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-13T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-13T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 14, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 14, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-14T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-14T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
MCDB Seminar> Mosquito receptors that detect human odor (July 14, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108092 108092-21818932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 14, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Josie Clowney

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 May 2023 15:19:56 -0400 2023-07-14T12:00:00-04:00 2023-07-14T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar Yellow initials MCDB and cartoon of a microscope on a blue background
Sea Monsters (July 14, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 14, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-14T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-14T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 14, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820153@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 14, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-14T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-14T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
July Astronomy Nights (July 14, 2023 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108603 108603-21820195@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 14, 2023 8:30pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Explore the heavens during one of our astronomy nights. Open houses involve presentations on a range of fascinating astronomical phenomena, instruction on the telescopes, and, when weather permits, observing with our beautiful historic Fitz telescope as well as modern supplemental telescopes.

Please note: astronomy events at the Observatory take place even if the weather does not permit observing. We offer unique tour and telescope demos when we can't observe the night sky. Tickets are required, and open house registrations are capped at 100 guests. You can arrive anytime from 8:30 pm to 10 pm. You will be given a time slot for visiting the dome. While you are waiting, check out other features and presentations.

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Reception / Open House Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:19:36 -0400 2023-07-14T20:30:00-04:00 2023-07-14T22:30:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Reception / Open House Close-up image of a telescope.
UN/EARTH (July 15, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 15, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-15T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-15T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 15, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 15, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-15T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-15T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 15, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 15, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-15T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-15T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 15, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819984@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 15, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-15T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-15T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
We Are Stars (July 15, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 15, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-15T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-15T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 15, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 15, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-15T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-15T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 16, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-16T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-16T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 16, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-16T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-16T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 16, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-16T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-16T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 16, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819988@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-16T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-16T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
Young Scientist Spotlight (July 16, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108572 108572-21820038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Explore microbes, molds, medicine and more! The Aspirnauts Program brings high schoolers to the University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Institute for an immersive research experience. Learn what the next generation of scientists has been up to during a special Scientist Spotlight featuring hands-on-activities and presentations about their work.

Free and open to the public.
Suitable for upper elementary through adult visitors.
Made possible with help from the National Science Foundation.

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Other Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:47:45 -0400 2023-07-16T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-16T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Other
We Are Stars (July 16, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820155@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-16T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-16T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 16, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-16T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-16T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 17, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 17, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-17T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-17T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 17, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 17, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-17T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-17T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 17, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 17, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-17T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-17T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 18, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-18T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-18T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 18, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-18T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-18T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 18, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-18T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-18T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810945@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-19T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-19T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 19, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-19T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-19T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 19, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-19T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-19T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
M-LEEaD 2023 Summer Omics and Data Science Symposium (July 20, 2023 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108607 108607-21820200@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:30am
Location: Public Health I (Vaughan Building)
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Registration Required! Please join M-LEEaD on Thursday July 20th for our Summer Omics and Data Science Symposium- either online or in person!
Speakers will showcase the use of omics and data science in their environmental health sciences (EHS) related research, and the event will also feature the work of several ESI! Justin Colacino, PhD, MPH, MA, will speak on single cell and spatial studies in EHS, and Stephen Goutman, MD, MS will present on the data science approach used in a current ALS project, including Environmental Risk Scores. The event will also feature the work of several early-stage investigators (Rachel Morgan, PhD, MPH; Bambarendage (Pini) Perera, PhD; Kai Wang, PhD; and Yue Zhao, PhD, MS), with topics on integrating multi-omics approaches, the TaRGET2 Consortium, an environmental chemical-target gene prediction method, and PIWI-interacting RNAs in EHS.
Lunch provided, Registration REQUIRED here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKSYFi65bBhHpUIaHeEPzBcmd3zghbYBXy0heKVp5N_-Ue7w/viewform

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:46:31 -0400 2023-07-20T09:30:00-04:00 2023-07-20T13:00:00-04:00 Public Health I (Vaughan Building) Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Workshop / Seminar Event Poster showing smokestack, date, time, speaker photos
BioArtography Booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair (July 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/109144 109144-21821126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography will be in South University Booth SU1103 (Between E. Univ. and Church) the Ann Arbor Art Fair! Spectacular new images for 2023 will be making their debut!

July 20 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Thu)
July 21 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Fri)
July 22 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Sat)

Every day at the University of Michigan, scientists from many fields work together to study organism development, function and disease. While the goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world around us, many are also taking the time to share the beauty of their work with others through a program called BioArtography. In the course of research, scientists use special stains to add color to the otherwise transparent tissues. Microscopes then allow detailed observation of the tiny, colorful biological structures revealed in these images. This results in a fascinating combination of art and science that U-M researchers are capturing in pictures taken through microscopes and turning into artworks that would look beautiful on any wall.

The goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world that surrounds us. Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers. Past BioArtography sales have raised enough money to send more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to scientific conferences, where they can present their work to other scientists and make connections that can help them launch their careers in research and industry.

Throughout the year BioArtography images (a collection of over 250) can be viewed and ordered online at www.bioartography.com

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Fair / Festival Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:11:27 -0400 2023-07-20T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-20T21:00:00-04:00 BioArtography Fair / Festival 2023 BioArtography Booth Ann Arbor Art Fair
UN/EARTH (July 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-20T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-20T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Young Neuroscientists Spotlight (July 20, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108573 108573-21820039@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join high school researchers from the Michigan Math and Science Scholars program as they present public hands-on activities that highlight their summer research about the brain and nervous system.

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Other Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:41:51 -0400 2023-07-20T12:00:00-04:00 2023-07-20T14:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Other
Sea Monsters (July 20, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-20T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-20T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 20, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-20T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-20T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
BioArtography Booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair (July 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/109144 109144-21821127@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography will be in South University Booth SU1103 (Between E. Univ. and Church) the Ann Arbor Art Fair! Spectacular new images for 2023 will be making their debut!

July 20 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Thu)
July 21 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Fri)
July 22 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Sat)

Every day at the University of Michigan, scientists from many fields work together to study organism development, function and disease. While the goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world around us, many are also taking the time to share the beauty of their work with others through a program called BioArtography. In the course of research, scientists use special stains to add color to the otherwise transparent tissues. Microscopes then allow detailed observation of the tiny, colorful biological structures revealed in these images. This results in a fascinating combination of art and science that U-M researchers are capturing in pictures taken through microscopes and turning into artworks that would look beautiful on any wall.

The goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world that surrounds us. Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers. Past BioArtography sales have raised enough money to send more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to scientific conferences, where they can present their work to other scientists and make connections that can help them launch their careers in research and industry.

Throughout the year BioArtography images (a collection of over 250) can be viewed and ordered online at www.bioartography.com

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Fair / Festival Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:11:27 -0400 2023-07-21T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T21:00:00-04:00 BioArtography Fair / Festival 2023 BioArtography Booth Ann Arbor Art Fair
UN/EARTH (July 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-21T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 21, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-21T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-21T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 21, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-21T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-21T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
BioArtography Booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair (July 22, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/109144 109144-21821128@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: BioArtography

BioArtography will be in South University Booth SU1103 (Between E. Univ. and Church) the Ann Arbor Art Fair! Spectacular new images for 2023 will be making their debut!

July 20 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Thu)
July 21 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Fri)
July 22 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Sat)

Every day at the University of Michigan, scientists from many fields work together to study organism development, function and disease. While the goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world around us, many are also taking the time to share the beauty of their work with others through a program called BioArtography. In the course of research, scientists use special stains to add color to the otherwise transparent tissues. Microscopes then allow detailed observation of the tiny, colorful biological structures revealed in these images. This results in a fascinating combination of art and science that U-M researchers are capturing in pictures taken through microscopes and turning into artworks that would look beautiful on any wall.

The goal of these studies is to design new and effective ways to treat disease and provide better understanding of ourselves as well as the world that surrounds us. Proceeds from the sale of this work help support the training of our next generation of researchers. Past BioArtography sales have raised enough money to send more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to scientific conferences, where they can present their work to other scientists and make connections that can help them launch their careers in research and industry.

Throughout the year BioArtography images (a collection of over 250) can be viewed and ordered online at www.bioartography.com

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Fair / Festival Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:11:27 -0400 2023-07-22T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-22T20:00:00-04:00 BioArtography Fair / Festival 2023 BioArtography Booth Ann Arbor Art Fair
UN/EARTH (July 22, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-22T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-22T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 22, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820032@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-22T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-22T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 22, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-22T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-22T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 22, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819985@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-22T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-22T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
We Are Stars (July 22, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-22T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-22T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 22, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-22T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-22T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 23, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-23T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-23T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 23, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-23T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-23T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 23, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-23T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-23T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 23, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-23T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-23T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
We Are Stars (July 23, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-23T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-23T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 23, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-23T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-23T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 24, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-24T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 24, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-24T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-24T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 24, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820163@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-24T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-24T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 25, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-25T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 25, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-25T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-25T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 25, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-25T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-25T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 26, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-26T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 26, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-26T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-26T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 26, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820165@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-26T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-26T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Alum|NUM & URAN|UM 2023 (July 27, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107909 107909-21818388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2023 9:00am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Alum|NUM (pronounced “aluminum”) stands for Alumni Networking at UMich. The purpose of this graduate student run event is to connect chemistry department alumni to current graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty and to enable graduate students and post docs to learn from the wealth of experiences of the department’s alumni. The festivities will include:

• A networking reception
• Presentation of the graduate student awards
• Various professional development activities
• Academic and industrial career panels, and
• An undergraduate poster session (URAN|UM)

URAN|UM (pronounced “uranium”) stands for Undergraduate Research and Networking at UMich. The purpose of this graduate student run event is to connect undergraduates in chemistry related departments at or near UMich to Faculty, alumni, and current graduate students at UMich. We aim to enable professional development of these undergraduates, showcase the resources of our department to students from PUIs, and provide a way for students to gain experience presenting research.

All event registrants and University of Michigan affiliated students, postdocs, faculty and staff are welcome to attend the Undergraduate Poster Session 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm July 27th 2023.

Any questions, contact the organizing committee at aluminum.uranium.2023@umich.edu

Faculty support for this event comes from Prof. Paul Zimmerman.

Support is provided by Corteva, the University of Michigan Department of Chemistry, CSIE|UM, CALC|UM, and the Chemistry Graduate Student Council.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:34:39 -0400 2023-07-27T09:00:00-04:00 2023-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Conference / Symposium Save the Date
UN/EARTH (July 27, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-27T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 27, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-27T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-27T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 27, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-27T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-27T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (July 28, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-28T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 28, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-28T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-28T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 28, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-28T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-28T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
July Astronomy Nights (July 28, 2023 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108603 108603-21820196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2023 8:30pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Explore the heavens during one of our astronomy nights. Open houses involve presentations on a range of fascinating astronomical phenomena, instruction on the telescopes, and, when weather permits, observing with our beautiful historic Fitz telescope as well as modern supplemental telescopes.

Please note: astronomy events at the Observatory take place even if the weather does not permit observing. We offer unique tour and telescope demos when we can't observe the night sky. Tickets are required, and open house registrations are capped at 100 guests. You can arrive anytime from 8:30 pm to 10 pm. You will be given a time slot for visiting the dome. While you are waiting, check out other features and presentations.

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Reception / Open House Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:19:36 -0400 2023-07-28T20:30:00-04:00 2023-07-28T22:30:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Reception / Open House Close-up image of a telescope.
UN/EARTH (July 29, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-29T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 29, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-29T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-29T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 29, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820075@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-29T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-29T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 29, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819986@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-29T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-29T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
We Are Stars (July 29, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-29T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-29T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 29, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-29T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-29T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 30, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-30T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 30, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 95035-21820037@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2023 11:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

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Presentation Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:52:04 -0400 2023-07-30T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-30T11:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation UMMNH docent demonstrating cow eye dissection to audience and child in the Museum's Science Forum
Sea Monsters (July 30, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-30T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-30T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
Public Tours (July 30, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 93141-21819990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Museum Highlights Tour: December 2023
Saturdays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 2, 23 and 30

Learn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery, Evolution: Life Through Time, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

Walking with Whales Tour - December
Sundays
1:00 p.m.
No tours on December 24 or 31

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:26:24 -0500 2023-07-30T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-30T13:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Visitors check out the full-size model of the Quetzalcoatlus at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History/Michelle Andonian.
We Are Stars (July 30, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-30T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-30T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
Science Forum Discovery Demos (July 30, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102010 102010-21820029@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Out of the Water and Back Again: A Whale’s Tale

Take a journey through deep time as we explore a story that has taken millions of years to unfold, and then examine a brand new discovery! Where did life begin? How did the first four-footed land animals emerge? And why do fossil whales have feet? Participants examine the museum’s fossil whales and related species as they learn about the evolutionary processes responsible for the diversity of life on Earth.

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Presentation Wed, 03 May 2023 12:57:46 -0400 2023-07-30T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-30T15:20:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Presentation Demonstration to audience in Science Forum
UN/EARTH (July 31, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-07-31T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-31T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (July 31, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-07-31T12:30:00-04:00 2023-07-31T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (July 31, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820170@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-07-31T14:30:00-04:00 2023-07-31T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (August 1, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-08-01T10:00:00-04:00 2023-08-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (August 1, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-08-01T12:30:00-04:00 2023-08-01T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (August 1, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820971@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-08-01T14:30:00-04:00 2023-08-01T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (August 2, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-08-02T10:00:00-04:00 2023-08-02T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (August 2, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820835@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-08-02T12:30:00-04:00 2023-08-02T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.
We Are Stars (August 2, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 108577-21820972@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

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Presentation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:54:14 -0500 2023-08-02T14:30:00-04:00 2023-08-02T15:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation
UN/EARTH (August 3, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105121 105121-21810960@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

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Exhibition Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:18:42 -0400 2023-08-03T10:00:00-04:00 2023-08-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Museum of Natural History Exhibition "Gina Gibson at SURF – Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Underground Research Facility/Photographer Matt Kapust"
Sea Monsters (August 3, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93123 93123-21820836@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

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Presentation Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:23:57 -0500 2023-08-03T12:30:00-04:00 2023-08-03T13:15:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Sea Monsters a Prehistoric Adventure, image of prehistoric marine life swimming in the ocean. The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.