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Saturday, September 17, 2022 - 8:00am to 12:00pm KU SOPHOMORE SPECIAL Thursday, September 8, 2022 - 9:00am to 5:00pm HAWK WEEK BIODIVERSITY BASH! Tuesday, August 23, 2022 - 10:00am to 1:00pm KUNHM AT UNIONFEST! Saturday, August 20, 2022 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm MICROBES ON THE MOVE/MICROBIOS EN MOVIMIENTO - GARDEN CITY Sunday, July 24, 2022 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm MICROBES ON THE MOVE/MICROBIOS EN MOVIMIENTO - DODGE CITY Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm MICROBES ON THE MOVE/MICROBIOS EN MOVIMIENTO - SALINA Friday, July 22, 2022 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm POP UP SCIENCE: GROUNDWATER! Sunday, July 17, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm SHARK AWARENESS DAY Thursday, July 14, 2022 - 9:00am to 5:00pm KUNHM AT WATKINS MUSEUM SUMMER GAMES - PURPLE! Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - 11:00am to 12:00pm DISCOVERY DAY: OCEAN LIFE Saturday, June 25, 2022 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm ANCIENT OCEANS BENEATH YOUR FEET Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 6:30pm IMAGINARIUM: EXTREME OCEAN ANIMALS Monday, June 27, 2022 - 2:00pm IMAGINARIUM: ANCIENT OCEANS OF KANSAS Monday, June 20, 2022 - 2:00pm WEDNESDAY WONDERS: THE ANCIENT SEA BENEATH YOUR FEET Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 2:00pm KUNHM AT KU MINI COLLEGE Monday, June 6, 2022 - 7:45am to Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 4:30pm ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY Friday, May 20, 2022 - 9:00am to 5:00pm EDIBLE AQUIFERS Saturday, May 28, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm POP UP SCIENCE - DOCUMENTING DIVERSITY Sunday, May 22, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm KUNHM AT JAYHAWK AUDUBON SOCIETY WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 10:00am to 1:00pm KUNHM AT MONARCH WATCH SPRING OPEN HOUSE Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 9:00am to 2:00pm SCIENCE ON TAP - ORIGIN: A GENETIC HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS WITH DR. JENNIFER RAFF Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm POP UP SCIENCE - RAINFOREST EXPLORATION! Sunday, April 24, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE - ENTOMOLOGY + SACNAS Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 11:30am to 12:45pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE - BRIGHT STAR Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 10:30am to 12:00pm MICROBES ON THE MOVE - INDEPENDENCE KS PUBLIC LIBRARY Saturday, April 2, 2022 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm MEMBER EVENT: BONES OF THE KAW Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm CELEBRATING WOMEN IN SCIENCE Saturday, March 26, 2022 - 11:00am to 2:00pm POP UP SCIENCE - BUZZARD DAY! Sunday, March 20, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE - VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 11:30am to 1:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE - EAT LIKE A BEAR Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 10:30am to 12:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE - FEARLESS WORLD TRAVELER: ADVENTURES OF MARIANNE NORTH, BOTANICAL ARTIST Saturday, February 12, 2022 - 10:30am to 12:00pm KU STUDENT WINTER WELCOME TRIVIA Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm KU CARNIVAL OF CHEMISTRY Saturday, November 20, 2021 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE ACTIVITIES Saturday, December 11, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE READING: COZY Saturday, December 11, 2021 - 10:30am to 11:00am KU COMMON BOOK STUDENT CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 11:00am KU COMMON BOOK PUBLIC LECTURE Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 7:30pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE KU UNION: HONEY BEES! Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 11:30am to 1:00pm MACABRE AT THE MUSEUM Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm HALLOWEEKEND IN THE WOODS Saturday, October 30, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE KU UNION: BATS! Tuesday, October 5, 2021 - 11:30am to 1:00pm BAKER WETLANDS FAMILY FUN DAY Saturday, September 25, 2021 - 9:00am PALEO GARDEN PLANT SALE Sunday, September 19, 2021 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm DISCOVERY DAY: PERSISTENT PLANTS Sunday, September 19, 2021 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm KU SOPHOMORE SPECIAL Thursday, September 9, 2021 (All day) LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY - DINOSAUR DIG! Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 4:00pm HAWK WEEK FOSSIL FRIDAY Friday, August 27, 2021 - 10:00am to 2:00pm KUNHM AT UNIONFEST Saturday, August 21, 2021 - 6:00pm POP UP PALEONTOLOGY - LEAVENWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY Monday, July 12, 2021 - 10:00am POP UP PALEONTOLOGY - COUNCIL GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 10:00am POP UP PALEONTOLOGY - PITTSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY Friday, July 9, 2021 - 10:00am ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP: POP QUIZ: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Friday, July 30, 2021 - 10:00am ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP: WATER QUALITY WITH AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES LIVE ZOOM Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 10:00am ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP: POLLUTION: LIGHT AND NOISE Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 10:00am ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP: AIR QUALITY WITH ACID RAIN LIVE ZOOM Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 10:00am ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP - WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Monday, July 26, 2021 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE – FOSSIL SHARK TEETH Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 10:00am FREE SCIENCE KITS Saturday, June 12, 2021 - 10:00am to 2:00pm BIODIVERSITY CAMP: POP QUIZ - BIODIVERSITY Friday, June 25, 2021 - 10:00am BIODIVERSITY CAMP: BIOMASS OF THE DEEP SEA LIVE ZOOM SESSION Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 2:00pm BIODIVERSITY CAMP: VARIATION AND ADAPTATION Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 10:00am BIODIVERSITY CAMP: ‘OLOGIES’ LIVE ZOOM SESSION Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - 10:00am BIODIVERSITY CAMP: WELCOME & INTRODUCTION TO BIODIVERSITY Monday, June 21, 2021 - 10:00am ECOSYSTEMS OF KANSAS | ECOSISTEMAS DE KANSAS EP. 7 – PRESERVING & PROTECTING ECOSYSTEMS Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE - SYMMETRY IN THE NATURAL WORLD Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 10:00am SCIENCE KIT DISTRIBUTION Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 12:00pm Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 4:00pm MICROBE TRIVIA - MICROBES ON THE MOVE Saturday, May 1, 2021 - 12:30pm DAYS OF CREATIVITY Friday, April 23, 2021 - 1:00pm to Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 1:00pm MICROSCOPY - MICROBES ON THE MOVE Saturday, May 1, 2021 - 10:30am FUNGAL PLATING - MICROBES ON THE MOVE Saturday, May 1, 2021 - 11:30am SCIENCE ON TAP - INSECT BIOMIMICRY Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 7:00pm POP UP SCIENCE - THE WATER CYCLE! Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 10:00am SCIENCE KIT DISTRIBUTION Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 10:00am KU JURASSIC PARK OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 7:30pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE DEMO: PLASTIC POLLUTION Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE: PROTECTING SEA TURTLE NESTS Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE DEMO: OIL SPILLS Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE: CLEANING UP AN OIL SPILL Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 10:00am SCIENCE ON TAP WITH MONARCH WATCH: POPULATION STATUS, CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 7:00pm ECOSYSTEMS OF KANSAS | ECOSISTEMAS DE KANSAS EP. 5 – KANSAS OVER TIME Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 10:00am KUNHM DISCOVERY DAY SCIENCE KIT DISTRIBUTION Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 12:00pm DISCOVERY DAY: AMAZING ADAPTATIONS Sunday, March 28, 2021 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE - BIRD BEAKS! Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE READING - THE LION QUEENS OF INDIA Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE - MODELING PRICKLY CACTUS ROOTS Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE READING - GRAND CANYON Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE - WRITING IN A NATURE JOURNAL Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE READING - MARJORY SAVES THE EVERGLADES: THE STORY OF MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 10:00am KUNHM YOUTH SCIENCE KIT DISTRIBUTION Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE: DRAWING AN ARCHITECTURAL DIAGRAM Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE - INVESTIGATING ICE! Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE READING - DREAM BUILDER: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT PHILIP FREELON Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE STEM CHALLENGE: COLOR MIXING Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE READING - A SPLASH OF RED: THE LIFE AND ART OF HORACE PIPPIN Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 10:00am NEW GROTESQUES CELEBRATION Friday, January 15, 2021 - 7:00pm MEMBERS' NIGHT: A DIVE INTO THE DEEP-SCATTERING LAYER Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 7:00pm STEM CHALLENGE: FEATHERS Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 10:00am STEM CHALLENGE: BUILD A STRUCTURE TO MOVE ON SNOW Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - 10:00am SCIENCE ON TAP SPECIAL EDITION WITH LEONARD 'KRIS' KRISHTALKA Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 7:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE: READING - THE SNOWY DAY Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: READING - TRACKS IN THE SNOW Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: READING - AS THE CROW FLIES Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 10:00am ECOSYSTEMS OF KANSAS Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: STEM CHALLENGE Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: READING Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: STEM CHALLENGE Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE READING Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 10:00am SECRETS OF THE KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 8:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE: STEM CHALLENGE Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: READING Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE ACTIVITY: BONES AND FOSSILS Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: READING Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: STEM CHALLENGE - GIANT KELP Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: READING - LIFE IN THE OCEAN Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE: WEATHER! Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE: RADIOACTIVITY Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE: REPTILES! Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 10:00am DISCOVERY DAY: NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pm HAWK WEEK BINGO WITH THE KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Monday, August 24, 2020 (All day) to Friday, August 28, 2020 (All day) POP UP SCIENCE: PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 10:00am JURASSIC PARK TWEET-ALONG Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 8:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE: JOAN PROCTER, DRAGON DOCTOR Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: AND TANGO MAKES THREE Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: MAYA LIN: ARTIST-ARCHITECT OF LIGHT AND LINES Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: YOU MATTER Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 10:00am SCIENCE SUMMER CAMP – FORENSIC FUN: WILDLIFE FORENSICS Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE: BUZZING WITH QUESTIONS Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: PLANTING TREES OF KENYA Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 10:00am IMAGINARIUM: MICROSCOPIC WORLDS Monday, July 20, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE: REDWOODS Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 10:00am LEAVENWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY STORY TIME: DINOSAURS! Monday, July 13, 2020 - 10:00am PITTSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY STORY TIME: PALEONTOLOGY! Saturday, July 11, 2020 - 10:00am DOROTHY BRAMLAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY STORY TIME: PALEONTOLOGY! Friday, July 10, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: GREEN MACHINE Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: THE DINOSAUR EXPERT Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 10:00am DISCOVERY DAY: BRILLIANT BOTANY Sunday, July 26, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:30pm POP UP SCIENCE: SOUND SCIENCE Saturday, July 18, 2020 - 10:00am POP UP SCIENCE: FOOD WEB FUN Saturday, June 13, 2020 - 10:00am EXPEDITION: FOREST FLOOR FREE SCIENCE SUMMER CAMP Friday, June 12, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:00pm SCIENCE -PALOOZA FREE SCIENCE SUMMER CAMP Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:00pm POP UP SCIENCE: ROCKS & MINERALS Saturday, May 23, 2020 (All day) INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY Monday, May 18, 2020 (All day) ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY Friday, May 15, 2020 (All day) DISCOVERY DAY: POLLINATORS Friday, May 22, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pm STORY BOOK SCIENCE: GRANDMOTHER FISH BY JONATHAN TWEET Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: WISDOM THE MIDWAY ALBATROSS BY DARCY PATTISON Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE BY NICHOLAS OLDLAND Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: UP THE CREEK BY NICHOLAS OLDLAND Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 10:00am STORY BOOK SCIENCE: POLLEN: DARWIN’S 130-YEAR PREDICTION BY DARCY PATTISON Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 10:00am EARTH DAY 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pm ART CART: AUDUBON IN THE ANTHROPOCENE - CANCELED Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm POP UP SCIENCE: MARINE MAMMALS - CANCELED Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pm SCIENCE ON TAP - WASTEWATER: RESOURCE PRODUCTION FROM THE BOTTOM UP - CANCELED Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm PI DAY! - CANCELED Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 9:00am to 5:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm SEXY SCIENCE Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm DISCOVERY DAY: CELEBRATING EVOLUTION Friday, February 21, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pm SCIENCE ON TAP: THE FUNGI THAT LOVE FIRE Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm POP UP SCIENCE: INSECTS Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE KU UNION Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 11:30am to 1:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm SCIENCE ON TAP: RIVER STRESSES & SOLUTIONS WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm KANSAS DAY Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (All day) KAW VALLEY EAGLES DAY Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 9:00am to 4:00pm MUSEUM SELFIE DAY Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (All day) NATIONAL BIRD DAY Sunday, January 5, 2020 (All day) MACABRE AT THE MUSEUM Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm ART CART: LIGHT IT UP! Saturday, October 19, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm SCIENCE ON TAP: THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF A DRONE: APPLICATIONS IN GIS Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 7:30pm BACKYARD BASH Sunday, September 22, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE KU UNION Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm DISCOVERY DAY: ENDANGERED SPECIES Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, December 7, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm CARNIVAL OF CHEMISTRY Sunday, November 24, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm SCIENCE ON TAP: PETROGLYPHS OF THE KANSAS SMOKY HILLS Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 7:30pm DROP IN & DRAW: SKETCHING SKULLS Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE KU UNION Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, November 2, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm DISCOVERY DAY: FOSSILS Sunday, October 20, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm CRIMSON AND BLUE DAY - OPEN HOUSE Friday, October 18, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pm TOPEKA SCIENCE & TECH FESTIVAL Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 10:00am to 2:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE KU UNION Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm VOTES & VIEWS: EXPLORING DECISIONS Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm POP UP SCIENCE! CELL BIOLOGY Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm SCIENCE ON TAP: THE KANSAS WATERSHED: FLOW, FLOODING, & MANAGEMENT Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 7:30pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm KU FAMILY DAY Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pm POP UP SCIENCE! FEATURING NATURE’S BUILDERS Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE UNION Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, September 14, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm MICROBES ON THE MOVE: EMPORIA Saturday, September 7, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm ART CART: STACKED SYMBOLS Saturday, August 17, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm TREES, SHRUBS, AND WOODY VINES IN KANSAS: AN EVENING WITH AUTHOR CRAIG C. 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FEATURING PLANT SCIENCE Saturday, July 20, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm OUR FRAGILE WORLD Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm POP UP SCIENCE! FEATURING HUMAN ANATOMY Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 10:00am NATIONAL PRAIRIE DAY + PRAIRIE BLOCK PARTY! Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 9:00am NSCO MOVIE NIGHT- FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST Friday, April 26, 2019 - 7:00pm BIRDS, BONES, AND BEETLES // AN EVENING WITH AUTHOR CHUCK WARNER Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 7:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE MUSEUM - FEATURING ARCHAEOLOGY COLLECTIONS Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ART CART: PLANTS, LIZARDS, & SNAKES Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm SCIENCE ON TAP - KEEPING THE DEVILS OUT: GROTESQUES OF THE KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WITH DR. LEONARD KRISHTALKA, MUSEUM DIRECTOR Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 7:30pm POP UP SCIENCE! Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm DISCOVERY DAY: MARINE LIFE Friday, May 24, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm SUMMER DAY CAMPS REGISTRATION DEADLINE Friday, May 24, 2019 - 5:00pm POP UP SCIENCE! Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm DAY OF CREATIVITY Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm MICROSCOPIC WORLD! AT LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE SPECIAL EDITION: GAME OF THRONES PALEONTOLOGY Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm EARTH DAY AT SOUTH PARK Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 11:30am to 4:00pm COLLECTIONS UP CLOSE AT THE UNION - FEATURING ARCHAEOLOGY COLLECTIONS Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm KU COMMON BOOK IN CONTEXT: HERPETOLOGY IN HAITI Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 7:00pm POP UP SCIENCE! Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm SCIENCE ON TAP: IS ADDICTION RATIONAL? 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