{"id":132404,"date":"2026-05-20T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=132404"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:16:05","slug":"unmcs-ne-scifest-again-spawns-incredible-celebration-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/05\/20\/unmcs-ne-scifest-again-spawns-incredible-celebration-of-science\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC&#8217;s NE SciFest spawns &#8216;incredible celebration of science&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>UNMC held its ever-successful Nebraska Science Festival throughout April, sponsoring dozens of events across the state to highlight the wonders of science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe 2026 Nebraska Science Festival&nbsp;was an incredible celebration of science this year \u2014 it was great to see so many new faces attending events for the first time, alongside returning participants,\u201d said Kacie Baum, NE SciFest organizer and senior manager for events and community engagement with UNMC Strategic Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year we also had a fantastic mix of exciting new events and beloved classics. My favorite part of the festival was seeing curiosity and excitement from people of all ages coming together to explore science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the scenes from just a few of the featured events, as taken by Kiley Cruse, UNMC\u2019s chief photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720333347580\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720333347580\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"For more photos, see this photo album on Flickr., opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For more photos, see this photo album on Flickr.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Owls051926-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Owls and Old Fashioneds was held at Mercury in downtown Omaha Wednesday April 14, 2026 as part of the Nebraska Science Festival. Volunteers from Fontenelle Forest brought three owls to show and share owl facts with attendees. The bar offered old fashioned flights. Here, a handler holds an owl.\" class=\"wp-image-132399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Owls051926-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Owls051926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Owls051926-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Owls051926-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Owls051926-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Owls051926-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Owls and Old Fashioneds was held at Mercury in downtown Omaha on April 14, as volunteers from Fontenelle Forest brought three owls to show and shared owl facts with attendees while the bar offered old fashioned flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"132400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Metro051926-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Metro Community College science day was held Saturday April 11, 2026, at the south Omaha campus. There were multiple rooms full of a variety of science experiments and displays for kids of all ages. Here, two young children wear goggles and work with droppers and colored liquid to simulate science experiments.\" class=\"wp-image-132400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Metro051926-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Metro051926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Metro051926-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Metro051926-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Metro051926-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Metro051926-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"132397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Durham051926-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Durham Museum was host to Durham Science Day Saturday April 18, 2026. Dozens of booths were set up around the museum with displays and hands-on activities to teach about science and the environment. More than 800 people attended the event. Here, two young children look into microscopes.\" class=\"wp-image-132397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Durham051926-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Durham051926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Durham051926-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Durham051926-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Durham051926-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Durham051926-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At left, Metro Community College Science Day was held April 11 at the South Omaha campus, featuring multiple rooms of science experiments and displays for kids of all ages. At right, The Durham Museum hosted Durham Science Day on April, with dozens of booths offering displays and hands-on activities to teach about science and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_eCreamery051926-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"eCreamery in Dundee participates in the Nebraska Science Festival with a special event for kids ages 12 and under. First attendees watch experiments using dry ice and talk about how ice cream can be shipped using dry ice. Then each participant got to pick out their favorite flavor for a scoop to eat, and two young children here look over the ice cream selection.\" class=\"wp-image-132401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_eCreamery051926-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_eCreamery051926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_eCreamery051926-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_eCreamery051926-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_eCreamery051926-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_eCreamery051926-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>eCreamery in Dundee participated in the Nebraska Science Festival with a special event for kids ages 12 and under. First, attendees watched experiments using dry ice and learned about how ice cream can be shipped using dry ice. Then, each participant got to pick out their favorite flavor for a scoop to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Talmon051926-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"As part of the Nebraska Science Festival, Geoffrey Talmon, MD, professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, speaks here to present, \u201cCold Waters, Failing Systems: Lessons in Hypothermia from the Titanic,\u201d on April 22, 2026 at the Kiewit Luminarium in conjunction with their exhibit, \u201cFinding Titanic: The Secret Mission.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-132403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Talmon051926-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Talmon051926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Talmon051926-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Talmon051926-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Talmon051926-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_Talmon051926-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Nebraska Science Festival, Geoffrey Talmon, MD, professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, presented, \u201cCold Waters, Failing Systems: Lessons in Hypothermia from the Titanic,\u201d on April 22 at the Kiewit Luminarium in conjunction with their exhibit, \u201cFinding Titanic: The Secret Mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_BarnGirls051926-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Barn Girls Farms is an urban farm in Ralston, Neb., growing microgreens (shown here) to sell in their store front and to local restaurants.\" class=\"wp-image-132407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_BarnGirls051926-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_BarnGirls051926-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_BarnGirls051926-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_BarnGirls051926-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_BarnGirls051926-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SciFest_BarnGirls051926-1-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nebraska Science Festival continues to grow. This year, Barn Girls Farms, an urban farm in Ralston, Nebraska, held the Barn Girls NE SciFest Day to highlight the world of microgreens, sustainable agriculture and innovative growing techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented by UNMC, the Nebraska Science Festival is a collaboration of organizations and individuals interested in the advancement of science literacy.&nbsp;In addition to UNMC, other sponsors were Metro Credit Union, KETV and the Omaha Public Schools Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"V jhakQV\">V jhakQV<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look at some of the scenes from around the popular month-long science festival, presented by 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