{"id":73580,"date":"2022-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/05\/04\/nebraska-science-festival-a-hit\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:25:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:25:38","slug":"nebraska-science-festival-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/05\/04\/nebraska-science-festival-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Science Festival a hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>The Nebraska Science Festival finished with a bang April 30 with the free, public expo at the Durham Museum.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NE-SciFest-329488640434748\">month-long celebration of science<\/a>, which featured 61 events in 11 different Nebraska cities, drew 500 attendees to the expo alone, with other events pushing the total attendance for the festival to approximately 5,000-plus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720298586312\"><b>See a photo album from the event.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the expo, the festival events included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/04\/26\/raptors-rye-gives-a-close-look-at-magnificent-birds\/\">Raptors &amp; Rye<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Lunch &amp; Learn with National Geographic scientist Zoltan Takacs;<\/li>\n<li>Seuss-sational Science;<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Frizzle&rsquo;s Wacky Science Weekend;<\/li>\n<li>Opera in Conversation: Exploring the Science of Memory with UNMC;<\/li>\n<li>Social media trivia;<\/li>\n<li>STEAM Night at Kennedy Elementary School;<\/li>\n<li>&quot;Ask a Meteorologist&quot; with KETV&rsquo;s Caitlin Harvey;<\/li>\n<li>Legos at the Library; and<\/li>\n<li>A statewide art contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;It was wonderful to be able to meet face to face once more with Science Festival attendees,&quot; said SciFest coordinator Kacie Baum, senior manager for events and community engagement, UNMC Strategic Communications. &quot;We were excited to bring back old favorites like the expo, and the public really enjoyed some of our new events, such as Raptors &amp; Rye. 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