Join Gaelle E. Doucet, Ph.D., Director of the Brain Architecture, Imaging and Cognition Laboratory at the Boys Town Institute for Human Neuroscience, for the April 4 Omaha Science Cafe as she presents, "Understanding the Aging Brain," 7pm at the Slowdown. It is clear that people do not age at the same rate. Scientists are still […]
Join the Nebraska Science Festival for Science Saturday as part of The RiverFront's Eggcellent Adventure from 2-4pm on April 8. Stop by the NE SciFest booth by the back side of the amphitheater for this free family friendly time that will feature a STEAM scavenger hunt. Turn your completed scavenger hunt in by 4pm to […]
Do you love whiskey? Do you love wildlife? Have you ever thought it would be fun to drink whiskey and talk about wildlife? Well, this is the event for you! Before the whiskey is poured, Wildlife Encounters will talk all things animals. Come early to see these glorious wildlife creatures up close and personal – […]
Come out to Site-1 Brewing on Sunday, April 23 at 4pm to hear from The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait. Join Phil as he talks about his new book, "Under Alien Skies." Following his presentation, you are invited to ask Phil all your science questions. Books will be available for purchase at this event. Have you […]
Grab a beer and get your questions ready for our “Meet a Meteorologist” event with KETV NewsWatch 7’s very own Caitlin Harvey. Caitlin will be at Site-1 Brewing (Farnam location) on April 25 at 7pm to talk about her education, work and all things weather at this free event. After Caitlin's talk, you will have […]
Join NE SciFest under the canopies on Friday, April 28 from 5-7pm to make Superhero Slime as we celebrate National Superhero Day at the Omaha RiverFront! Unleash your inner superhero as you visit a face painter to dress up as one of your favorite characters, test your super knowledge with a superhero trivia game, visit […]
Come out to the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum on April 29 from 10am - 2:30pm for their 'Meet an Astronaut Day' for NE SciFest. Starting at 10am they will have educational booths open with interactive STEM activities along with special items from the archive for limited time viewing. Plus, join the OPS science […]
Autism self-advocate Temple Grandin, PhD, will share her unique perspective on animals when she headlines the 2024 Nebraska Science Festival this spring. A professor of animal science at Colorado State University, Dr. Grandin also is a pioneer in improving the handling and welfare of farm animals. Dr. Grandin will kick off the festival March 26 […]
NE SciFest is challenging everyone in Nebraska to show their love of science by participating in a 30-day exercise challenge that will collectively take us to the moon. The challenge will start April 1, and end on April 30. Any type of exercise will count (miles, minutes or steps) and ALL exercise will be converted […]
The NE SciFest Essay Contest is back again. This year we want you to write an essay answering the question below and be entered to win a NE SciFest swag package. This year’s SciFest essay question: In honor of our keynote speaker – and her high school science teacher and mentor, Mr. Carlock, who encouraged […]
Science is all around us so let's have some virtual fun! Running every day through the festival we’re bringing back our NE SciFest Social Media Science Trivia. Everyday we will be posting a trivia question (riddle, clue, etc.) on our social media pages related to science. All you need to do is respond with the […]
Let's go outside and hunt for science! Download the scavenger hunt (below) and go out and search for science. Ten quests await you - no matter where you live in Nebraska. You have all month long, April 1-30, to complete these tasks. Tag us on social media or email us and share your completed hunt! […]
