Nebraska Science Festival

StoryWalk®: "Living Things Need Water"
2023-04-29 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-30 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108
Take a stroll through the arboretum at Lauritzen Gardens and learn how water is important to living things- animals, people, and plants. Following along with the story “Living Things Need Water” by Karen Aleo, your family can take part in some fun activities. StoryWalk® combines the love of reading with healthy, fun activities that fit the theme of the story to exercise your brain and body. Included with paid admission or membership.

Wellness Workshop: Preventative Health as You Age
2024-03-29 11:00 - 12:00 | UNMC’s Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center, 730 South 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Please join Engage Wellness for a community presentation on preventative healthcare as you age.
This completely free workshop, open to the public, will focus on how to prevent, detect, and address health concerns with your provider. Our guest presenter will provide insight into why preventing serious diseases before they happen is one of the most important things you can do to protect your health.
Presented by: Alfred Fisher, MD, PhD, Division Chief and Professor of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
Engage Wellness is located on the first floor of the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging on UNMC’s campus. This event will be hosted in the Group Movement Room.
Register here.

Walk to the Moon Challenge
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-30 | NE
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 into steps for the challenge. The challenge is going to take all our effort as it will require us to cover 238,855 miles or 477,710,000* steps.
Collectively, Nebraska, we can do it!
*Based on the average of 2,000 steps per mile.
How to submit your steps:
Steps for App:

Download the Challenge Runner App
Register (if you haven’t already)
Scan the QR Code to enroll in our challenge
Start tracking

Steps for browser (if you don’t want to do the app and track via your smart watch).

Go to the link below on April 1: https://www.challengerunner.com/enroll/9556ay-4gmm
Register.
Upload your steps weekly or daily in the browser.

Wellness Workshop: The Science of Meditation for Healing the Mind and Body
2024-04-05 11:00 - 12:00 | UNMC’s Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center, 730 South 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Please join Engage Wellness for a community presentation on the benefits of mindfulness and meditation.
This completely free workshop, open to the public, will focus on how to integrate mindfulness and meditation into daily life. Our presenter will share how meditation is an extremely powerful tool for healing the body and mind — accessible to you at any time, any place. Participants will learn relaxation exercises during the workshop.
Presented by: Sarah Fischer, PhD, Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Engage Wellness is located on the first floor of the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging on UNMC’s campus. This event will be hosted in the Group Movement Room.
Register here.

Open house at Engage Wellness
2024-04-26 09:00 - 15:00 | UNMC’s Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center, 730 South 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Operated by UNMC, Engage Wellness is a community-focused medical fitness center focused on whole-person wellness. We offer customized exercise programs, a welcoming community space for socialization, and educational opportunities for continuous learners. Stop in for a tour during our Open House on April 26, check out our programming and see how you can begin your journey into wellness at Engage Wellness.
Questions? Call us at 402-552-7210

Free Day Friday at Engage Wellness
2025-04-04 07:00 - 16:00 | UNMC’s Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center, 730 South 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Want to see what Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center is all about? Not yet a member? Join us every first Friday of the month and explore our easy to use equipment, try out a round of pickleball, and discover the community that makes Engage Wellness different.

Adults 19+ can participate in this FREE event. All levels of fitness are welcome. A guest waiver is required upon arrival.

Mobility & Cognition Screening
2025-04-04 11:00 - 13:00 | UNMC’s Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center, 730 South 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Engage Wellness is offering free mobility and cognition screenings to the public (adults 60 & older) on April 4 from 11am to 1pm.
The screening will take approximately 30min.
No sign up required, just stop by the wellness center.

Well Elderly Group Education
2025-04-09 13:00 - 15:15 | UNMC’s Engage Wellness Medical Fitness Center, 730 South 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
EngAge Wellness is looking for adults to join our first year UNMC occupational therapy students as they lead free 30 min group intervention sessions. We welcome you to join one or all sessions and provide a few minutes of valuable feedback to the students to help them become better practitioners.

The group topics include: “Aging, Health, and Occupation,” “Social Relationships,” & “Safety.”

To sign up, stop by or call the EngAge Wellness Center at 402.552.7210.
