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SUMMARY:Crime Scene Investigation: DNA
DESCRIPTION:It’s what makes you\, you and me\, me. It can also be used to help law enforcement solve crimes. It’s Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid\, aka DNA! \nParticipants will get the opportunity to learn what DNA actually is and how CSI investigators use it to catch the bad guy. Participants will construct DNA using K’Nex®\, discover how DNA sequencing aids investigators\, and get to extract their own DNA and see it with their own two eyes! \nAll supplies will be provided. This program is suitable for children ages 10-15. Registration is required. \nCall Swanson staff at 402-444-4852 or email Stephanie at spoletti@omahalibrary.org to sign up.
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/crime-scene-investigation-dna/
LOCATION:W. Clarke Swanson Branch\, 9101 W. Dodge Rd.\, Omaha\, NE\, 68114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine,Science (general),Technology
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SUMMARY:Omaha Science Cafe - "Understanding the Aging Brain"
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nIt is clear that people do not age at the same rate. Scientists are still trying to understand why there are differences amongst individuals\, but factors such as physical activity and education seem to play a significant role in these changes. At this Science Café\, Dr. Doucet will present findings from her scientific research and share what we know about the impact of age on the brain and what can influence it. \nGaelle E. Doucet\, Ph.D.\, is the Director of the Brain Architecture\, Imaging and Cognition Laboratory. For the last 10 years\, Dr. Doucet’ research interests have involved the investigation of the brain’s architecture and its relationship to cognition in health and disease. She is a cognitive neuroscientist with expertise in functional MRI (fMRI)\, and particularly on resting-state fMRI. Her research has involved the use of multi-modal MRI to characterize the brain functional organization and she has applied this technology to answering questions about the impacts of disease on brain functional organization. \nDr. Doucet received her doctoral degree in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Caen (France) in 2010. Her work provided a description of the healthy brain intrinsic organization underlying the complex relationships between brain networks at rest in young adults. This finding offered one of the first schematic models of the brain’s functional architecture and provided a normative framework for the study of intrinsic interactions between brain networks. During her postdoctoral fellowships\, she further investigated the impact of neurological (i.e.\, epilepsy) and neuropsychiatric (i.e.\, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders) disorders on the brain architecture. \nPrior to joining Boys Town National Research Hospital\, Dr. Doucet was an assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York\, NY). She has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to identify the brain networks in aging populations. This work aims to provide the first reliable brain functional atlas for older adults. By mapping the brain networks underlying late adulthood\, this work has the potential to elucidate how dysfunction of the brain networks contributes to neurodegenerative conditions. At Boys Town Hospital\, she plans to expand this research by focusing on age-related changes on brain activity and cognition\, from childhood to late adulthood. \nDr. Doucet has authored more than 45 peer-reviewed publications that have been cited more than 1000 times. \nScience Cafés address the latest hot science topics in casual settings like pubs and coffeehouses. The events  are open to everyone (21 and older). \nUsing plain language\, an easygoing atmosphere and inclusive conversation\, these interactive events are welcoming and comfortable for people with no science background. Each presentation is followed by a question-and-answer period.
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/omaha-science-cafe/
LOCATION:Slowdown\, 729 N 14th St.\, Omaha\, NE\, 68102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine,Science (general)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230407T120000
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SUMMARY:Denham Harman\, MD\, PhD Biomedical and Gerontology Lectureship
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is pleased to announce the 2023 annual visiting professorship named for the internationally-known scientist\, Denham Harman\, MD\, PhD. Dr. Harman’s research on aging was based on the theory that free radicals\, highly reactive molecules freed in the normal chemical process of living\, cause aging and disease through their destructive actions in cells and tissues. Joining UNMC faculty in 1958\, his work done at UNMC established the role of antioxidants in cancer and heart disease. Dr. Harman’s research led to international recognition and awards. Dr. Harman was named chair of the section of gerontology and geriatrics UNMC when it was established in 1973\, the first of any American medical school\, and continued his research as professor emeritus\, internal medicine\, at UNMC until 2010. \nThis years lecture “Synaptic Resilience and Translation to an Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy” will be given by Frank Longo\, MD\, PhD.\, the George E. & Lucy Becker Professor and Chair in the department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences at Stanford University. \nDr. Longo’s  interests include translational research in neurodegenerative disease therapeutics\, providing care in the Stanford Memory Disorders Clinic\, and mentoring medical students and other trainees. He was the recipient of the inaugural Melvin R. Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery in 2015\, and his team’s work on Alzheimer’s therapeutics was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 2016. \nThis free event is live in person or available via zoom (password 581835 ).
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/denham-harman-md-phd-biomedical-and-gerontology-lectureship/
LOCATION:University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)\, 42nd and Emile\, Omaha\, NE\, 68198
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230411T180000
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SUMMARY:Nerd Nite
DESCRIPTION:Nerd Nite Omaha is a monthly-ish informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts (well\, mostly presentations and drinking). Nerds and non-nerds alike\, join us on April 11 at 6pm at Saro Cider Lounge to meet\, drink\, and learn something new. \nOne of April’s presenters includes Jesse Bell\, Ph.D.\, Director\, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water\, Climate\, and Health Program in the College of Public Health at UNMC. \nEntry to Nerd Nite Omaha is free and open to all.
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/nerd-nite/
LOCATION:Saro Cider Lounge\, 1012 S 10th St.\, Omaha\, NE\, 68108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Animals,Arts & Culture,Astronomy,Environment,Fitness,Food & Drink,Health & Medicine,Plants,Science (general),Technology,Weather
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SUMMARY:Children's Dental Day
DESCRIPTION:Join the UNMC College of Dentistry on April 14th for this years Children’s Dental Day where UNMC dental and dental hygiene students\, postgraduate dental residents\, faculty and staff will provide free dental care to over 200 low-income and underserved children from communities across Nebraska. The children will receive dental cleanings\, restorations\, extractions and other essential dental care\, as well as education on the importance of oral health. \nFor information about the 2023 Children’s Dental Days\, please contact Erin Wirth\, erin.wirth@unmc.edu\, 402-472-5168. Children must be pre-screened\, no walk-in’s accepted. 
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/childrens-dental-day/
LOCATION:UNMC College of Dentistry\, 4000 E Campus Loop\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68583\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Davis Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Jaipreet Virdi\, PhD\, will present the 14th annual Richard B. Davis\, MD\, PhD\, History of Medicine Lecture on April 14 from noon to 1 p.m. The lecture\, titled “Negotiating Normalcy: Deafness Cures in American History\,” will be held via Zoom (registration required).    \nDuring the late nineteenth century\, entrepreneurs began to glut the direct-to-consumer medical market with a plethora of remedies they professed could miraculously cure deafness. They claimed their medicines and machines fostered a world of unbridled optimism for providing “hope” to deaf ears. Even as medical specialists denounced these “cure-all” treatments as quackery in its finest form\, the messages of restoring hearing would transfer over to the hearing aid industry.   \nFocusing on the marketing of cures for deafness—hearing trumpets\, electrotherapy apparatuses\, and hearing aids—this presentation unravels the many ways deaf people sought to restore or gain hearing. This history provides a broad context for understanding the lived experiences of deaf people and how cultural pressures of normalcy significantly stigmatized deafness.  \nDr. Virdi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. A historian of medicine\, technology\, and disability\, her research focuses on the ways medicine and technology impact people with disability. She is author of Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History (University of Chicago Press\, 2020)\, co-editor of Disability and the Victorians: Attitudes\, Legacies\, Interventions (Manchester University Press\, 2020)\, and has published articles on diagnostic technologies\, audiometry\, and the medicalization of deafness.  \nThe Richard B. Davis\, MD\, PhD\, History of Medicine Lectureship brings national experts to the UNMC campus to discuss the history of medicine\, in support of special collections at the McGoogan Library\, including rare books and works on the history of medicine. The lectureship is supported through an endowed fund given by the late Richard B. Davis (1926-2010)\, MD\, PhD\, who was a UNMC faculty member from 1969 to 1994 and professor emeritus of internal medicine at UNMC. Dr. Davis and his wife\, Jean\, provided support for the lectureship out of his longstanding interest in the history of medicine. 
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/14th-annual-davis-lecture/
LOCATION:NE
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine
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SUMMARY:Behind the Scenes of Boys Town Communication Research:  Anechoic Chamber and Audiology Open House
DESCRIPTION:What is the science of how my ear picks up sound and my brain processing the sound? What is it like to be in a room with no-echo? How do I know if my hearing is normal? What are ways to improve my hearing? Visit the Boys Town National Research Hospital Downtown Medical Campus\, 555 N. 30th Street\, to tour a ‘no-echo anechoic chamber\, learn more about the function of the ear and the science of hearing and have your hearing tested in the state-of-the-art mobile Boys Town Hearing RV. Light refreshments will be available. \nPlease wear closed toe\, flat shoes for this tour (no heels\, please). \nMasks are required to be worn during the interior portions of the tour. \nRegister here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4AADAB2BA4FD0-anechoic
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/anechoic-chamber-and-audiology-open-house/
LOCATION:Boys Town East Medical Campus\, 555 N. 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230417T140000
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SUMMARY:Boys Town Neuroscience Research Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join Boys Town National Research Hospital for an educational walking tour of the Institute for Human Neuroscience and Center for Human Performance Optimization! During this tour you will see state-of-the-art scientific imaging equipment and learn about the brain and how the brain is studied – from infancy to adulthood.  Please wear closed toe\, flat shoes for this tour. \nTours offered at 12pm and 1pm. \nRegister at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4AADAB2BA4FD0-institute
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/boys-town-neuroscience-research-tours/
LOCATION:Institute for Human Neuroscience\, 14090 Mother Teresa Lane\, Boys Town\, NE\, 68010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T150000
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SUMMARY:Genealogy Quest
DESCRIPTION:If you love digging into your ancestral past\, this is the study hall for you. Use the Kearney Library‘s resources to help you in your quest. This class won’t teach you what to do\, but volunteers from the Buffalo County Historical Society and library staff will be there to give assistance when needed. So\, if you enjoy delving into your ancestry but haven’t been finding time to work on it — come search with us!
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/genealogy-quest/
LOCATION:City of Kearney Public Library\, 2020 1st Avenue\, Kearney\, NE\, 68847\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Medicine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T180000
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Omaha
DESCRIPTION:Earth Day Omaha is back at Elmwood Park on April 22 from 11am-6pm. This free day is filled with education\, music\, food and all the environmentalism and sustainability one could hope for! \nSchedule available here.
URL:https://www.nescifest.com/event/earth-day-omaha/
LOCATION:Elmwood Park\, 6232 Pacific Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68106
CATEGORIES:Environment,Health & Medicine
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