Scientist Spotlight (MLK) | Kids Out and About Ann Arbor / Detroit

Scientist Spotlight (MLK)


*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 01/20/2025
Only for the curious! The U-M Museum of Natural History is hosting a very special version of our popular Scientist Spotlight in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025.

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Only for the curious! The U-M Museum of Natural History is hosting a very special version of our popular Scientist Spotlight in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Meet U-M scientists of color and learn about their research through interactive tabletop activities, such as:

  • The Bouncing Drop Show: U-M Mechanical Engineering graduate student Biruk Teka Gidreta uses lotus leaves to demonstrate how “hydrophobic surfaces repel water, and how we can use that in high-tech cooling applications.
  • A Scientist’s Guide to Reading Human Bones: U-M Anthropology graduate student Megan Savoy teaches visitors how to interpret burial sites. No actual human remains are included, but visitors can try out their skills first-hand on several different “graves” featuring fake bones, toy jewelry, and more!

Scientist Spotlight is a National Science Foundation-supported event, run through the museum’s Science Communication Fellows program to bring scientists and the public face-to-face. Stop by the museum on Monday, January 20, to get a bite-sized taste of cutting-edge research!


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Location:

1105 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
United States

Phone:

734.764.0478
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The event has already taken place on this date: 
01/20/2025
Time: 
12:00PM - 3:00PM