CanopyMeg Lowman presented the keynote speech to launch the special Conservation Day in Malaysia, hosted by Her Royal Highness Raja Zarith Sofiah of Johor, Malaysia, on 2 April 2013. Below are some images of the audience, the panel of prominent Malaysian government scientists and officials, and Dr. Meg presenting her talk. At the end of […]
From newsobserver.com: Lowman has long worked to make science accessible. She built the nation’s only handicapped-accessible tree canopy walkway in Florida in 2000 to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. And she recently won federal funding for a summer program that will allow her to take youngsters with mobility limitations into the […]
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From newsobserver.com: RALEIGH, N.C. — Science bested history in North Carolina tourism choices last year, with the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences toppling the Biltmore mansion and gardens to become the most popular museum or historic site to visit in the Tar Heel State. Attendance numbers from 2012 show more than 1.2 million people visited the science […]
Science Cafe panel discussion on the top science stories of 2012 at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. On the panel: NASA/JPL ambassador Tony Rice (@rtphokie), WRAL-TV meterologist Nate Johnson (@nsj), Nature Research Center Director Meg Lowman (@canopymeg), NC State biology prof, author, writer Rob Dunn (@RobRDunn), and Curator of the Daily Planet Brian Malow (@sciencecomedian).
From the Spring 2012 issue of NC State Alumni Magazine: Meg Lowman plans to take thousands of schoolchildren into the Amazon to study the rain forest. She wants to take them to Ethiopia, where she works to preserve what remains of the rain forest there. She also wants them to work side-by-side with other scientists […]
From technicianonline.com: Although many people may avoid or kill bugs during any other time of the year, more than 30,000 people swarmed the Museum of Natural Sciences, Jones Street and Edenton Street, drawn by meal worms, crickets and praying mantises this past weekend. BugFest, the museum’s largest annual event of the year, attracted its biggest […]
From the NRC: The inaugural Teen Science Café starts off with a presentation from Nature Research Center director “Canopy” Meg Lowman, a pioneer of tree-top exploration and conservation. In “Going, Going, Gone?” Lowman will discuss the state of Earth’s rainforests, what teens can do to help conserve them, and methods scientists use to delve into […]
From NRC: Reigning BugFest Critter Cook-off Champ, Chef Michael Lee of Sono, returns to defend his title against Jibarra’s Chef Oscar Diaz RALEIGH — Japanese and Mexican bug-inspired cuisines take center stage at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ annual BugFest Critter Cook-off on Friday, September 14, at 11 a.m. in the first floor Treasures […]
From WRAL.com: The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences’ new wing, the Nature Research Center, is perfect for older kids. And it will begin offering a new program for them this Friday with its first Teen Science Cafe. The free event begins at 6 p.m., Friday, in the Daily Planet Cafe in the Nature Research Center. […]
