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 alumniblog.ncsu.edu: Lowman, or “Canopy Meg,” as she is known for her work researching the canopies of rain forests, is also the subject of the cover story in the spring issue of NC State magazine. The story looks at Lowman’s journey from the rain forests of Australia to the gleaming new interactive science center in […]
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. […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Twenty-eight citizen scientists from the North Carolina Nature Research Center traveled to the Amazon jungle for eight days in July. Mission: to document defoliation in the canopy for science, and to contribute knowledge of insect biodiversity for conservation. But the overarching, and unexpected, benefit was the inspiration […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: What would we do without trees? They grow while we sleep, and effortlessly provide us with many services essential for life on our planet – from oxygen production to providing food, building materials, medicines and shade. Scientists and educators of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and […]
Future Scientist Sara Martin preparing her skills to join Canopy Meg in the Amazon forest canopy someday!
The NRC Citizen Science expedition to the Amazon Rain Forest took place during the summer of 2012. Below you will find a list of the wonderfully detailed posts from the trip on Lowman’s Leaf Lovers Club blog: We are getting ready for our first NRC Citizen Science trip to the field Posted on July 1, […]
Imagination is more important than knowledge. — Albert Einstein Olympians aim for gold medals; pro football teams strive to win the Super Bowl; some physical and medical science disciplines compete for Nobel Prizes; and actors aspire for Academy Awards. But what are the metrics of success for natural scientists? They are often defined as personal […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Coffee, java, morning Joe, black wine, jolt juice, espresso, cappuccino. … A cup of coffee has inspired business deals, exam-preparation, student all-nighters, real estate transactions, truck-driving, dating, and diplomacy. It represents a daily ritual for millions of Americans. Imagine a world without coffee? Several biological challenges threaten to […]
Patterned by Nature from Sosolimited on Vimeo Patterned by Nature was commissioned by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (naturalsciences.org) for the newly built Nature Research Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The exhibit celebrates our abstraction of nature’s infinite complexity into patterns through the scientific process, and through our perceptions. It brings to light […]
