- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Super Science Day" at the University of California, Davis, is a day before the Super Bowl.
The 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 10, is a free and family friendly event showcasing 10 museums or collections.
What's to see? What's to do? Should you plan to attend all of them? What would interest toddlers, teenagers and senior citizens?
Tabatha Yang, who chairs the annual event and is a co-founder and serves as the education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, provides the answers on the Biodiversity Museum Day...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
All aboard for the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day!
You can visit UC Davis museums or collections, talk to the scientists, and learn more about what makes UC Davis an internationally known science-based university. The free-and-family-friendly event, set Saturday, Feb. 10, features 10 museums or collections. It's a Super Science kind-of-day, and one you won't want to miss!
Your preferred choice transportation will involve your feet (walking) or wheels (bicycle and car to get to campus and the California Raptor Center on Old Davis Road). It won't be the double-decker bus in the graphic below. But isn't it cool? Each of the museums or collections is...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Meet the scientists! Ask questions!
Plans are underway for the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free "Super Science Day" for the public to see science in action and learn about 10 UC Davis museums and collections.
The event is set for Saturday, Feb. 10, the weekend before Presidents' Day weekend.
Participating will be:
- Anthropology Museum, 328 Young Hall and grounds, open from noon to 4 p.m.
- Arboretum and Public Garden, Habitat Gardens in the Environmental GATEway, adjacent to the...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you'd like to support the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 18 on the UC Davis campus, you can do so in memory of a loved one--or to honor a friend or family member--by accessing the newly launched crowdfunding site.
The event, billed as a Super Science Day, will showcase 11 museums or collections. It's an opportunity to chat with scientists and learn what research is taking place at UC Davis. It's also an opportunity for students to gain career ideas.
The Biodiversity Museum Day is free and family friendly. Parking is also free.
Organizers of the...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
BioDivDay is Sunday. March 6 at the UC Davis Conference Center: Can't wait to see you!
That's the message the organizers of the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day are spreading throughout social media.
The UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day is a free, science-based event that takes place from 11 a..m. to 3 pm. in the UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane. Admission and parking are free, but visitors must adhere to the COVID-19 Campus Ready guidelines. Masks will be required in accordance with campus policies. This year's event is especially geared for...