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SUMMARY:Member Exclusive: Natural Escapes With Jerry Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Jerry Reynolds\, Head of Outreach\, takes you on a virtual hike at Picture Creek Diabase Barrens. Museum staff have been leading field trips to this location for over 20 years\, though you won’t find it on a map or in travel guides. Home to thousands of federally endangered Smooth Coneflowers that bloom every June\, Picture Creek is truly a special place that requires an experienced guide to lead you. We can’t lead a field trip in person this year as we normally do\, but we can lead you on a virtual field trip!  Please join us on this natural escape to Picture Creek and learn about the efforts to restore it to its original natural state. \nCurrent membership and preregistration required. Recommended for ages 12+\, but all ages welcome. Not a member yet? Join today! \nREGISTER NOW\n\nNatural Escapes With Jerry Reynolds is a Member-exclusive opportunity to join Museum staff on virtual field trips to some of North Carolina’s exceptional natural places and learn what makes them so special.  After the virtual tour\, you can visit these places on your own.  We will provide you with some tips on what to look for and how to make the best of your visit.
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/member-exclusive-natural-escapes-with-jerry-reynolds-2/
LOCATION:Virtual\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,All Ages,Downtown Raleigh,Member Exclusive,Teens,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Susan%20Rigby":MAILTO:susan.rigby@naturalsciences.org
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Discovery: LGBTQ+ Leaders in STEM Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Raymond Allen\, PhD Candidate at Duke University\nScott LaGreca\, Collections Manager\, Lichens at Duke University\nEllie Cardenal\, Environmental Scientist\nChris Martens\, Computer Scientist at North Carolina State University\nAnita Simha\, Community Ecologist\, PhD Candidate at Duke University \nIn recognition and celebration of Pride Month\, join us virtually to listen to the experiences of LGBTQ+ professionals in STEM. The panelists will share their personal paths into a career in science and the role of mentors\, as well as challenges and successes. This event aims to raise the visibility of LGBTQ+ people in science and to celebrate diversity in STEM. \nJoin us on YouTube! \n \nRay Allen \n\nRay Allen (he/him) is an Ojibwe Indigiqueer developmental biologist and urchinologist. He is currently a biology PhD student at Duke University where his research focuses on immune cell development and function in the sea urchins. Ray’s minor is “Science & Society\,” in which he focuses on observing and understanding the intersections of science\, cultures\, settler-colonialism and policy on research. His broader interests include science art and communication. Twitter: @Ray_L_Allen \n\n \nScott LaGreca \n\nScott LaGreca (he/him) studies the evolution\, chemistry and taxonomy of lichen-forming fungi and has authored over 40 articles on lichens. Since obtaining a PhD in botany from Duke University in 1997\, he has pursued his research while working in museum collections at Harvard University\, Cornell University\, the Berkshire Museum and the Natural History Museum\, London. Scott is currently the lichen collection manager at the Duke University Herbarium. In addition to research he enjoys teaching field biology courses and leading citizen science biological surveys (“BioBlitzes”). \n\n \nEllie Cardenal \n\nEllie Cardenal (she/her) was born and raised near Jackson\, Mississippi. Her father is an immigrant from Nicaragua\, and her mother is a Mississippi native. She transitioned to STEM abruptly\, switching from speech pathology to geology after two years into her program. Ellie graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2017 and started graduate school at NC State the following year. In addition to her master’s in geology\, she has a graduate certificate in GIS and is working toward her GISP. Her professional career started in 2020 in stormwater and regulatory/compliance with an international firm. \n\n \nChris Martens \n\nChris Martens (they/them) is a computer scientist at North Carolina State University\, where they direct the Principles of Expressive Machines (POEM) Laboratory in research on digital games and interactive narrative. Their research advances programming language design\, procedural content generation\, and AI for virtual non-player characters. Their work has been supported by the NSF\, the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences\, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research\, and has been recognized with a Best Paper award at the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling and an NSF CAREER Award. \n\n \nAnita Simha \n\nAnita Simha (they/them) is a queer community ecologist. They are a PhD candidate at Duke University\, where they study how species interactions can be shaped by the order in which plant species arrive in a new community. Along with their PhD they are pursuing a certificate in Gender\, Sexuality\, and Feminist Studies to explore the social conditions in which ecological research has historically been produced. Twitter: @anita_simha \n\nLive Virtual Presentation hosted by N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff. \nYou can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE. \nBrought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/lunchtime-discovery-lgbtq-leaders-in-stem-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Virtual\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Discussions,Downtown Raleigh,General Events,Lunchtime Discovery,Teens,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Chris%20Smith":MAILTO:christopher.smith@naturalsciences.org
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