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Exploring Plants and Their Chemicals
Published03/31/2020
Ya Yang, our curator of plants, is leading a $1.4 million collaborative project with Sam Brockington at Cambridge University, Hiroshi Maeda at University of Wisconsin, and Stephen Smith at University of Michigan. Support for Yang’s team here at the University is $480,000. We sat down to get some details on… -
Something Fishy at the Bell
Published03/27/2020
Keiffer Williams, Alex Franzen, and Claire Rude are UMN students using the Bell’s fish collections for research. -
Meet Ficus umbrae
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George Weiblen, our science director and curator of plants, along with student Zacky Ezedin described a new species—Ficus umbrae—in 2019. -
The Bell Gives Back
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Staff from the Bell Museum give what they can to University researchers and healthcare providers working to stop COVID-19. -
A Bird’s-Eye View of Climate Change
Published02/24/2020 , By Gretchen Zampogna
Donald Thomas, the Bell Museum’s second resident artist of 2019-20, created an eagle affirmation mirror reflecting the relationship between the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers and climate change, with the eagle representing nature’s view of climate change. -
Minnesota Skies: March 2020
Published02/20/2020 , By Deane Morrison, Thaddeus LaCoursiere & Sarah Komperud
In March, the action in the predawn sky really picks up. The month opens with Mars, Jupiter and Saturn forming a straight line, in that order from right to left, above the southeastern horizon. On the 4th, the three planets are spaced almost evenly apart. -
Meet the Bell’s Planetarium Outreach Educator
Published02/19/2020
Katilin Ehret first worked at the Bell Museum as a student, and is currently our planetarium outreach educator. -
Q & A With Sheena Jimmick
Published02/17/2020
Sheena Jimmick, a recent College of Science and Engineering graduate and Bell volunteer, worked this winter to develop an interactive gallery cart focused on the engineering evolution of telescope technology from 470 BC to the present. -
Flying on Other Worlds
Published02/13/2020
Scott McWilliams, a senior in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering program, has worked in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium since May 2018. This semester he had the opportunity to design his own show for the dome, which he chose to focus on what… -
Space Fest 2020 was Out of This World!
Published02/06/2020
What a fantastic weekend at the Bell! Space Fest dazzled again with nearly 2,000 people, including many Bell members, enjoying planetarium shows, hands-on activities from stomp rockets to lunar landers, guest speakers, volunteers, and exceptional partners.