Events
Vibrant, Dazzling, BOLD: An Opening Celebration
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Dyes & Textiles Tour
This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.
Coffee with a Curator: BOLD Histories of Synthetic Color
In this course Lisa Berry Drago will lead us through the first 150 years of manufactured dyes, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the curation of the BOLD exhibition.
The Transformation of American Medicine through War
Join the Institute’s David J. Caruso for a three-part online course on military medicine during the Spanish–American War and World War I.
Origin Materials: Paving the Way Towards a Carbon Negative Future
Tanja Gruber discusses her company’s platform for turning the carbon found in biomass into useful materials.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Science in Humanities, Humanities in Science: Embedded Connections
Historians and social scientists of science, technology, and medicine discuss their collaborative work to develop and deploy “embedded connections” in the humanities and STEM fields.
What’s Behind a Nobel Prize?
In this course Roger Turner will show how the Nobel Prize can be an entry point for more inclusive stories about the people who work in science.
First Friday: Whodunit? A Forensic Science Mystery
Join us for a night of “whodunits” and solve a historical forensics murder mystery.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Science & Activism Tour
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Sweet Revenge on Cancer
Nobel laureate and Stanford professor Carolyn Bertozzi presents the 2023 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture.
Global Water Alliance 16th Annual Conference
This conference will address the urgent need for new technologies and data analytics in water management.
AI vs. Superbugs: Artificial Intelligence and the Search for New Antibiotics
César de la Fuente and Michael Mahan delve into AI-assisted antibiotic drug development.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Dyes & Textiles Tour
This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
First Friday: Start Talking Science
Meet scientists doing cutting-edge research in physics, medicine, biochemistry, and more.
Women in Chemistry Tour
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
The Revolution in Astronomy, 1500–1650
In this four-part Roundtable course, James Voelkel will cover the period in astronomy surrounding Copernicus’s proposal that the earth revolves around the sun.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Scientific Innovation in 10 Objects
In this five-part course, Roger Turner follows some of science’s most colorful characters and the role their instruments have played in changing the world.
Tang Ao-Qing and Lu Jiaxi: A Story of China and America
Join Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann as he shares an untold story about science and immigration.
Dyes & Textiles Tour
This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
MXenes and the Era of 2D Materials by Design
Yury Gogotsi will discuss the multitude of applications offered by MXenes, the fastest-growing family of nanomaterials.