Events
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See field notes from the Congo, a letter from Darwin, and a lock of George Washington’s hair.
Thursday May 17 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
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"Can We Get Needed Population Shrinkage In Time? The Academy, the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere, and the Human Future."
Thursday Jun 14 6:30 PM-10:00 PM
Upcoming Events
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Thursday May 17 6:00 PM-8:30 PM
Can Philadelphia’s sustainability movement support policies and initiatives to strengthen urban manufacturing? Find out at this Urban Sustainability Forum.
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Friday May 18 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
The spring evening come alive during this hike with Academy naturalist Ned Gilmore in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Learn to identify the calls of some of the frogs and toads that call this aquatic habitat home.
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Monday May 21 10:00 AM-4:30 PM
The Academy is celebrating its 200th anniversary by offering 2-for-1 general admission on the 21st of every month, now through March 21, 2013.
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Tuesday May 22 6:00 PM-8:30 PM
Are we missing an opportunity to turn sustainability into smart business?
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Wednesday May 23 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Clare Sauro will discuss and recurate the Academy’s collection of John James Audubon’s buckskin jacket and trousers.
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Thursday May 31 6:30 PM-10:00 PM
Sharktopus: 50% Shark, 50% Octopus, 100% Deadly!
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Tuesday Jun 5 11:00 AM-1:30 PM
Join the celebration of the Academy’s mentoring and science enrichment program for young women.
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Saturday Jun 9 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Celebrate 200 years of bird discovery. Meet a real ornithologist, view tables of specimens, listen to bird experts, watch bird-skinning, identify local birds, participate in bird-banding, and design your own binoculars to take home.
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Sunday Jun 10 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Celebrate 200 years of bird discovery. Meet a real ornithologist, view tables of specimens, listen to bird experts, watch bird-skinning, identify local birds, participate in bird-banding, and design your own binoculars to take home.
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Monday Jun 11 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Helen Anne Curry will talk about how amateur gardeners have created new varieties by using sophisticated genetics techniques.