The Lawrence Hall of Science

The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.

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A hand is squeezing a plastic water bottle
04/21/2022
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

Midday Science Cafe – A Great (New) Future in Plastics

Plastic is inexpensive, easy to manufacture, and almost impossible to recycle or biodegrade effectively. As a result, roughly 8.3 billion…

Onchocerca volvulus emerging from a black fly
04/09/2022
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Science at Cal – A Life in Chemistry Shaped by Diseases and Medicine In Sub-Saharan Africa

Did you know that natural products serve as the basis of many new medicines? What are natural products and why…

Earthquake Simulator
04/08/2022
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Earthquake Safe Spring Break

In advance of the April 18 anniversary of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that devastated San Francisco in 1906, California Governor’s…

A group of people attending a presentation in an auditorium
05/06/2022

Professional Learning Opportunity: Understanding Global Change

Collaborate with expert scientists and educators from the University of California, Berkeley to support the integration of climate and global…

Tri-Valley Innovation Fair - Science at Cal & The Lawrence
03/19/2022
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Tri-Valley Innovation Fair

Come visit Science at Cal and the Lawrence Hall of Science’s booths at the upcoming Tri-Valley Innovation Fair, featuring up…

A pair of hands holding fungi
03/17/2022
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

Science at Cal – Fungi and Seaweed: Changing the way we think about meat

At this month’s Midday Science Cafe, we’ll learn about two new meat alternatives made from foods we already know and…