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Community Outreach - VISION Traveling Exhibit on Display in Hagerstown, MD
When: September 2006 Where: Hagerstown, MD Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI)A vision-related traveling exhibit is giving people in the Hagerstown, Maryland, area an opportunity to learn how the eye and brain work together to create vision. Visitors to the Discovery Station at Hagerstown can also learn how researchers are developing ways to protect our sight from visual disorders and diseases. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit, called VISION, includes 10 interactive modules developed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Targeted at viewers aged 8 to 80, the exhibit has toured since 1993, visiting science museums in 33 cities, and has been seen by more than six million people. VISION was developed as part of the NEI’s 25th anniversary celebration. Next Steps Members of the public can visit the exhibit from January 30, 2006–January 31, 2007, at the Discovery Station at Hagerstown. Museum hours and directions are available on the Discovery Station at Hagerstown Web site (www.discoverystation.org/about.html). For information about prior stops on the tour, visit the NEI Web site at www.nei.nih.gov/education/visionexhibit/index.asp.
Eyes and Vision - VISION Traveling Exhibit on Display in Hagerstown, MD
When: September 2006 Where: Hagerstown, MD Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI)A vision-related traveling exhibit is giving people in the Hagerstown, Maryland, area an opportunity to learn how the eye and brain work together to create vision. Visitors to the Discovery Station at Hagerstown can also learn how researchers are developing ways to protect our sight from visual disorders and diseases. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit, called VISION, includes 10 interactive modules developed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Targeted at viewers aged 8 to 80, the exhibit has toured since 1993, visiting science museums in 33 cities, and has been seen by more than six million people. VISION was developed as part of the NEI’s 25th anniversary celebration. Next Steps Members of the public can visit the exhibit from January 30, 2006–January 31, 2007, at the Discovery Station at Hagerstown. Museum hours and directions are available on the Discovery Station at Hagerstown Web site (www.discoverystation.org/about.html). For information about prior stops on the tour, visit the NEI Web site at www.nei.nih.gov/education/visionexhibit/index.asp.
Forensic Medicine - "Visible Proofs" Exhibit Explores Forensic Medicine
When: September 1, 2006February 16, 2008 Where: NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD Institute: National Library of Medicine (NLM)“Visible Proofs,” a new exhibition at NLM, traces the history of forensic medicine: the efforts of physicians, surgeons, and other specialists to translate views of the body and its parts into hard evidence that can testify on behalf of the victims of violent crime and against the guilty.
Items on display include surgical instruments used in the autopsy of Abraham Lincoln, a human heart pierced by a bullet, a stomach poisoned by arsenic, a kidney punctured by a fatal knife wound, and fingerprints from the first investigation to use fingerprints for a conviction. The Web site displays many of the same assets in an attractive format and features resources, including lesson plans, and links to help you learn more about forensic medicine. More Next Steps You can see the “Visible Proofs” exhibition on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, or take advantage of its many resources online. The exhibit is open to the public, and admission is free. Visiting hours are 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, and 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Visitors to the NIH campus should bring a photo ID and allow additional time for security procedures. Call (301) 594-6677 for more information, or visit the Web site at www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm to find the best way to travel and where to get your visitor’s badge. You can also visit the exhibition Web site at www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/index.html.
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