Spotlight Science: Microbes for a Healthy Planet

Recommended for all ages

Spotlight Science is a regular program connecting you to current science conducted at the University of Minnesota and in our community. Join researchers, students, and special guests for conversations and unique interactive experiences.

Explore the many ways tiny microbes have a big influence on Planet Earth. Meet students from Dr. Cara Santelli’s geomicrobiology class, and learn how microbes shape and change both essential nutrients and pollutants—in the air, in the water, and on the land. Check out interactive demonstrations that show biogeochemical processes that make Earth thrive. 

Thanks to special guest and partner:

• Dr. Cara Santelli, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

This is an in-person event at the Bell Museum. Activities and events will be held throughout the museum and are included in the cost of regular admission.