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Science on a Sphere

Sphere in Founders' Gallery 1st Floor

Science on a Sphere creates worlds of possibilities via NIU Today

October 27, 2022 Steffen Scharmacher News

On the first floor of the Founders Memorial Library hangs what may be the world’s largest disco ball. It also may be the most detailed representation ever of Huskie hometowns around the world. Or a high- resolution view of the surface of Mars, Jupiter or any of the other planets.

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Science on a Sphere shown on WGN

October 12, 2022 Steffen Scharmacher News

This is cool. Check out this Science on a Sphere at NIU! Associate professor with the meteorology department, @gensiniwx explains how it displays planetary data on a 6ft diameter sphere pic.twitter.com/Xc4br3DGuj — Morgan Kolkmeyer (@MorganKolkmeyer) October 12, 2022

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NIU Library Presents: Science on a Sphere

March 1, 2022 Steffen Scharmacher Event, Exhibit, News

At Founders Memorial Library, our goal is to share stories, make connections, and fuel a culture of understanding and innovation. We see data visualization as an essential tool in helping people engage with complex topics. What better way to understand life on our planet than to see global data on

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