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August 8 2005 For more information: Tim McKenna - Himmelrich, Inc. Maryland Science Center Awarded $150,000 Grant The Maryland Science Center was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant for $150,000 to develop Cellular Universe, the fourth installment of an initiative to make human health more understandable and exciting, announced Van Reiner, president and chief executive office. Cellular Universe will be an immersive cell exhibit that will introduce visitors to the structure and function of human cells with a walk-through cell environment and state-of-the-art microscopic film footage of biological functions of living cells. Other exhibits included in the human health initiative are BodyLink, a health science up-date center, Your Body: The Inside Story, a hands-on physiology exhibit, and WetLab, a functional lab where visitors can perform actual scientific experiment. The Maryland Science Center at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is visited by more than 550,000 people each year. Popular exhibits include: Dinosaur Mysteries which features more than a dozen full-size dinosaurs and interactive paleontology activities, an exploration of the day in the life of the human body in Your Body: The Inside Story, and add…dozens of interactive experiments in Newton’s Alley. Other popular attractions in the museum include the Kids Room, the five-story MIE Properties IMAX Theater, and the world-famous Davis Planetarium. The Maryland Science Center is located at 601 Light Street at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. For information and tickets, visit www.marylandsciencecenter.org or call the 24-Hour Information Line at 410-685-5225, TDD: 410-962-0223.
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