Brain Bee at Denison University
Date of Event: February 5, 2011
Posted: January 28, 2011
Denison University will host a Brain Bee competition for high school students ages 13 through 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, in the Burton D. Morgan Center lecture hall (150 Ridge Road). The event is free, but advance registration is required. The Brain Bee is conducted by the neuroscience faculty at Denison, as well as student members of Neuroscience Education and Research at Denison.
The Brain Bee is a question and answer competition that tests students’ knowledge of neuroscience, brain physiology and chemistry, and how the brain is involved in various behaviors and disorders. Each participant earns a free one-year family membership to The Works Museum in Newark, as well as free T-shirts for attending family members. Students compete to earn cash prizes, the Brain Bee trophy, the opportunity to move on to the National Brain Bee, and money for a neuroscience charity.
For more information, visit the Brain Bee website.
Calendar Listing:
CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — Brain Bee at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, in the Burton D. Morgan Center lecture hall (150 Ridge Road). Free, but advance registration required. Open to high school students between 13 and 19 years of age. For information, contact Frank Hassebrock at 740-587-6677 or visit www.denison.edu.
About Denison:
Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.
For press inquiries:
- Name
- Barbara Stambaugh
- Position Title
- Director, Media Relations
- Primary Email
- stambaughb@denison.edu
- Business Phone
- (740) 587-8575