Denison holds annual Brain Bee competition

Date of Event: February 2, 2013

Posted: January 25, 2013

GRANVILLE, Ohio— Denison University announces its annual Brain Bee competition, a contest designed to test high school students’ knowledge of the brain and its functions. This year’s competition will take place on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). Area high schoolers are encouraged to participate. Advanced registration is required and participation is limited to 25 students. The event is free and open to the public. For registration and more information, contact Nestor Matthews at matthewsn@denison.edu or visit www.denison.edu.

All participants will receive a free Brain Bee T-shirt and a free 1-year family membership to The Works Museum, in Newark, Ohio. Participants also will earn money for themselves and a neuroscience-related charity by answering questions correctly. The winner will earn a travel award to the USA National Brain Bee competition at the University of Maryland in March.

All students in the grades nine to 12 are eligible to participate, but you must register in advance by emailing Nestor Matthews at matthewsn@denison.edu. Your email must include your name, the name of your high school and your grade.

The Brain Bee is sponsored by Denison’s Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Concentration Program. Student members of the Neuroscience Education and Research at Denison club (NERD) organize the event.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville—Brain Bee competition from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, in the lecture hall of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). Area high schoolers are encouraged to participate. Advanced registration is required and participation is limited to 25 students. Free and open to the public. For registration and more information, contact Nestor Matthews at matthewsn@denison.edu 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.

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