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BAW Week 2021 Helmet Winners
This year, Brain Awareness Week was held March 15-19th through an entirely virtual format. Working with the Alachua County school system, lessons incorporated age-appropriate brain information with accompanying activities. These include making a pipe cleaner neuron or brain hat for the younger students, 5 brain tricks and the 5 senses,…
Volunteer for Brain Awareness Week!
Please consider getting involved. Faculty, staff, post-docs and undergrad, graduate and dual-enrollment students are welcome to join!
NCF SfN 11th Annual Conference
Meeting link for 2/19/21:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98937911002?pwd=ZTRIQ05NVWhqSTIwKzdaWUxQRy84dz09 Password: SFN2021 Meeting Schedule: 10:45am – Opening Remarks Sara Pickernell, Chapter President 11:00am – Introduction: Courtney Wilkinson, Chapter Conference Co-Chair Keynote Lecture: Dr. Steven Maier– Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology & the Center for Neuroscience; University of Colorado at Boulder 12:00pm – Student Lunch with Dr. Maier Trainees (undergraduate, graduate, post-docs,…
2019 Brain Awareness Week & Luttge Lecture
Our North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience hosted a successful 2019 Brain Awareness Week. Our students, trainees and colleagues had a record turnout, reaching 2,554 kids of all ages, from kindergarten to 12th grade. With the help of over 75 volunteers, they visited 20 schools throughout…
Brain Awareness Week 2017
Click here to see more images from the 2017 NCFSfN Chapter Conference BAW OUTREACH SUMMARY Almost 2,000 students learned about the brain this year! 17 schools visited in Gainesville and North Central Florida area Over 40 volunteers…
Brain Awareness Week 2016
Click here to see more images from the 2016 NCFSfN Chapter Conference BAW OUTREACH SUMMARY Almost 2,000 students learned about the brain this year! 17 schools visited in Gainesville and North Central Florida area Over 40 volunteers Brain Awareness Week featured in THE UF POST …
Brain Awareness Week 2016 In The News
Brain Awareness Week at UF spotlights minimizing memory loss in aging Dr. Carol Barnes, keynote speaker for the 4th Annual William G. Luttge Lectureship in Neuroscience held on Monday, March 14, 2016 Sponsored by: The McKnight Brain Research Foundation…
Brain Awareness Week 2015
Click here to see more images from the 2015 NCFSFN Chapter Conference BAW OUTREACH SUMMARY 2,857 students learned about the brain this year! A new record for the NCFSFN Chapter! 20 schools visited in the North Central Florida area 44 volunteers Brain Awareness Week…