4ND ANNUAL VERMONT REGIONAL BRAIN BEE

Saturday, February 9, 2013

University of Vermont College of Medicine

• Half day of neuroscience activities (8:30-3:00pm)
• Meet Neuroscience faculty, postdoctoral fellows and grad students
• Both written and oral question and answer competition
• Continental breakfast and lunch with a keynote speaker
• Winner goes to National Brain Bee in Baltimore, MD in Mid-March
• Participants must be high school students in grades 9-12
• Registration deadline is December 10th, limited to 40 participants

All questions come from “Brain Facts” (published and distributed by Society for Neuroscience and downloadable:  http://sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=brainFacts&section=publications.

The success of this event depends not only on the motivation of the students, but also on the efforts of high school faculty in encouraging their students to participate in this exciting competition. 

For more information:  www.vermontbrainbee.com

Sponsored by the Vermont Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, the UVM Neuroscience Graduate Program and Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Initiative.