Brain Awareness Week

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As the Brain Awareness Week headquarters, the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives offers a wide range of advice and activity resources to bring to classrooms. 

What is Brain Awareness Week? 

The Brain Awareness Week campaign unites families, schools, and communities in a worldwide celebration of the brain. The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives founded the now-global campaign in 1996. Since its start, more than 2,800 partners in 82 countries have participated in the campaign. The Society for Neuroscience and many others serve as partners. Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is March 11–17, 2013.

Neuroscience education and outreach is encouraged year-round. Navigate SfN's resources to learn more about the campaign and to assist in the planning of a new activity.

Brain Awareness Week News
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BrainFacts.org, launching May 2012, is a new public information initiative of The Kavli Foundation, The Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and SfN. Follow the site on Facebook and Twitter to be the first to know when the site goes live.
Thanh-Liem Huyuh-Tran of California led the U.S. to victory at the International Brain Bee on July 16 during the 8th annual International Brain Research Organization World Congress of Neuroscience in Florence, Italy. SfN is a proud supporter of the International Brain Bee, sponsoring a neuroscience internship among other prizes. Congratulations to all contestants across the globe, including Ben Thompson of Australia (2nd place) and Kyeong Rok Choi of Korea (3rd place). Special thanks to all Brain Bee coordinators for their time, effort, and dedication to neuroscience education. Look for your chance to get involved during next year’s Brain Bee.
Thanks to all of the budding neuroscience film stars and directors, SfN received dozens of submissions for the first Brain Awareness Video Contest. Watch for the chance to vote for your favorite video in the People’s Choice Awards, coming later this summer.
Check out University of Washington's Neurobiology & Behavior Community Outreach program led by graduate students. Year-round, they share their knowledge and experience in neuroscience with students at all levels - from elementary through adult education. Have a question about the brain? Ask them at The Brain Question Web site and get a free answer in words that you can understand.
Congratulations to the National Science Olympiad champions (Division C) from Solon High School in Ohio. Starting at the regional level, the Olympiad culminated in a national tournament where 120 of the country's best Science Olympiad teams, representing more than 2,000 students, competed in 25 events. SfN helps sponsor the competition, and winners will present their work and attend the 2011 SfN Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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