DAY 1: Wednesday, March 30 Brains - and what else? What do people want? Brain dissections? NEED: Brains! (Bill, Kirk & Allie) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?) ART: Petri printmaking (Carrie & Jeff)
WHAT: Southwest Washington MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Day 2016! WHERE: Washington State University Vancouver, 14204 NE SALMON CREEK AVE, VANCOUVER, WA, 98686 http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu WHEN: Saturday, April 2 (9:00 - 3:30pm) We’ll have Mindflex Duels, pipe cleaner neurons, real brains, Brittany Wouden’s famed myBrain! app... From last spring’s event……
DAY 2: Wednesday, April 6 Stress and Resilience NEED: Human to human interface/GSR (Kirk), rubber arm/rubber mallet (Bill & Allie) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?) ART: T-shirt design, and brain patches (Carrie & Jeff)
DAY 3: Wednesday, April 13 Sleep and Dreams NEED: Mindflex Duel to illustrate EEG (Bill & Allie); Heart and Brain SpikerShield Bundle/EEG demo (Kirk & Bill) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?) ART: T-shirt design (Carrie & Jeff)
What: Brain Awareness Teacher Workshop Where: Collaborative Life Sciences Building Atrium and 1st Floor Lecture Hall 2730 SW Moody, Portland, OR 97201 When: Saturday April 16th, 9-3 We’ll have a table at this event similar to what we had at the OMSI brain fair. Everyone who comes will also be…
DAY 4: Wednesday, April 20 Drugs and Consciousness NEED: Miracle berries, drunk goggles (Bill, Kirk & Allie) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?) ART: T-shirt printmaking (Carrie & Jeff)
Visit with brains and art Inspired Teaching Public Charter School 200 Douglas St., NE | Washington, DC 20002 | p: 202-248-6825 First 30 minutes (K-1 only): School cafeteria/auditorium for introductions, “The Land of Cerebrum” play, and questions… Next 90 minutes: Brain viewing, handling, questions in room off cafeteria (three classes,…
DC public school visit with brains and art Turner Elementary, from 1:00 – 2:30pm 3264 Stanton Rd. SE, Washington, DC 20032 “The Brain Experience!” Two fourth grade classrooms in the school cafeteria for introductions, questions, brain examination/handling, and more pipe cleaner neuron building… Brain art work created by students will hang…
WSU Neuroscience event (for WSU participants, though others are welcome) Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center, 901 K Street, 11th Floor, DC. This event will showcase the innovative research being conducted by the WSU Vancouver Neuroscience Program on hearing, addiction, and how the brain works...
STEAM/Neuro Congressional “Brains + Art” briefing and reception Wednesday, April 27, noon – 1pm Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-338, Washington, DC 20515 Southwest of the U.S. Capitol, bound by Independence Ave., South Capitol St., First St., and C St., S.W. Arrive ONE HOUR EARLY (at 11:00am)
“Brains + Art” briefing at the U.S. Senate, HELP Committee Wednesday, April 27, 2:00 – 3pm Russell Senate Office Building, SR-188 2 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002 Northeast of the Capitol, site bounded by Constitution Ave., First St., Delaware Ave., and C St., N.E.
Grad/select undergrad student research/outreach discussion Thursday, April 28, 11:30am; Arrive EARLY. When you arrive, please check in at the Security Entrance at 17th St. NW and State Place. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room 460, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 20502 The EEOB is within a…
Phillips Collection for Neuroscience Night @ “Seeing Nature” exhibit (with beer from the Fort George Brewery in Astoria, OR, and wine from Burnt Bridge Cellars in Vancouver, WA). *** SOLD OUT!! *** Thursday, April 28, 4:30 – 8:00pm The Phillips Collection 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Visit to NIH with Chris Thomas, NINDS‘ Science Writer and graduate of OHSU’s Neuroscience program. An opportunity to view original, century old prints by Spanish neuroanatomist Ramon y Cajal, along with recent work by Rebecca Kamen, a DC artist inspired by Cajal’s Golgi-stained depictions of human brain cells. Friday, April 29, 10:00 – 11:30am Meet at the Medical Center Metro stop at…
Courtesy of Congressman Earl Blumenauer's office! Meet at Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s Congressional office in the Longworth House Office building (room #1111 on the ground floor) on the south side of the Capitol.