kcollins | October 17, 2010Thanks North Country NOW for publicizing a satellite event that is happening on Oct 20th! If you are in Potsdam, NY check this Satellite event out!
POTSDAM -- Clarkson University will host the North Country Science and Engineering Festival from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 in Cheel Campus Center. It is free and open to the public.
The festival will feature many hands-on activities that challenge visitors' science and math talents. Paper Airplane Design and The Paper Bridge Challenge will test engineering savvy. Whose paper airplane can fly the farthest? Whose bridge can hold the most…
kcollins | October 17, 2010Thanks Dan Kasun for a recent post mentioning the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Thanks for mentioning the festival and thanks for Volunteering in the Microsoft booth! The festival can't happen without volunteers!
For those who aren't already in "the know" (which usually includes me), there is a Science and Engineering Festival in DC going on in DC (http://www.usasciencefestival.org/ - it started on 10/10 and goes to 10/24).
This week commences with a science fair that is being held at the White House. Yes, THE White House. Capital W and H.
Two of the 2010 Imagine Cup winning teams…
kcollins | October 17, 2010Thanks Howard Hughes for helping us get the word out about the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Main Article here
Two scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus, Roian Egnor and Lou Scheffer, will speak at the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo, which will take place on and around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on October 23-24, 2010. Egnor and Scheffer, both fellows at Janelia Farm, will discuss the latest research on how the brain works, considering the question from two very different perspectives: one as a neuroscientist who…
kcollins | October 16, 2010Thanks National Center for Science Education for this post and helping get the word out about the Festival! Thanks for having a booth at the festival too.
NCSE will be participating in the Science Expo of the USA Science & Engineering Festival, October 23 and 24, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington DC. The culmination of a two-week celebration of science and engineering, the Science Expo is a giant science party on America's front lawn, aimed at inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. All events are free and open to the general public.
So come and explore the…
kcollins | October 16, 2010I personally like science AND laughing so I'm excited to see this next Friday. Thanks Brian Malow for being a part of the festival. If you can't catch his full length show on Friday, he will be performing 20 min sets at the Expo too.
As part of the inauÂgural USA SciÂence & EngiÂneerÂing FesÂtiÂval, I will be perÂformÂing 8pm, FriÂday night, OctoÂber 22, 2010, at GeorgeÂtown UniÂverÂsity - and it's free and open to the pubÂlic (that's YOU!).
For details:RatioÂnal ComÂedy for an IrraÂtional Planet - An Evening of SciÂence Humor
My friend Norm GoldÂblatt, the Phunny PhysiÂcist, will also…
kcollins | October 16, 2010A Shout out to George Mason University for helping us get the word out about the USA Science and Engineering Festival.
USA Science and Engineering Festival
October 11, 2010
On the weekend of Oct. 23-24, more than 500 exhibitors will gather on the National Mall to celebrate science and engineering at the USA Science & Engineering Festival. The festival will offer a vast range of educational exhibits for students of all ages. More than 500,000 people are expected to attend this event, which promises to be the largest science festival in history.
On Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m., as a…
kcollins | October 16, 2010Thanks C & EN news for posting the results from our most recent Wordle!!
The first USA Science & Engineering festival is under way. It opened last night with a music extravaganza called the "Powers of Ten: A Journey in Song from Quark to Cosmos." One of the activities is a nationwide wordle where you can enter your idea for the greatest discoveries and advancements science and engineering will bring us in the 21st century. Answers will be collected through Oct. 24, when the festival concludes with a big expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Stay tuned to Newscripts for…
kcollins | October 16, 2010
If you are in Saint Louis check out Scifest. It's happening NOW!!
http://scifeststl.org/
This is one of the MANY satellite festivals happening.
Check it out!
kcollins | October 16, 2010
BIG shout out to Discover Magazine Blogs for their coverage of the Festival. For the original article find it here.
by Chris Mooney
This is a guest post by Darlene Cavalier, a writer and senior adviser at Discover Magazine. Darlene holds a Masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a former Philadelphia 76ers cheerleader. She founded ScienceCheerleader.com and cofounded ScienceForCitizens.net to make it possible for lay people to contribute to science.
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is approaching and several preamble events are taking place:
* Discover's Carl…
kcollins | October 16, 2010In case you missed this on Huffington Post back in September.
~~ written by Larry Bock
Sept 13th 2010
We pride ourselves on being a nation of diversity. But when it comes to diversifying our workforce in high-tech fields of tomorrow, well, let's just say we still have a lot of work to do.
Consequently, as we attempt to motivate more young students into the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), it is paramount that we also increase our efforts to include more women and underrepresented minorities in these fields.
To put it succinctly, if America is to retain its role as a…
kcollins | October 15, 2010Entry: Science is Cool: Know Your Science
Chris and Celena Chambers
Chris Malik Chambers(15) and Celena DeShay Chambers (16)
Where do you go to school?
Chris- DeKaney High School in Houston, TX
Celena- Carl Wunsche Sr High School Career Academy in Spring,TX
What are your favorite subjects and school activities?
Chris- History. I take debate and run on the cross country team
Celena- Math . I also play sports at DeKaney HS.
Where do you plan to go to college, and what will you major in?
Chris- In college I plan to study psychology
Celena- I plan to study Mechanical Engineering. My first…
kcollins | October 15, 2010Hooray, Hooray, USA Science and Engineering Festival Starts Today!
Thanks to David Bruggerman for posting this on his blog:While events on the National Mall will take place on the 23rd and 24th, the first (hopefully annual?) USA Science and Engineering Festival officially starts later today with a performance of "Powers of Ten" at the University of Maryland (located in the D.C. suburbs). (Event is currently fully booked, but you can try and catch any last minute releases at the hall.) The event has been in the works for months, and I think it will end up being bigger (at least in scale if…
kcollins | October 15, 2010We have until Midnight...Help us bring 4000 students to the EXPO! All it takes is a simple reTweet!!
Log into your twitter account and then follow this link and reTweet it!!
http://twitter.com/#!/ConstellationEG/status/27030744674
Simple!
We have until midnight to get 300 more reTweets. @ConstellationEG will donate $10 for every RTup to 10K and the Festival will match every $10. If we raise $20,000, 4000 students will be able to come to the Expo through bus grants! Help us share the Expo with everyone and show kids how cool science can be.
(P.S. you can RT more than 1x, it just can't be…
kcollins | October 15, 2010Thanks VAHomeschoolers Connection for helping us get the word out to the homeschooling community about the USA Science and Engineering Festival!
On the weekend of October 23 and 24, the National Mall in Washington D.C. will be the site of the first-ever national Science and Engineering Expo, with performances and activities for kids, teens and families. The two-day Expo will include more than 1,500 hands-on activities and over 75 stage shows. In the words of the program's organizers,
"The two-day Expo is perfect for teens, children and their families, and anyone with a curious mind who is…
kcollins | October 15, 2010Maybe you remember the Science Rapper from some posts awhile ago:
OR...
Well he wrote a new rap just for the Festival! Check it out here. He will be performing at the Expo make sure to catch his performance!
kcollins | October 15, 2010Make sure you keep up with the happenings of the Nifty Fifty program. We have had a lot of speakers go to DC schools telling kids about STEM education and why they like science. Check out some photos on our facebook pages. Here is an interview with Dr. Francis Collins the Director of NIH.
kcollins | October 15, 2010This looks like a lot of fun! And it's free! Check it out.
With David Pogue
Clips from the series plus panel discussion and Q&A
Invisibility cloaks. Spider silk that is stronger than steel. Self-healing military vehicles. Clothes that monitor your mood. What will the future bring, and what will it be made of? In NOVA's fascinating new 4-hour series, "Making Stuff", popular New York Times technology reporter David Pogue takes viewers on a tour of the material world we live in, and the one that may lie ahead -- offering a behind-the-scenes look at innovations that are ushering in a new…
kcollins | October 15, 2010WOW IEEE-USA is helping us get the word out about the USA Science and Engineering Festival! They have posted info about the festival on their webpage and they have five spots on WAMU promoting the Festival:
Science Friday Oct. 15 - 2:19, 2:39 and 2:59 p.m.
Tech Tuesday Oct. 19
Science Friday Oct. 22
Thanks IEEE-USA for your support!
kcollins | October 14, 2010Thanks BioWorld for the article on the USA Science Festival! Read more here:
By Trista Morrison
BioWorld Today Staff Writer
Editor's note: Biotech Foundations is a new BioWorld Today column that recognizes biotech-related nonprofit organizations, as well as those founded by biotech industry luminaries. Tell us about your nonprofit at newsdesk@bioworld.com.
Former biotech venture capitalist and entrepreneur Larry Bock knows how to turn an idea into reality. He's had a hand in founding dozens of companies, including Athena Neurosciences Inc. (bought by Elan Corp. plc.), Vertex Pharmaceuticals…
kcollins | October 14, 2010
Check out this booth at the Expo!
Get Transported into the visually stunning digital world of Disney's upcoming theatrical release TRON: Legacy and examine where movie fantasy and the 21st century's real Grand Challenges for Engineering intersect. You'll see how 3-dimensional scanning and printing are bringing the real and the virtual worlds closer together. You'll learn how virtual reality is shaping the practice of medicine and try your hand at brain surgery...on a computer generated replica of a real patient! Finally, you'll take a trip into the TRON digital grid through an incredible…