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The Brown Brain Bee is a neuroscience outreach program for high school students in Rhode Island. We also organize the annual RI Brain Fair!

The Brown Brain Bee is a competition designed to introduce youth to the field of neuroscience. The 2017 Brown Brain Bee took place on February 11, 2017. During the competition, students are tested on their knowledge of various aspects of the brain, such as learning and memory, sleep, addiction, movement, and neurological disorders. Students can prepare for the competition by reading Brain Facts, a primer on the brain published by the Society for Neuroscience. Furthermore, all registered participants are given the opportunity to attend several supplemental learning sessions held on campus by neuroscience professors and students of Brown University. The first place winner of the Brown University Brain Bee wins $200 and advances to the National Brain Bee held in March at the University of Maryland, where he or she has the opportunity to compete to win a $1500 scholarship, a research internship with a neuroscientist, and a paid trip to the International Brain Bee. The second place winner wins $125 and the third place winner wins $75. All students registered for the competition receive a free t-shirt and certificate of participation. The competition is open to all high school students ages 13-19 in Rhode Island and registration is free! The Brown University Brain Bee is sponsored by Neurology Foundation, Inc., the Brown University Neuroscience Department, the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute, and the Biology Office of Undergraduate Education.

03/08/2020

Unfortunately, due to a temporary change in Brown University policy, the Brown Brain Fair has been cancelled until further notice. In the interest of preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus, effective Monday, March 9, all in-person Brown events with 100 attendees or more (such as the Brain Fair) must be postponed or cancelled. We will continue to monitor the situation and may be able to reschedule the fair for a later date. In the meantime, thank you all so much for supporting the fair!

01/24/2020

Brain Bee classes will start back up again tomorrow, 1/25! As usual, they will be in Alumnae Hall 212 from 1-3 pm. We hope to see you there!!

12/06/2019

Tomorrow's class at Brown will be the last class until we get back from break in January. After class from 3-3:30, you can stick around to try miracle berries, which make sour foods taste sweet! We hope to see you there!

10/07/2019

Our 2019-2020 lesson schedule has been posted! Classes will be held at Classical High School on Mondays and at Brown University on Saturdays. We can't wait to see you there!!

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04/26/2019

Applications for the Brown Brain Bee 2019-2020 coordinator board are open! If you love science outreach and are passionate about neuroscience, we'd love to have you in one of our many open positions next year to help run and improve our program. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 29. Descriptions for each open position are linked in the application form. Message us or email [email protected] with any questions or concerns!

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