SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — On Friday, the University of Scranton held an annual competition that saw students using their brains to answer questions about brains.
It’s the 25th annual Brain Bee and the competition had high school students from the area go head-to-head answering questions about neuroscience and the brain. Hosted by the University of Scranton’s neuroscience program, 11 students registered for the chance to move on, the school’s director of the neuroscience program saying it’s a fun way to get students to care about a subject few learn about in high school.
“We’re not making it a major promotion to come here. We’re just talking, saying this is a really great career opportunity area, neuroscience,” explained University of Scranton associate professor of Biology and head of the neuroscience program Robert Waldeck. “And so that’s what drives me and that’s what drives the program. We try to do as much outreach as possible because it’s an exciting thing. Neuroscience is really cool!”
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The winner of today’s competition will move on to nationals in California, where they’ll compete against other regional winners from around the country. The winner of that, goes on to compete against winners from around the world. It’s a fun event the neuroscience program always looks forward to, and they said they’re already planning next years.