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Brain Awareness Week

March 16-22, 2009

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Brain Bee

Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a series of events held around the world to increase public awareness about the brain.

  • Undergraduates can get rewarded for BAW participation. Get information on the new Brain Awareness Travel Award that SfN has launched in collaboration with the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience.

  • Washington, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty issued a letter (PDF) recognizing Brain Awareness Week in the nation's capital.

  • The 2008 BAW Report has been published by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. See what activities have taken place all around the globe.

  • Find free resources for your BAW activities.

Tap into great SfN resources…


Access the new gateway to over 300 resources for teaching neuroscience to grades K-12.

Brain Briefings, SfN's popular publication for the lay audience, which features a different neuroscience topic each issue.

Brain Facts

Click here to read about the latest edition of Brain Facts and find out how you can get a copy.

Download Brain Awareness Week Public Service Announcements for Your Local Radio Station

Individual Brain Awareness events and activities are neither endorsed nor reviewed by the Society for Neuroscience or its officers, councilors, or committees.

BAW Tip of the Week!

Educate about what you know! Dr. Michael Ivy from Tennessee State University educated students about the brain through a horseshoe crab model that he researches in his lab. See Dr. Ivy in action.
 

Join a Winning Program! Get on the BAW mailing list
Click here to subscribe to our electronic mailing list.

Active BAW participants may be eligible for the SfN Science Educator Award. Click here for details.

Neuroscientist-Teacher Partners
Are you a neuroscientist who would like to visit K-12 classrooms and share your knowledge about the nervous system with students? Are you a K-12 teacher who would like to interact with a neuroscientist? If you are, click here to find out how.


Mark Your Calendar for Brain Awareness Week 2009 and beyond!

  • March 16-22, 2009
  • March 15-21, 2010

Contact Us
Phone: (202) 962-4000
Fax: (202) 962-4941
E-mail: baw@sfn.org