BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech Science Festival returns today, Saturday, Nov. 2, to demonstrate how science and the arts intersect, fascinate, and inspire careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
The festival is open to the public 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The festival includes 60 interactive exhibits set up in the Moss Arts Center and in Newman Library and features robotics, rockets, DNA molecules made of candy, model volcanoes, wind turbines, insects, computer coding, and more.
One of the highlights will be the “Epiphany Machine,” which uses colorful wall projections to show what happens in a dancer’s brain during a performance. Brain activity comes to life in real time as movement and neural rhythms generate an immersive artistic experience.
Another highlight will be the Virginia 4-H’s brand-new mobile learning lab, parked on the Alumni Mall in front of Moss Arts Center. The mobile learning lab is a giant tractor-trailer, filled with museum-like, interactive health science stations to help introduce kids in grades K-5 to health science careers.
The Virginia Tech Science Festival began ten years ago as a way for researchers — including faculty, students, student organizations, community members, and community organizations — engage with attendees for the sake of fun and discovery.
Organized by the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts (CENI), this all-ages event is open to the public and free of charge. For more information about the exhibits, go to https://ceni.icat.vt.edu/inspire/science-festival.html.
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