[STEM-Announce] Updated invitation: 2018 Virginia Tech Science Festival @ Sat Oct 27, 2018 2pm - 8pm (UTC) (stem-announce at lists.rbtc.tech)

Tue Oct 16 00:11:07 EST 2018

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Title: 2018 Virginia Tech Science Festival
Virginia Tech presents the 5th Annual Virginia Tech Science Festival at  
multiple locations across Virginia Tech's campus including the Moss Arts  
Center, Newman Library, Torgersen Hall and along Alumni Mall on Saturday,  
October 27, 2018.

Enjoy 93 free hands-on, minds-on learning interactive booths and activities  
that showcase dozens of science education and research programs throughout  
the university, including physics, space, engineering, communication,  
geology, health and medicine, history, transportation, computers,  
chemistry, and more.

Exhibitors include 3-D printing, various robotics labs, virtual reality,  
lizards, neuroscience, electric vehicles, meteorology, paleontology, the  
science of sports helmets, a teddy bear clinic provided by Carilion,  
“virus” trackers, volcano demonstrations, a human-powered submarine, and  
dozens more. Crowd favorites such as Stormtroopers from the “Stars Wars”  
films also will return in the form of cosplayers. Exhibits provide  
hands-on, minds-on experiences for all ages, along with highlighting the  
expansive applications of science.

For the second year in a row, the Science Festival will also feature  
exhibits that are autism-friendly, with festival organizers coordinating  
with the Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research, based in the College of  
Science. The effort is part of the center’s SAFE: Supporting Autism  
Friendly Environments program, an effort headed by Amy Azano, an associate  
professor in the School of Education.

The Virginia Tech Science Festival has a goal of making science and  
research accessible to all ages. Most exhibits are designed for elementary  
and middle school students. Younger children will find plenty to do as well.

All festival events are free and all are welcome.

The main festival closing at 4:00 pm, but later evening events will be  
offered for audiences interested in all things science. For more  
information on the 2018 Nutshell Games, visit:  
http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=488732.

Parking will be free at Virginia Tech's North End Center parking deck and  
other campus locations.

To view the festival program with the full list of activities and  
locations, visit: http://icat.vt.edu/sciencefestival/plan.html.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/ljDZ5QV.jpg.

For more information, visit:  
http://www.cpe.vt.edu/sciencefestival/index.html or  
https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/10/Science-Virginiatech_science_festival_2018preview.html  
or https://www.facebook.com/VTSciFest/.

Cost: See Description (changed)
When: Sat Oct 27, 2018 2pm – 8pm Coordinated Universal Time
Where: Virginia Tech
118 North Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Calendar: stem-announce at lists.rbtc.tech
Who:
     * RBTC STEM Event Announcer

Event details:  
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