Brain Awareness Week 2005

Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a nationwide effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the Society for Neuroscience to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research. The official week for BAW is March 14-20, 2005, but any week is a good time to get involved.

[Pictures from the 2005 Brain Awareness Week Open House at the University of Washington]

BAW Activities on the
Neuroscience for Kids Web site

Neuroscience for Kids Drawing Contest BAW Lesson Plan
Neuroscience Experiments and Activities Using the Internet for Brain Awareness Week
Worksheets, Games, Coloring Book BAW Greeting Card
BAW Bookmark Send a BAW "Electronic Postcard"
Special Brain Poster Set Activity-A-Day
Special BAW Booklet from the UMIST and the University of Manchester.
Recent magazine cover stories about the brain (good for BAW displays):
  1. "Beyond the Brain," National Geographic, March, 2005.
  2. "The Right (and Wrong) Way to Treat Pain," Time, February 28, 2005.
  3. "Babies and Autism," Newsweek, February 28, 2005.
  4. "The Secret Mind," US News and World Report, February 28, 2005.
  5. "Why We Love Caffeine," National Geographic, January, 2005.
  6. "The Science of Happiness," Time, January 17, 2005.
  7. "The New Science of Sleep," Time, December 20, 2004.
  8. "Steroids and Kids," Newsweek, December, 20, 2004.

Scheduled BAW Events Around Seattle, WA
Date Event
March 2005Classroom Visits by UW Neuroscientists
March 2005Neuroscience Book Displays

Seattle Public Libraries/Local Bookstores

March 22, 2005UW BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK OPEN HOUSE

Location: University of Washington
Date: March 22, 2005 (Tuesday)

[Pictures from the Open House]

BAW Events Around the USA/World

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