High School Students: Register Now for New Jersey Brain Bee Competition to be Held February 9 – TAPinto.net
PISCATAWAY, NJ – New Jersey high school students have an opportunity to prove their brain power by competing in the 2019 Central New Jersey Regional Brain Bee. Modeled after a traditional spelling bee, the Brain Bee is a live question and answer competition in which students are quizzed about the human brain and central nervous system. There is no cost to participate. The contest, which is open to all public and private New Jersey high school students in grades 9 through 12 on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ. Check-in for registered participants begins at 9:30 a.m.; the competition begins at 10:30 a.m.
To become a contestant in the Central New Jersey Regional Brain Bee, visit http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/BrainBee.html for registration information, competition rules and event details. Space is limited, therefore advance registration is required. To ensure adequate preparation time, students are urged to register as soon as possible. Attendance at the competition is limited to participants and their guests. No one will be admitted once competition begins.
All competition questions are derived from the book Brain Facts, published by the Society for Neuroscience, which can be downloaded for free from the Society for Neuroscience Brain Bee website: http://www.brainfacts.org/the-brain-facts-book. Questions about the event at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School can be directed to Dr. Michael Matise (matisemp@rwjms.rutgers.edu) or Ms. Joan Mordes (mordesja@rwjms.rutgers.edu) or call 732-235-5390.
The Central New Jersey Brain Bee contest is one of many scheduled in the United States and throughout the world leading up to the International Brain Bee. The regional contest is organized and judged by local members of the Society for Neuroscience, an international organization of scientists and physicians dedicated to advancing understanding of the brain and the nervous system. The contest aims to motivate young people to learn about the brain, capture their imagination and inspire them to pursue careers in brain-related fields.
The top three finishers will receive cash prizes and the first place winner will receive an expense-paid trip for two to compete in the USA Brain Bee Championship April 12-14, 2019, on the campus of Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa.
The 2019 Central Jersey Regional Brain Bee is hosted by the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
About Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 21 basic science and clinical departments, and hosts centers and institutes including The Cardiovascular Institute, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, and the Women’s Health Institute. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs. To learn more about Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, visit rwjms.rutgers.edu. Find us online at facebook.com/RWJMedicalSchool and twitter.com/RWJMS.
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