4th Annual Guelph Brain Bee

Details coming soon for the 2012 Guelph Brain Bee!
This March 30^th 2012, the University of Guelph is proud to host our local portion of the CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee. This is the fourth year a local Brain Bee will have been hosted in the Guelph region, and we are pleased to invite local high school students in the Guelph/Wellington-Dufferin area to participate in this new and exciting educational experience.

We had a fantastic turnout for our local competition last year. Previous winners of our competitions have gone on on to win top spots in the National Brain Bee (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) and have placed among the top 5 in the International Brain Bee.

Study materials are available online at http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainfacts. These materials, produced by the Society for Neuroscience, serve as a primer on the brain and nervous system and are freely available for download. The questions for the Guelph Brain Bee will be taken directly from these materials.

Please contact Drs. Mark Fenske and Boyer Winters at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or by phone at (519) 824-4120 (ext. 56411 or 52163) to obtain more information.

Previous Guelph Brain Bees

Fun, prizes, and sheer brain power were on display February 17, 2009 during the 1st Annual Guelph Brain Bee, which included 19 contestants from local high schools. Six students advanced to the final elimination round, including (from right to left) the winner, Liwei Li (Centennial CVI), Kevin Yin (Centennial CVI) in 2nd place, and Tomas van Stee (Norwell DSS) in 3rd place.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty from the Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science (NACS) Program served as judges for the event, which included opening remarks from Dr. Linda Parker and a special address from Dr. Elena Choleris. Contestants were also able to meet and interact with NACS graduate students and learn about exciting neuroscience research taking place within the department. 

 As the winner of the local Guelph competition, Li advanced to the Second Annual CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee held at McMaster University, May 29-30, 2009 where she won the 2nd place prize. Congratulations  Liwei! 

Thanks to all involved in making the day such a great success.

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Also see Guelph Mercury's coverage of the event .