Come and celebrate science at Woodward Library and at other venues on campus and around town! In its second year, Science Literacy Week (September 21-27, 2015) has gone nation-wide with 100 participating institutions from nearly 50 cities!
What’s going on at Woodward Library?
- Robots! 3D printing! Biological specimens!
Drop by Thursday 3:00-4:30pm for some hands-on science with folks from the Beaty Museum, Engineering Physics, Open Robotics and UBC Rapid. - Fascinating science documentaries! Bring your lunch and watch a movie in the Sherrington room (daily 12-1pm).
Monday – Dirt! the movie
Tuesday – Gone sideways: serendipity in science
Wednesday – Planet Earth
Thursday – Smarty plants: uncovering the secret world of plant behaviour
Friday – Fractals: hunting the hidden dimension - Great Reads! Discover the science books that have inspired UBC Faculty. Better yet, borrow one!
- Why do you love science?! Tell us why on the whiteboard.
What’s going on around campus?
- Beaty Museum – Researchers Revealed and UBC Biodiversity Research tours
- TRIUMF – Global Physics Photowalk
- UBC Botanical Garden – A Walk in the Woods, Fall Fruit Tree Pest and Disease Control, Student Pack n’ Picnic
What’s going on around town?
- SFU Library – Use an Infrared spectrometer, Screening of Silence of the Labs, Starry Nights at the Trottier Observatory
- Stanley Park Ecological Society – Adaptation and Evolution in Stanley Park
- Vancouver Aquarium – Book Fair
- Vancouver Public Library – Dear Science: Digital Love Letters