{"id":2256938,"date":"2026-01-29T21:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2256938"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:07:17","slug":"registration-open-to-h-s-students-for-feb-21-brain-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/registration-open-to-h-s-students-for-feb-21-brain-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Open to H.S. Students for Feb. 21 Brain Bee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The University of Scranton will host the 25th annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Brain Bee, an event that offers high school students a chance to test their neuroscience knowledge in an academic competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There is no cost to enter the Brain Bee, which will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21,\u00a0at\u00a0room 133 inside the Loyola Science Center. Registration is currently open and will close after Feb. 20.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/nepabrainbee\/registration-form?authuser=0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">registration form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0can be found on the\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/nepabrainbee\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">event\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The event is open to high school students currently enrolled in Grades 9-12 and between the ages of 13-19.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sponsored by the University\u2019s neuroscience program in the Department of Biology, the Brain Bee covers topics including emotions, intelligence, memory,\u00a0sleep\u00a0and stress.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The winner of this regional bee \u2014 dedicated to the memory of J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D., founder of the University\u2019s neuroscience program and a longtime Brain Bee coordinator and judge \u2014 receives a $400 prize, a $1,000 scholarship to The University of Scranton and also advances to the National Brain Bee, held Saturday, April 25, at the University of California, Irvine.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Three University of Scranton biology professors will serve as NEPA Brain Bee Judges: Gary Kwiecinski, Ph.D.; Marc Seid, Ph.D.; and Robert F. Waldeck, director of the neuroscience program and NEPA Brain Bee coordinator.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Previous\u00a0top-three\u00a0finishers have attended local schools such as Wyoming Area, Wallenpaupack, Abington Heights and Scranton Prep, as well as schools from other parts of Pennsylvania and other East Coast states.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information or to register online, visit the\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/nepabrainbee\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">NEPA Brain Bee\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or contact Dr. Waldeck at 570-941-4324 or email\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/robert.waldeck@scranton.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">robert.waldeck@scranton.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9\";\n\t\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source news.scranton.edu \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Scranton will host the 25th annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Brain Bee, an event that offers high school students a chance to test their neuroscience knowledge in an academic competition.\u00a0 There is no cost to enter the Brain Bee, which will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21,\u00a0at\u00a0room 133 inside the Loyola Science Center. 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