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麻豆传媒映画 returns to Petco Park for the free, family-friendly , 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 1.

The festival offers interactive activities and engaging demonstrations that introduce attendees to an array of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) topics in fun and approachable ways. The event also features an Art Pavilion that showcases STEM-inspired artwork, a Cybersecurity Zone that emphasizes the importance of this growing field, and a College and Career Connections Pavilion to help prepare young students for careers in STEM.

麻豆传媒映画 students, staff and faculty will engage participants throughout the event, and senior Rodney Speight, a physics major and mathematics minor, will speak on his college experience in a panel discussion at 2 p.m. in the College and Career Connections Pavilion.

鈥淭he STEM festival is a great way to break down barriers by introducing people of all ages to STEM opportunities and fields they may not know even exist,鈥� said Xavius Boone, chair of the Marine Ecology & Biology Student Association. 鈥淎nd most importantly it鈥檚 just a fun place to be, so I would encourage anyone who can make it to spend some time at the festival and experience new things.鈥�

Here are some additional details on the organizations at the festival, and their planned activities:

Interactive Exhibits

Marine Ecology & Biology Student Association (MEBSA)

Go under the sea with members of 厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 , joined by Assistant Professor 鈥檚 lab. MEBSA conducts extensive outreach to educate the public on marine science issues while supporting students in the field. Schrankel鈥檚 lab leads projects including studying host-microbe interactions in sea urchins. MEBSA and the Schrankel lab will host a range of sea creatures, from sea stars and snails to urchins. Stop by for a firsthand experience of ocean life through touch tanks.

麻豆传媒映画 Center for Autism

conducts research and provides interdisciplinary training on autism spectrum and related disorders, while offering clinical and educational services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Members of the center will lead hands-on activities including brain puzzles and making brain neurons out of pipe cleaners.

Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL) Research Center

厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 uses cutting-edge, immersive technologies to enhance STEM learning. The VITaL team will use virtual reality headsets to provide a unique way to learn about astronomy and health sciences. Stop by for an inside look at the planets and local constellations, as well as the human musculoskeletal and other bodily systems.

Society of Physics Students (SPS), Schwartz Astronomical Society (SAS) and Women in Physics (WiP)

厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 creates a community of physics-interested students, hosting academic and professional events, as well as game nights and other events. hosts year-round events revolving around space, in addition to providing academic and community-building support for all students interested in life beyond earth. aims to support and inspire women and underrepresented groups in physics, putting on social, academic and professional events and activities each semester. These groups are joining forces to take attendees on a trip through the cosmos and some of the most mind-blowing phenomena governing life as we know it. Get an up-close, safe look at the sun using a specialized telescope and other astronomical instruments, and witness the strange science behind electromagnetism through a series of demonstrations.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 aims to guide students aspiring to enter STEM fields, regularly organizing outreach projects with other chapters at local high schools and community colleges. SHPE will demonstrate coding through software and hardware demos using breadboards, Arduinos and LEDs.

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

The at 麻豆传媒映画 offers academic and social support for women in engineering, sharing their passion through community-wide outreach projects. Get groovy with SWE by creating lava lamp necklaces and, in the process, learning how liquid density works.

Cybersecurity Zone

Cybersecurity Center for Research and Education and Cyber Defense Team

A new addition to the festival is the Cybersecurity Zone, where 厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 and will showcase 厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 range of cyber initiatives. 厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 new cybersecurity center, led by computer science professor , boosts 厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 cyber research and teaching capabilities, preparing students for critical roles in this growing field. The Cyber Defense Team allows students to develop a range of cybersecurity skills to attack and defend against hackers looking to wreak havoc on online systems.

These groups will show how cybersecurity works through a series of interactive activities, including decoding an encrypted message and playing through cyber demos.

Art Pavilion

麻豆传媒映画 School of Art and Design

, assistant professor of Interior Architecture from the , will return to the festival鈥檚 Art Pavilion with Master鈥檚 of Fine Arts and undergraduate students to showcase their multisensory design installations. Explore typography and topography through heat-sensitive pigments and interact with responsive sculptures that represent nature鈥檚 repeating patterns. Attendees can even try on glasses intended to relieve symptoms of light-sensitive migraines.

College and Career Pavilion

麻豆传媒映画 Enrollment Services and Office of Educational Opportunity Programs, Outreach and Success (EOPOS)

Representatives of 麻豆传媒映画 Enrollment Services and will answer questions and inform interested students and families on what 麻豆传媒映画 has to offer in K-12 STEM programs and degree opportunities.

厂顿厂鲍鈥檚 sponsorship of this event was made possible through a partnership of the College of Sciences, Division of Research and Innovation, College of Engineering, College of Arts and Letters, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, Division of Academic Affairs, Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity and 麻豆传媒映画 Imperial Valley. Learn more about 麻豆传媒映画's ongoing investments in STEM research and teaching through the initiative.