College of Science and Mathematics~ Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Virtual SUMS Conference

Saturday December 5, 2020

SUMS at JMU is an annual conference promoting undergraduate research in mathematics, statistics, and their applications. It features contributed undergraduate research talks, invited talks aimed at a general undergraduate math audience, a poster session, and panels about graduate school, undergraduate research, and math careers. For more information, and to register for the conference, visit the SUMS website.

Third Annual Brain Bee

Saturday February 20, 2021 from 1-2pm

Brain Bee will test one's knowledge of the human brain including such topics as intelligence, emotions, memory, sleep, vision, hearing, sensations, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, addictions and brain research. The local competitions are in the question-and-answer format based on material from "Brain Fact", a book that is available online at no cost. The championship competitions may also involve a neuroanatomy laboratory practical with real human brains, neurohistology with microscopes, brain imaging identification and patient diagnosis with patient actors. For more information, and to register for this event, check out the Brain Bee webpage.