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UN International Women & Girls in Science Day Celebration

February 10, 2020 @ 8:00 am - February 19, 2020 @ 5:00 pm

UN International Women & Girls in Science Day Celebration February 10-19, 2020

Come celebrate women in the sciences as part of UN International Women & Girls in Science Day! Sponsored by UF Organizations, events for kids and adults are free and open to the public.

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KEYNOTE PUBLIC LECTURES

Dr. Jenny Tung: Geneticist & MacArthur Fellow

February 15, 2:00 – 3:00pm
“The Social Life of Genomes: Lessons from Our Primate Cousins”
Florida Museum of Natural History Facebook Event

Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Astrophysicists & Breakthrough Prize Winner

February 19, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
“Women in Astronomy, Yesterday and Today”
Pugh Hall, UF  Facebook Event

PUBLIC EVENTS

FIRST MAGNITUDE: Talk Science With Her
February 13, 6:00 – 8:00pm Facebook Event 

DEPOT PARK: Science Day Fair
February 15, 10:00am – noon Facebook Event

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Girls Do Science
February 15, 10:00am – 3:00pm Schedule

 

Sponsors

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UF Chief Diversity Officer
Physics Department
Biology Department
Geology Department
Astronomy Department
Entomology Department
Chemistry Department
Institute for High Energy Physics and Astrophysics
Biodiversity Institute
Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences
Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Research
UF Women in Science and Engineering
Florida Museum of Natural History

Details

Start:
February 10, 2020 @ 8:00 am
End:
February 19, 2020 @ 5:00 pm