Students in Grades 7-12 are invited to sign up for Brandeis University Splash! — a day of engaging courses taught by Brandeis undergraduates. This year Splash! will be held on Saturday, November 12, from noon to 5PM on the Brandeis campus in Waltham. Courses are free, and an optional donation of $5 to $10 is appreciated. Students must check-in with a parent/guardian and this signed waiver. For more information, email essbrandeis@gmail.com. Among the wide-ranging courses offered are these STEM-oriented courses:
- Introduction to Programming/Computer Science in Python
- Introduction to Computer Programming in Java
- Introduction to 3D Animation
- An Introduction to Set Theory and Functions
- Lying with Statistics and the Z-Test
- 3D Design for 3D Printing
- Conceptualizing Public Health: Influenza Vaccine Design
- Chemistry of Baking
- Crash Course to DNA
- Immortality, Mind Control, and Zombies (in Biology)
- Mind and Medicine
- The Beginning and End of Our Universe
- The Power of Posture: What they Didn’t Teach When You Learned about Puberty
- Theoretical Neuroscience
- The Heart: The Engine of Life