2017
Sixteenth Annual Central Arkansas Brain Bee,
February 15, 2017
The Arkansas Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience and the Arkansas Biosciences Institute sponsored the 2016 Arkansas Brain Bee held Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the Darragh Center Auditorium at the Main Library of the Central Arkansas Library System in Little Rock. The Brain Bee is a live question and answer competition testing the neuroscience knowledge of middle school and high school students (ages 13-18). This year, a record 20 students competed from 8 schools:
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Arkansas School for Math Sciences and Arts: Kenny Duran, A’yanah
Jefferson, Spencer Hazeslip Central High School (Little Rock): Alexander Han, Sarah Shirley, Heidi Tandiono De Queen High School: Sierra Noey, Ailinn Ocampo El Dorado High School: Sharay Castanon, Ethan Hammons, Andrew Longinotti Episcopal Collegiate: Stephen Angtuaco, Nicole Occidental, Andrew Mathews Glen Rose High School: Krysteene Douglas, John Paul Helberg, Nathan Lusinger Har-Ber High School: Sojas Wagle Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School: Joselyn Perez, Daniella Rodriguez |
Mr. Sojas Wagle (left) from Har-Berg High School won first place in the competition. Runners up were (from left to right) Andrew Longinotti (El Dorado), Nicole Occidental (Episcopal), Spencer Hazeslip (ASMSA), Sarah Shirley (Little Rock Central), and Daniella Rodriguez (Parkview). Also pictured is Arkansas Brain Bee organizer Dr. Andrew James. |
For the second year in a row, the Arkansas Brain Bee
Champion has won the USA Brain Bee Championship! Mr. Sojas Wagle of Har-Ber High
School won first place in Nationals and will represent the USA in the
International Brain Bee Championship, to be held in DC later this year. Press
release link:
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/mar/25/springdale-sophomore-brain-bee-s-u-s-wi-1/
2015
Fifteenth Annual Central Arkansas Brain Bee,
February 22, 2016
The Arkansas Chapter of the Society
for Neuroscience and the Arkansas Biosciences Institute sponsored the 2016
Arkansas Brain Bee held Monday, February 22, 2016 in the Darragh Center
Auditorium at the Main Library of the Central Arkansas Library System in Little
Rock. The Brain Bee is a live question and answer competition testing the
neuroscience knowledge of middle school and high school students (ages 13-18).
This year, a record 19 students competed from 8 schools:
Arkansas School for Math Sciences and Arts: Lauren Capes, Anna Claire
Fields, Spencer Hazeslip
Central High School (Helena-West Helena): A'yanah Jefferson
Central High School (Little Rock): Harinee Arun, Karina Bao, Yupeng Liu
Episcopal Collegiate: Stephen Angtuaco, Nicole Occidental, Andrew Mathews
Genoa Central High School: Erin Acevedo, Aaron Ward
Glen Rose High School: Travis Barnett, Amy Hendricks, Lydie Pick
Riverside High School: Sam Meurer, Rocklan McCall, Lauren Smith
Southwest Junior High: Sojas Wagle
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Congratulations to LRCH's Karina Bao - 2016 National Brain Bee Champion (lrsd.org): March 21, 2016 - After three days
of intense competition, the 2016 USA Brain Bee Champion is
Little Rock Central High junior Karina Bao. Bao, who also represents the Arkansas Brain Bee Chapter, will receive a summer internship at a neuroscience lab, trophies for her school and herself, and the right to represent the United States at the Seventeenth World Brain Bee Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark in July. The Brain Bee tests a student’s knowledge of the human brain, including such topics as intelligence, emotions, memory, sleep, vision, hearing, sensations, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, autism, schizophrenia, addictions, brain research and many others. The USA Championship competition involves a neuroanatomy laboratory practical exam with real human brains, patient diagnosis involving face-to-face interactions with patient actors, MRI brain imaging analysis, brain histology, and a final question and answer component. Bao will now advance to the World Championship hosted this year by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, where she will compete against about 25 other champions from such countries as Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and others. The International Brain Bee was found 17 years ago by Dr. Norbert Myslinski, and has now expanded to 160 chapters in 40 regions in 6 continents. Its purpose is “to motivate young men and women to learn about the brain, and inspire them to consider careers in basic and clinical neurosciences.” He says “We build better brains to fight brain disorders.” |
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2015
Fourteenth Annual Central Arkansas Brain Bee,
February 12, 2015
2014
Thirteenth Annual Central Arkansas Brain Bee,
February 13, 2014
![]() The Arkansas Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (ACSfN) hosted and conducted the Central Arkansas Brain Bee on February 13, 2014. The competition was held in the Darragh
Center Auditorium at the Little Rock Main Library of the Central
Arkansas Library System. |
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2013
Twelfth Annual Central Arkansas Brain Bee,
February 5, 2013,
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
2012
Eleventh Annual Central Arkansas Brain Bee,
February 16, 2012,
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
A live question and answer competition testing the neuroscience knowledge of high school students, grades 9-12.
Nathanael Ji from Little Rock Central High School was the winner and he traveled to Baltimore the weekend of March 3 to compete in the national bee.
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Co-sponsored by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute
February 17, 2011 at the Peabody Hotel in conjunction with the Annual Arkansans for Gifted & Talented Education (AGATE) Conference
A live question and answer competition testing the neuroscience knowledge of high school students, grades 9-12
All
participants received participation awards and the student winner and a
sponsor received prize money to help defray the costs of attending the
2011 U.S. National Brain Bee Championship in Baltimore, Maryland, March
18-20, 2011 as the Arkansas representative.
Part of National Brain Awareness Week, Peabody Hotel
Sponsors; ACSfN, Central Arkansas Chapter of Sigma Xi, Arkansas Biosciences Institute
Question and answer high school competition
Five high schools represented
2010 winner, Yazan Al-Fanek, invited and attended national brain bee competition, March 19-20, 2010, Baltimore, MD
Tucker Patterson, Ph.D. and John Bowyer, Ph.D. (NCTR) organized event
Mr. Willis Winston, AP Chemistry teacher attended as Yazan’s chaperone
2008