Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
1
Year:
2022
Type of Events Held:
- Other
- Other: Brain Poster Session
Target Audiences:
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
100
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Students in Human Neuropsychology created posters for public consumption, that stayed in the Psychology Lounge for the week, and onward. Poster topics included- Brain Myths, Schizophrenia and the Brain, Brain Imaging Techniques, Synesthesia, and Agnosia.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Website
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
We did not do a wide reach to the public because of COVID uncertainties. We primarily targeted students already on campus.
Resources
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Activities/Experiments
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
Students got a chance to think about how learning about the brain can be useful to the public and in their lives, and how to explain the information to a broader community.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
Giving students lots of ideas to create posters helps.
