The University of Central Arkansas will play host to 250 high school students and science teachers from across the state for the annual Arkansas Science and Engineering Fair.
The event will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 3 and April 4 in the Jeff Farris Health and Physical Education Center on the campus.
On Friday, students will set up their projects from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Judges will begin reviewing projects at 2 p.m. A recognition banquet for attendees will be in McCastlain Hall at 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, public viewing of the projects will be from 9 a.m. to noon. An awards ceremony will be held at Ida Waldran Auditorium at 3:30 p.m.
The Arkansas Science and Engineering Fair is affiliated with the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) which will be held in Pittsburg, Penn., in May. The state science and engineering fair is open to students in grades 9-12 who placed in the top four places in their respective categories at one of Arkansas’ regional ISEF science fairs.
To learn more about the state fair, visit www.uca.edu/cnsm/ar-science-fair/.
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