A middle-school student experiences an Emory chemistry lab during a recent community outreach event.
The Atlanta Science Festival returns March 9 to 23, inviting curious kids and adults to explore all things science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Experts in these fields — including many members of the Emory community — will serve as educational guides for more than 150 interactive events. “The Atlanta Science Festival aims to bring the community together through their shared love of science,” says Meisa Salaita, co-founder and co-executive director of Science ATL, the engineers of the festival. “Through these events, we hope to inspire and empower the next generation to pursue their dreams.” Participants can take a crash course on the basics of AI, create an herbarium of medicinal plants, go into the field with researchers studying microplastic pollution in a stream, take a behind-the-scenes tour of the latest advances in healthcare technology and even get a taste of the physics of cheese making. Now in its 11th year, the Atlanta Science Festival was co-founded by Emory, Georgia Tech and the Metro Atlanta Chamber. “We have grown into a mainstay of Atlanta,” says Salaita, noting that many of the events fill up quickly. “The festival is something that people look forward to every spring.” Click here for highlights of this year's festival with an Emory connection. eScienceCommons: Atlanta Science Festival returns to inspire discov.
