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PROGRAM
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Dinner and Icebreaker
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Presentation & Activities

Featured Cafe Presenter: Kari Allen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology & Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

What did the first primates eat? How big were they? Did they live in the trees or on the ground? In this interactive teen cafe on comparative anatomy, you'll work in teams to explore the anatomy of your team's mystery monkey and predict the answers to these questions. And you can put your artistic skills to work—each team will draw their monkey and choose a name for their newly discovered species of primate.

FREE and OPEN to Junior Academy of Science members and all middle and high school students in grades 6-12 from throughout the region. Registration required.

PRE-REGISTRATION for Junior Academy members ONLY, on Thursday, October 18. General registration opens on Friday, October 19. Space is limited! Click Find Out More to Register Today!

Hear from National Weather Service hydrologist Mark Fuchs on measuring and forecasting rising rivers and meet with STEM and EMT (emergency management technology) professionals and first responders in this interactive Teen Science Cafe on the technology used to predict, respond to, and manage flooding emergencies. Tour EMT Stations featuring representatives from the American Red Cross, Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Charles County Division of Emergency Management, St. Louis County Department of Public Health, and the National Weather Service.

FREE and OPEN to Junior Academy of Science members and all middle and high school students in grades 6-12 from throughout the region. Registration required. Space is limited. Click "Find Out More" to Register Today!

At Teen Science Cafes, teens have the opportunity to interact with science professionals in an informal and relaxed setting. Teen Science Cafes are presented and powered by Junior Academy of Science Youth Leadership Council members.

Featured Cafe Presenter: Boahemaa Adu-Oppong, Ph.D. candidate in the EEPB (Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology) Program, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, and graduate student in the Dantas Lab (Gautam Dantas is a 2015 Academy of Science Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Innovation Award recipient)

In this interactive and insightful Teen Cafe on How Scientists Study Bacteria, you'll play the role of a scientist who has just sequenced a ton of bacteria, but unfortunately someone in the lab mixed up the labeling! Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to unscramble the mixed up labeling to figure out what environment you are studying.

FREE and OPEN to Junior Academy of Science members and middle and high school students. Registration required. REGISTER HERE or call 314.533.8586. Featured Speaker: Jennifer Rehg, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville At a Teen Science Cafe, teens have the opportunity to interact with science professionals in an informal and relaxed […]