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This May, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is commemorating its 75th anniversary with a series of NSF STEM Day events across the country. Since 1950, the NSF has invested in ideas and innovations across all fields of science and engineering. Many of theÌýÌý– including GIS technologies, the internet, AI and Duolingo – are the result of NSF investments in STEM.

Build a Better Book will have 5 partner sites across the country participating. Mountain Lakes Library in New Jersey, Explora Science Center in New Mexico, Arecibo C3 Center (the old observatory) in Puerto Rico, Laredo Public Library in Texas, and CU Science Discovery in Boulder, Colorado.

For those in Colorado, you are invited to join us as we celebrateÌýNSF STEM DayÌýwith a unique opportunity to get hands-on with cutting-edge research happening at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ.

Ìý ÌýWhen: Saturday, May 10 from 10am-12pm

Ìý ÌýWhere: Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ East Campus

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This free community event will showcase some of the STEM research projects, education initiatives, and public science communication efforts that the NSF has funded on the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ and CU Anschutz campuses. Everyone is welcome to attend; hands-on activities and scientist demonstrations will be ideal for students in grades 4-12 as well as adults. Food and beverages will be available for purchase fromÌý.

Activity stations will include:

• Accessible games and design activities with the Build a Better Book project
• Art-science exhibits exploring the climate's impact on birds with Side by Side
• Technology-integrated paper crafts with the Craft Technology Lab
• EV MicroKarts with the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center
• Biomedical science demonstrations with researchers and students from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus
• Insect-inspired robots with the Animal Inspired Movement & Robotics Lab
• Hands-on topographic mapping with our new AR Sandbox (STROBE)
• ... and plenty more!

Plenty of parking will be available near the JSCBB building. Need an incentive to RSVP? Science Discovery will be sending aÌýdiscount parking codeÌýto all those who submit an RSVP on behalf of their group!ÌýAct now – the RSVP closes on Thursday, May 8 at 11:59pm.ÌýOn Friday, May 9, parking maps, links, and the parking discount code will be sent via email to all who have submitted an RSVP.