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Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Atlanta Science Festival wraps up in Piedmont Park
The Atlanta Science Festival wrapped up Saturday in Piedmont Park. Their Exploration Expo was the grand finale of the two-week celebration of science and technology. Georgia Natural Gas and Delta Community Credit Union, both WSB Family 2 Family partners, participated in the festival. 'We've had kids of all ages stopping by, young scientists and scholars learning about kinetic energy, energy storage. They're building helicopters over here having fun,' Georgia Natural Gas's Maurice Baker told Channel 2. Delta Community Credit Union presented a $15,000 check to Science ATL so the group can continue to hold events like this one. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: This Georgia city is one of the most overweight in the U.S., new study shows Man charged with trying to kidnap child from Acworth Walmart Suspended UGA lineman arrested after crashing car into apartment complex, report says [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Axios
21-03-2025
- Science
- Axios
Science Festival works to reach youth, adults wary of the subject
Atlanta Science Festival organizers and advocates hope its annual series of events will help both kids and adults see the subject as an engaging part of everyday life. Why it matters: With the recent federal funding cuts and layoffs affecting agencies like the National Science Foundation, NASA, NOAA and the National Institutes of Health, the festival continues its mission to make science more accessible, especially to those who feel disconnected from it. Zoom in: Science ATL 's two-week run of events, which is underway now and runs through Saturday, attracts about 50,000 attendees, said co-founder Meisa Salaita. Among the 140+ events are hands-on activities, nature walks and sessions that explore topics like the science behind brewing the perfect cup of coffee. "We really like to have diversity because everybody has different interests, and we want to find ways to connect to everybody's interests," said Salaita, who's also the co-founder of Science ATL. What they're saying: Salaita, who has a Ph.D. in chemistry, said learning science in a classroom can sometimes "take away that idea of wonder and the sparking of curiosity," so the festival is a way to introduce the subject in a more engaging way. "I wanted to find a way to help people connect to the beauty that I saw in chemistry specifically and science in general," she said. Zoom in: Despite changes at the federal level, Salaita said the Atlanta Science Festival is still committed to making sure youth and adults who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields have access to learning opportunities. This can include bringing events to their communities and hosting events led by women scientists and scientists of color to show that there are people like them who are "doing amazing things in scientific research, in technology and as engineers," Salaita said. The West Atlanta Watershed Alliance is among several local organizations that are festival mainstays. The nonprofit, which advocates for the preservation of natural resources in Black communities in northwest and southwest Atlanta, also focuses on environmental education, stewardship and justice, said Chanté Lively, WAWA's environmental education manager. The bottom line: Quanda Spencer, environmental scientist and volunteer services coordinator with WAWA, said the nonprofit's work with the Atlanta Science Festival is a "prime example of making science tangible, especially for communities that look like us." "It allows individuals to reimagine science from a personal perspective. It changes the notion of what we were taught in school: science is this and only this."
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Atlanta Science Festival is underway at Georgia Tech, spotlighting interesting musical instruments
The Guthman musical instrument competition is happening at Georgia Tech. It's part of the kickoff to the Atlanta Science Festival. Inventors come from around the world to show off musical instruments that look and sound a little different. 'Because it is sort of what the School of Music here at Georgia Tech is all about, which is taking the art and human part of music making and overlapping it with the science and technology that we do everywhere here at Georgia Tech,' Jeff Albert, Interim Director of the Georgia Tech School of Music told Channel 2. The festival's official launch was on Saturday. There are over 100 different events happening over the next two weeks and most of them are free. You can see the schedule of events at [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Spelman student charged in wrong-way DUI crash that shut down I-75/I-85 Officer-involved shooting investigation underway in East Point, police say Video shows man slashing tents at homeless encampment near Ebenezer Baptist Church [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
