University of North Georgia to host inaugural Science Festival on March 23-25

From gazing at the stars in the George E. Coleman Sr. Planetarium to designing objects with a 3D printer, listening to a NASA physicist, and engaging with robots, the University of North Georgia is gearing up for its first 's Science Festival.

Funded by a Presidential Innovation Award, the event will be held March 23-25 on UNG's Dahlonega Campus and sites nearby on Dahlonega's downtown square. Events include planetarium shows, science talks from UNG faculty and guests, science panels, and guest authors.

Authors scheduled to speak are NASA physicist Les Johnson, Emory University paleontologist Anthony Martin and James Costa, executive director of the Highlands Biological Station in North Carolina. Their inclusion is a result of a collaboration between the UNG Science Festival and the Dahlonega Literary Festival, which falls on the same weekend.

For more information, visit the Dahlonega Science Council website and click on the science festival tab or visit the UNG Planetarium webpage on the festival.

Megan Foley, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of North Georgia, prepares for a termite demonstration in front of students. Several science-based faculty members will be accessible to the public during the inaugural UNG Science Festival from March 23-25 in Dahlonega. (Courtesy UNG)

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