Come discover the human brain! Ever wonder how we learn and remember? How do optical illusions work? Come hold a real preserved brain or look at neurons through a microscope. Check out "brains in a dish" or try your hand at an EEG recording. Experience virtual reality or make original digital art using your own brain waves! Younger kids can enjoy crafts, games, tasty treats, and face painting. At the Brown Brain Fair you'll find more than 20 labs, organizations, and institutes who will give you a glimpse of their research using games and fun demonstrations. Each year, the fair has been attended by over 600 people. It won "Event of the Year" from the Brown Student Activities Office and was covered by several media outlets, including the Providence Journal and the Brown Daily Herald. This year, the Brown Brain Fair will be at Hazeltine Commons on March 16th, from 10AM to 2PM.

Choose from over 230 non-credit courses in biological and natural sciences. Part of Summer@Brown program for students completing grades 9-12, ages 14-18. Multiple session formats available: 1-, 2-, and 3-week on-campus sessions, plus 5-week hybrid sessions (2 weeks online, 3 weeks on campus). Students receive Digital Certificate of Completion and Course Performance Report for 2+ week courses.

Engineering and technology courses as part of Summer@Brown program for students completing grades 9-12, ages 14-18. Multiple session formats available: 1-, 2-, and 3-week on-campus sessions, plus 5-week hybrid sessions. Students receive Digital Certificate of Completion and Course Performance Report for 2+ week courses.

Physical sciences and mathematics courses as part of Summer@Brown program for students completing grades 9-12, ages 14-18. Multiple session formats available: 1-, 2-, and 3-week on-campus sessions, plus 5-week hybrid sessions. Students receive Digital Certificate of Completion and Course Performance Report for 2+ week courses.

Course-Based Research Experiences allowing students to conduct independent research as part of Summer@Brown program for students completing grades 9-12, ages 14-18. Multiple session formats available: 1-, 2-, and 3-week on-campus sessions, plus 5-week hybrid sessions. Students receive Digital Certificate of Completion and Course Performance Report for 2+ week courses.

Medical and health sciences courses as part of Summer@Brown program for students completing grades 9-12, ages 14-18. Multiple session formats available: 1-, 2-, and 3-week on-campus sessions, plus 5-week hybrid sessions. Students receive Digital Certificate of Completion and Course Performance Report for 2+ week courses.

A 12-day intensive STEM program for rising 9th and 10th graders (ages 13-15) featuring hands-on team research projects, experiments, and design-build challenges. Students choose from various STEM courses combining rigorous academics with laboratory/field exercises. The program includes opportunities to work with Brown graduate students and culminates in final presentations. Students receive a Digital Certificate of Completion and Course Performance Report upon successful completion. Daily schedule includes morning academics (8:30-11:20am), afternoon research projects twice per week, supervised evening activities, and structured residential life on Brown's campus.