September 5, 1996 * Vol . 7, No. 1
Climb our mountain -- for the scientific fun of it all
If you like science and technology, you'll love Simon Fraser University's
open house this fall.
An open house featuring a smorgasbord of science and technology is scheduled
at the Burnaby Mountain campus from 1 to 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18.
Fun and learning will be mixed and merged through a variety of hands-on
demonstrations and displays which visitors will be encouraged to experience,
poke, prod, manipulate and use.
Some specifics? The following is just a sampling:
- "Dissect" a human body and then put it back together again
using a school of kinesiology computer program.
- Take the Pinocchio challenge. Can you "beat" the psychology
department's lie detector?
- "Track down" a serial killer with the help of a ground-breaking
computer program developed in SFU's school of criminology.
- Attend Virtual-U, a one-of-a-kind cyber-university being created at
SFU, which is drawing worldwide attention.
- Make your very own hologram in a "holo-tunnel" assembled
by the physics department.
- Find out how SFU's V-chip - developed to give parents control over
the TV viewing habits of their children - works and why it's being adopted
around the world.
- Check out the latest scientific tricks of SFU's imaginative and enthusiastic
Science Alive! team. (Bill Nye, Science Guy, eat your heart out!)
Students wondering how they'll be able to attend SFU's science and technology
open house on a school day need not worry. For most area students, Oct.
18 is a professional day. Not only that but admission and parking are free!
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