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Thursday April 21, 2022
4:00 pm -
4:30 pm
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Summary: Learn what radiology is all about and the equipment we use. Learn about the job of a radiologist and what we do every day.
Thursday April 21, 2022
4:30 pm -
6:30 pm
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Summary: Join us for a geological walking tour of Stanford’s campus.
Thursday April 21, 2022
4:30 pm -
5:00 pm
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Summary: What are Radiology and Imaging? What does a Radiologist do? Join our session to gain a better understanding of Radiology and Radiologists.
Friday April 22, 2022
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
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Summary: In this virtual tour, hear about our history at SLAC and learn about our facilities and sciences that address discoveries and solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.
Friday April 22, 2022
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
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Summary: In this virtual tour, hear about our history at SLAC and learn about our facilities and sciences that address discoveries and solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.
Saturday April 23, 2022
8:30 am -
12:00 pm
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Summary: Take a hike at San Bruno Mountain, explore unique plants found in the area, and learn what kinds of dyes and molecules come from them.
Saturday April 23, 2022
10:00 am -
2:00 pm
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Summary: Join a tour of Glen Canyon Park led by the California Native Plant Society and explore the park’s wildlife and their native habitats.
Saturday April 23, 2022
10:30 am -
11:15 am
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Summary: Explore the history of the San Francisco Presidio at an active archaeological dig site and ask questions to the archaeologist.
Saturday April 23, 2022
12:00 pm -
1:30 pm
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Summary: Virtual laboratory tour of Denali Therapeutics and interactive panel highlighting diverse career paths in drug development for brain diseases.
Sunday April 24, 2022
1:00 pm -
5:00 pm
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Summary: Visit the Daniels Nature Center in the Skyline Ridge Preserve, indulge your curiosity and immerse yourself in science-learning fun.
Monday April 25, 2022
10:00 am -
11:00 am
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Summary: Join our Habitat Restoration Team for a virtual behind-the-scenes tour from our nursery to the shoreline as we take a look at the life cycle of native tidal marsh plant species.
Monday April 25, 2022
6:00 pm -
7:00 pm
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Summary: An interpreter-led natural history walk that focuses on the SF Bay shoreline and how climate change and sea level rise will impact it in the future.
Tuesday April 26, 2022
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
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Summary: Learn how infectious diseases are identified in the clinical laboratory, and how we are improving diagnostics in the lab.
Tuesday April 26, 2022
4:00 pm -
4:30 pm
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Summary: Learn how 3D printing and silicone casting are being used to create models for UCSF faculty, students, and researchers.
Tuesday April 26, 2022
5:30 pm -
6:30 pm
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Summary: Tour of automated cell culture facility dedicated to building and scaling up the gene-editing tool, CRISPR, and genome engineering approaches.
Tuesday April 26, 2022
5:30 pm -
6:30 pm
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Summary: We will describe our biomedical engineering and nanotechnology research, take a tour of the lab, see a science demo, and have a Q&A session.
Wednesday April 27, 2022
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
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Summary: Join us for an overview of Recology; learn about our history, current programs, and what happens to the items placed in your curbside bins.
Wednesday April 27, 2022
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm
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Summary: Try out our newest Oakland Zoo offering – augmented reality learning through a free app. As you explore the grounds new challenges will unlock.
Thursday April 28, 2022
11:00 am -
12:30 pm
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Summary: Un evento virtual en el que participarán seis científicos, quienes darán un recorrido por el laboratorio y compartirán con nosotros el trabajo que realizan a diario.
Thursday April 28, 2022
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm
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Summary: Enjoy an original children’s book narrative as you take a leisurely stroll through the safe wild spaces of Oakland’s Arroyo Viejo Creek.
Saturday April 30, 2022
10:00 am -
11:00 am
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Summary: Behind-the-scenes look at an ocean engineering and technology facility serving science and exploration.
Saturday April 30, 2022
10:00 am -
10:30 am
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Summary: We will demonstrate a robotic-based linear accelerator used for radiation treatment of cancer and show how it delivers radiation (and dances)!
Saturday April 30, 2022
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm
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Summary: Join us for a tour of the EcoCenter and participate in wetland habitat restoration.
Saturday April 30, 2022
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
PDT
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Summary: Behind-the-scenes look at an ocean engineering and technology facility serving science and exploration.
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COVID Safety

The Bay Area Science Festival will manage all in-person events with the health, safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, hosts, exhibitors, and guests in mind. In response to COVID-19, we will be implementing public health requirements for all event hosts and attendees in accordance with local and state guidelines in order to celebrate science safely throughout the Bay Area. 

The Bay Area Science Festival encourages you to get vaccinated, wear a mask and practice social distancing. Be sure to check back for updated and more detailed COVID safety information prior to attending.

Thank You for Supporting BASF

We strive to make all Bay Area Science Festival events free, when possible. To produce the Festival, we must annually raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. Every donation helps us make this important work possible.

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Thank you for your generous support of the Bay Area Science Festival! As part of UCSF, SEP is a 501(c)3 non-profit. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please let us know if your company participates in a matching gift program so that we can extend the benefit of your generosity.