Celebration of Science

The 2024 Celebration of Science will take place April 2-8.

Join the Natural and Applied Sciences division for Celebration of Science, a special weeklong series of events and activities. This year you can enjoy engaging in the Celebration of Science through networking and mentoring, presentations, student club demos and activities, pop-up classes, and more!  This year you will notice a more vibrant and colorful week, thanks to the infusion of Arts into the Celebration of Science week; as shown below. 

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Talk on Eclipse by Dr. Alex Young, Heliophysicist from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

6:00 P.M., KH-B03

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

TBA

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Robotics Demo

2:00 P.M.- 3:00 P.M., Student Center

Women in STEM 

4:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M., Library Auditorium Lobby

This event will be for all women in STEM inclusive of students (majors, minors, and interested students)

Talk to be delivered by Chikako Mese, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University 

6:00 P.M., Library Auditorium

Film Screening - Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

6:30 P.M., Library auditorium

Friday, April 5, 2024

STEM Excellence Event

3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M., McGuire Hall, West

Recognize the achievements of graduating Hauber Research Fellows, Haig Scholars, Choudhury Sarkar-Dey Medalist and C-PaMS Scholars.

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - Sunday, April 7, 2024

HackHounds 2024

April 6 10:00 A.M. - April 7 4:00 P.M., Fernandez Center

Join Loyola's Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Cybersecurity Club, Math/Stat Club, Minorities in STEM, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Women in Tech as they host the university's first-ever hackathon! This event is a 24-hour innovation marathon devoted to creativity and technology — no prior programming experience required! Whether you come to develop a new project or spend time attending a hands-on workshop, we’re sure you’ll learn something new and have fun doing so!

HackHounds Student Registration

Community Member Judging Interest Form

Monday, April 8, 2024

Hiding the Sun: An Eclipse Tale

12:00 P.M. -LNDL IDEA Space

Live Streaming of the Eclipse from NASA 

1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.,KH-B03

Egg Drop Competition

3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., AWSC 4th Floor Program Room