Held every year in March, Brain Awareness Week is an international campaign to boost public awareness about brain research and celebrate the wonders of the mind and brain. There’s no better place to get up close and personal with the three-pound marvel in your head than at Columbia University. Working with science and education partners throughout New York, Columbia hosts Brain Awareness Week events for curious folks of all ages. We invite our neighbors to join us for free activities. Check out featured Brain Awareness Week events below! 

Music on the Brain - March 19, 7-8 pm at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. An evening of live music & conversation exploring how jazz musicians (and fruit flies) keep time.

Saturday Science, March 28, 1-4 pm at the Jerome L. Greene Science Center. Join us to explore the human machine and discover how our brains help us think, move, and learn.