Connect2STEM is BACK!

2017 is BIGGER, BETTER & NERDIER

The University of Arizona, in partnership with Cox Communications, presents the 3rd annual Connect2STEM —a family-friendly event celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Math—and Medicine. In 2016, the event drew more than 5,000 children and families! Watch video.

STEM enthusiasts can interact with 100+ tables of hands-on science activities including:

The Physics Bus!
New: Wildcat Play Hospital!
New: Da Vinci surgery robot!
- Watch Dr. Jennifer Preston perform LIVE on the da Vinci surgical robot! Dr. Preston is a general surgeon from Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and is an assistant professor of surgery at the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix.
Cow eyeball dissections!
Hop aboard the Wildcat Water Lab!
Touch real space equipment from OSIRIS Rex, the mission to bring back pieces of the asteroid "Bennu" to earth!
List of featured exhibitors (PDF)

Large Event Map (PDF)

Activity Zones for Age 4-16

Bioscience Zone
Nature Zone
Outer Space/ Technology Zone
COX Gig Zone
Wildcat Spirit Zone

Career Zone for High School Students 14-18

CONNECT2Careers: Meet with a heart surgeon, medical students, Intel engineers and scientists. And the best part is: You can ask them anything.

Schedule (PDF)

*Thanks to our generous sponsors, The Boyer Company and Standard Parking, all attendees who register will receive $5 parking ($7 off) in the Phoenix Biomedical Campus Garage. Parking will be $12 without registration. Registration for the event is free. Parking Map (PDF)

Thank You to Our Partners:

City of Phoenix Public Works
The Boyer Company
Standard Parking
Southwest Airlines
Arizona Community Foundation
APS
DPR Construction • Sundt Construction, Inc.

Become a Sponsor or an Exhibitor: Both host their very own hands-on station at Connect2STEM. Sponsors receive advertising and media benefits. For requirements and deadlines contact Tess Calle.

Spread the Word:

Download our event poster for your K-8 school;
Download our Connect2Careers poster for your high school;
And follow @UAMEDPHX on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

*Questions? Contact: Aaron Sheets-Freburger at 602-827-2453.

Registrations are closed

Connect2STEM 2017