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Category: Science & Mathematics


Highlighting global events relating to the sciences and mathematics.

Science and math is a heavy-duty category covering a lot of ground. It focuses on the sciences, including but not limited to astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics, geography, anthropology, engineering, and mathematics.

Earth Science Week: October 12-18

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Earth Science Week is an international week to educate the public about earth sciences, conservation, and available careers. Learning resources and activities engage young people in exploring the relation...

January

Infection Prevention Week, Intl.: October...

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International Infection Preventionist, or IP Week, celebrates the men and women on the frontlines of disease and infection prevention. An Infection Preventionist (IP) is a healthcare professional who work...

January

Failure Day, Ntl. (FI): October 13*

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Finns are known for their dislike and aversion to failure. Still, with the Great Recession heavily impacting the Scandinavian country, many of its people found themselves in an unfavorable state: dependen...

January

Moon—Third Quarter: October 13

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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full moon and the new moon.

January

Recycle Now Week (UK): October 13-19 (est)

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BOUT RECYCLE NOW WEEK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Recycle Now Week, an annual campaign spearheaded by the national recycling campaign Recycle Now, focuses on raising awareness and encouraging recycling across...

January

Skeptics Day, Intl.: October 13*

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International Skeptics Day is an unofficial holiday that celebrates skepticism and its innumerable gifts to us. It’s one of two Skeptic’s Days on the calendar, and the first is National Skeptics Day, whic...

January

Ada Lovelace Day, Intl.: October 14

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Augusta Ada Byron-King was an aristocrat in England, ennobled with the title The Countess of Lovelace. But, she was a little bit more than that. Ada was well ahead of her time. A scientist, mathematicia...

January

Fossil Day, Ntl.: October 15

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The film series Jurassic Park popularized paleontology, which is the science devoted to fossils. Fossils are the remains (bones) or impressions (molded into rock) of prehistoric animals, plants, and organ...

January

Black in Natural History Museums Week: Oct...

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Black in Natural History Museums Week is an initiative to share the stories, perspectives & knowledge of people of African ancestry in the Natural History Museum community. Dates can be anytime in October...

January

Chemistry Week, Ntl.: October 19-25

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National Chemistry Week is a community-based program of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that unites businesses, schools, and individuals around the importance of chemistry to quality of life. The mis...

January

Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action,...

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Lead poisoning continues to be a severe problem, especially in older buildings where paint peels and children often eat it. It can also be present in the dust and inhaled, in soil, water and air. Working...

January

Nuclear Science Week, Ntl.: October 20-24...

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Nuclear Science Week (NSW) is an internationally observed week-long celebration of all aspects of nuclear science. NSW takes place each year on the third week of October, and each day of NSW focuses on th...

January

Moon—New: October 21

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The New Moon occurs when the moon and the sun have the same elliptical longitude when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The New Moon is consid...

January

Reptile Day, Ntl.: October 21

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National Reptile day is promoted by Reptile Magazine and supported by several environmental organizations. It seeks to raise awareness and respect for reptiles' role in the ecosystem and encourage best pr...

January

Mole Day, Ntl.: October 23

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Mole Day brings awareness to a numerical equation. Celebrated by chemists, chemistry students, and science enthusiasts, it commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10 to the 23rd power), a basic measuring u...

January

Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day: Octob...

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Saving the World One Thermostat at a Time – the hows and whys of thermostat recycling by Ryan L. Kiscaden (Edited for grammar and clarity by LEEP Calendar) A Brief Background Honeywell, White-Rogers, a...

January

Climate Action Day, Youth: October 25

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Youth Climate Action Day is a worldwide movement of young people who are not indifferent to climate change and global injustice. Since 2012 young people in several countries have started concrete actions...

January

Internet Day, Intl. (1969): October 29

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International Internet Day marks the invention of the Internet in 1969 by Leonard Kleinrock at UCLA. It was called ARPANET. The original idea came from MIT's JCR Licklider in 1962 via a concept he call...

January

Moon—First Quarter: October 29

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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The 1st quarter typically occurs seven days after the New Moo...

January

Nuclear Weapons Program Workers Remembranc...

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Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of men and women have served the United States by building nuclear weapons for the country's defense. Many workers have paid a high price for their service, devel...

January
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