news

Haunted-U: Eighty Children Gather for an Afternoon of Spooky Science

21 October 2012

A young man holds up a test tube filled with green fluid during the 2012 Haunted-U event.Eighty K-6 students participated in a zombie-themed science-education event called "Haunted-U" on 21 October on Penn State's University Park campus. Haunted-U is a hands-on way for young students to learn the real science about the spread of infectious diseases by studying the "science" behind zombies -- including how to recognize the signs of a zombie outbreak, how to stop one if it occurs, and how to keep from becoming a zombie. The event, sponsored by the Penn State Eberly College of Science Outreach Office, is a volunteer effort by forty undergraduate and graduate students and ten members of the Penn State faculty. For more information about Haunted-U and other science-outreach events, contact Michael Zeman at 814-867-2893 or mjz120@psu.edu.

For more photos, visit the Penn State Science-U Facebook page.

A Penn State student shows two young people a lab procedure during the 2012 Haunted-U event. Credit: Penn State University.

Participants in the 2012 Haunted-U event learned about zombie science. Credit: Penn State University.

A dish of brains awaits a group of young scientists-in-the-making during the 2012 Haunted-U event. Credit: Penn State University.