Join us for the Largest Book Festival in Arizona!

Feb. 11, 2019

The Department of Computer Science is excited to participate in the 11th annual Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Stop by the 9th floor of the Gould-Simpson building on the University of Arizona campus between 10am and 2pm for the Computer Science open house. Join us for a variety of activities, including research talks, activities for kids, makey makey demo, educational workshops, refreshments and more!

Schedule

10am-2pm: Gould-Simpson 9th Floor

  • Makey Makey Demo: Gould-Simpson Atrium
  • Binary Bracelet Making hosted by club officers of the Women in Information & Computer Science (WICS) club: Gould-Simpson Atrium

  • Computer Science Coloring & Activities for Kids: Gould-Simpson 903

10:30am-11am: Gould-Simpson 906

  • Research Talk by CS Graduate Student: Detecting Fake News Using Neural Networks

10:30am-12pm: Gould-Simpson 930

  • Beginner Coding Workshop: Coding Fundamentals for Simple Games 

12:30pm-2pm: Gould-Simpson 930

  • Beginner Coding Workshop: Teaching Machines to Talk

Click here for more information on the Tucson Festival of Books. 

Click here for Festival of Books Science City. 

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