Staff from the Center for Applied Plant Sciences and the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center provided hands-on science activities at this year's Starry Night event in Westerville. The event, which took place on Sunday, April 8th, attracted hundreds of people from the Westerville City School district and beyond. At the CAPS/ABRC station, attendees were invited to extract DNA from applesauce, check out how mutations change the way a plant looks and test their knowledge about how their food is grown.

This is just one of the many school and community events that CAPS and ABRC participate in throughout the year. If you are interested in having the Center for Applied Plant Sciences and the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center participate in your school or community event, please e-mail Courtney Price, Education & Outreach Specialist. 

Our education and outreach activities include: 

• Visits to Central Ohio schools
• Hosting field trips at our facility
• Community events
• Teacher professional development workshops