{"id":6342,"date":"2017-04-06T12:58:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/?p=6342"},"modified":"2018-02-12T15:51:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T23:51:53","slug":"spring-family-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2017\/04\/spring-family-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Weekend events featuring Nike, Harvard Pigments Museum and others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Science welcomed\u00a0all students and their families for special events as part of Spring Family Weekend May 5-6, 2017. This year we teamed\u00a0up with the Honors College to co-host the following events for all science and Honors College students.<\/p>\n<p>We hosted\u00a0a unique and arts and science event, &#8220;The Colorful World of Pigments&#8221; celebrating the blue pigment, <a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2016\/07\/yinmn-blue\/\">YInMN Blue<\/a>, that was discovered by Chemistry Professor Mas Subramanian in 2009, the first in nearly 200 years. The discovery has gone viral this past year with millions of viewers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The event kicked off with an interactive art event for children and adults. Local and student artists will exhibit their work, many of which feature YInMn blue pigments. The main event was an invigorating panel discussion featuring guest speakers from Nike, The Shepherd Color Company, Harvard University&#8217;s Pigments Museum and special\u00a0guest,\u00a0Crayola, who made a surprise announcement of national import: \u00a0YInMn Blue will be the inspiration for <a href=\"http:\/\/impact.oregonstate.edu\/2017\/05\/pigment-discovered-oregon-state-chemist-inspires-new-crayola-crayon-color\/\">a new blue crayon color!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0College of Science and Honors College also jointly hosted a student talent show and a light brunch for families\u00a0on Saturday, May 6. More than two dozen students\u00a0participated in the art show featured their paintings, sculpture, and mixed media items and a student talent show with\u00a0acts from folk singing to Bollywood dancing to stand up improv. The talent was\u00a0outstanding!<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming families to campus again next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science students and their families are invited to special 2017 Spring Family Weekend events co-hosted by the College of Science and Honors 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