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The American Physiological Society (APS) invites you to volunteer and participate in an exciting APS Member annual outreach program to K - 12 school classrooms.

The APS Physiology Understanding (PhUn) Week has been established to increase student awareness of physiology in their lives. PhUn Week also aims to enhance student interest in physiology as a possible career. The theme for this year's PhUn Week is the physiology of exercise, but APS members are welcome to focus on other areas of physiology. Each PhUn Week research team is hosted by a teacher and visits a classroom or assembly to engage students in interactive, hands-on physiology activities. Through this real-life, face-to-face encounter with practicing biomedical researchers, students learn about how their bodies function and how scientific discoveries are made. PhUn Week should be scheduled as close as possible to the week of November 5th.

Learn more about PhUn Week 2008 by exploring this website for teachers, researchers, and students. Subscribe here to receive email notices on program updates during 2008.