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MEDIA CONTACT: Jonathan Sherwood jonathan.sherwood@rochester.edu
585.273.4726
December 3, 2008
More than 360 boys and girls ages 9 to 14 will build and race Lego robots in the fourth annual Finger Lakes FIRST LEGO League Tournament Series this Sunday. The championship tournament will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 7, in the Goergen Athletic Center on the University of Rochester\'s River Campus.
This year, children in 36 teams from the Rochester region and across the world are using their Lego contraptions to research and consider the costs, benefits, and impacts associated with issues surrounding climate change, including greenhouse gases, wildlife, and preparations for climate conditions.
Using Lego bricks, children work alongside adult mentors to design, build and program robots to solve real-life world challenges. After eight intense weeks, the competition season culminates in the high-energy, sports-like tournament.
Anyone interested in learning more about this event, serving as a volunteer or becoming a sponsor, please contact Jack Mottley, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, at 585-275-4308 or jack.mottley@rochester.edu. More information is available at the tournament Web site at www.seas.rochester.edu/SEAS/FLL.
The Finger Lakes FLL Championship Tournament is sponsored by Xerox, Bausch & Lomb, the University of Rochester, RG&E, FRA Engineering, and Advantage Credit Union.The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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