The Bioathlon is a hands-on, problem solving competition that takes place each year between local school districts.
In today’s world, high school students need to be aware that the answers to many of society's problems will require biological or technological solutions. So with the aid of Michigan Technological University, Bioathlon was created to stimulate an interest in biology careers. The Department of Biological Sciences at MTU sponsors this event - a single-day, hands-on, problem solving competition.