English: When Art and Science Meet Over 100 Jewish, Arab and Circassian junior-high and high school students from Jatt, Ramleh, Afula and Kfar Kama participated in the fascinating project sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv. The “D.N.A. (Department of Nocturnal Affairs) project” is run by the Israeli-American artistic duo: Tal Yizrael and Caroline Maxwell. It gathers information on nocturnal animals from people around the world and presents it an artistic way to raise awareness to their importance and beauty in our lives. This year the D.N.A. project is part of the “Fresh Paint” International Art Fair in Tel Aviv, where thousands of visitors are exposed to it daily. In addition, Tal and Caroline gave inspirational workshops in the schools in Israeli periphery to the groups of female students involved in the scientific project “Girls Using CSI Approach to Study Barn Owls in STEAM Study in Israel and the U.S.” by the University of f Haifa’s Department of Evolution and Environmental Biology. This project - dedicated to a beautiful nocturnal bird- the barn owl, is supported by the U.S. Embassy, and promotes science education for girls. The organic connection between art and science was a perfect fit for the girls that were excited to learn about alternative research tools and actively involved in painting and sculpting nocturnal environment at their schools. This program highlighted the Embassy’s goal to promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) education among girls in general, and from underrepresented communities in Israel’s socio-economic and geographic periphery.