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Participants of all ages are welcome to attend a special FREE Open House event on Friday, October 14 from 6-8pm to kick-off Massachusetts STEM Week 2022 at the Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University!

Do hands-on activities with representatives from local STEM industries as they demonstrate the STEM concepts, skills, and expertise behind the technology you use in your everyday life. We will be joined by representatives from the following organizations: Electric Hydrogen Company, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Synopsys, Jenike & Johanson, MathWorks, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Hazen and Sawyer Engineering, Solect Energy, and International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE)!

Watch a film in the Framingham State University Planetarium! Showings of Big Astronomy and Earthrise.

Use telescopes to observe astronomical objects in the night sky while McAuliffe Center staff are available to answer your questions about telescopes and our Universe!

Help us celebrate the beginning of our redesign project! Learn about the plans to transform the McAuliffe Center into a suite of five multifunctional, technology-enabled learning spaces for integrated STEM learning with modern visualization and simulation capabilities for K-16 students!

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Members of the Framingham State University community are welcome to attend a FREE screening of the play Young Nerds of Color in the FSU Planetarium during Massachusetts STEM Week 2022!

Young Nerds of Color premiered last spring at Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA. The play is an interdisciplinary project, based on interviews with scientists and students of science who come from backgrounds underrepresented in professional science. The play brings to the stage deeply-felt stories of people passionate about science for whom the journey has been complex. It explores themes such as loneliness, code switching, the lie of science objectivity, challenges to feeling authentic, pressure to represent, and imposter syndrome. Through these stories, reasons emerge for why diversity is needed to shape the future of scientific innovation.

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Members of the Framingham State University community are welcome to attend a panel discussion prompted by the themes of Young Nerds of Color in the FSU Planetarium during Massachusetts STEM Week 2022!

Panel Discussion
The panelists will discuss themes that emerge from the play, Young Nerds of Color, such as loneliness, code switching, the lie of science objectivity, challenges to feeling authentic, pressure to represent, and imposter syndrome.

Panelists
Dr. Cara Pina, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
Dr. Ishara Mills-Henry, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Food Science
Dr. Wardell Powell, Assistant Professor, Department of Education
Dr. Folashadé Solomon, Associate Professor, Department of Education
Dr. Vandana Singh, Professor, Department of the Environment, Society and Sustainability

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Massachusetts educators and their families are invited to a STEM Fair event on Saturday, October 22 from 10am-2pm at Framingham State University! Come learn about different hands-on activities you can bring to your classroom, pilot a plane, watch a show in the FSU Planetarium, visit the Christa McAuliffe Center, see Spot the Robotic Dog, and go for a hot air balloon ride!

Schedule
10:00-10:30am: Welcome Address by Event Organizers and Kathy Kleiman, author of Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer
10:30-2:00pm: Visit the Museum and STEM Tables Run by Presidential Award of Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Awardees, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Members, and STEM Organizations
10:30-2:00pm: Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides (wind and weather permitting)
10:45-3:30pm: Teacher Orientation Flights by the Civil Air Patrol (weather permitting)
10:45-1:30pm: Planetarium Showings and Guest Speaker Kathy Kleiman (11:20-11:50am)

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We’re rolling out the red carpet for a trip to the Red Planet!

The Christa McAuliffe Center, in association with Club for the Future and Prime Video, is thrilled to host an exclusive screening of Good Night Oppy.

Good Night Oppy tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. The film follows Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.

Tickets are free and will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required!

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Meet STEM faculty, staff, students, graduates, and industry professionals to learn about innovative STEM programs at MassBay, resources and supports for MassBay STEM students, and explore exciting career options in the STEM fields.

High school students, teachers, administrators, adult learners, and community partners are invited to attend. Registration is required to receive the meeting passcode.

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Meet MassBay alumni/ae early career STEM professionals. Panelists will discuss their academic and career experiences and be available to answer student questions. Learn about their current positions, industry trends, challenges, and strategies for success.

Mazyar Moshtaghi - Network and Systems Administrator at Valley
Daniela Burgos - Clinical Sciences & Innovation Academy Fellow at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)
Pietra Souza - Engineering Assistant at CDW Consultants, Inc.

Contact: Brenda Egan | Began@massbay.edu

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MassBay Community College students will participate in Northeastern University STEM Lab Tours, a graduate student panel, information about scholarship and internship opportunities at NU, and free lunch.

What: Northeastern University/MassBay Connection: Exploring Research, Transferring, and Scholarship Opportunities
When: Friday, October 21 from 10 AM – 1 PM
Where: Northeastern University
FREE Roundtrip transportation from MassBay to/from Northeastern University. If you prefer, you can meet us at the NU campus. Select in the registration form whether you will need transportation.

Schedule:
9:00 am - leave MassBay (meet by flagpole)
10:00 am - arrive at Northeastern University (Curry 333)
- Tour Mugar Koppes Lab
- Free Lunch
- NU Graduate Student panel Q/A
Tour ISEC Lab
1:00 pm - bus leaves NU to return to MassBay

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This informal outdoor program is designed specifically for those who have had little or no exposure to model rocketry, or those who have some experience but seek guidance and information about how to progress as a model rocketeer. Our goal with this public demo launch is to introduce newcomers to the exciting world of model rocketry, which has provided generations of young people with the thrill of building and launching (and with experience, designing!) your very own rocket. Countless students who were exposed to model rocketry as kids go on to become aerospace engineers, mathematicians, physicists, astronomers, and other specialists in STEM fields. The fact that MIT has its own rocketry team speaks to the relevance of model rocketry in the field of engineering.

Weather permitting, we plan to launch a variety of rockets (in terms of size and design), with different recovery systems, including parachute, streamer, glider, and spin. We will provide an overview of materials and glues used for construction, how a rocket is prepped for launch, and safety procedures. Depending on the number of participants, we will attempt to let attendees help launch some of our rockets.

Please RSVP to David at muse3@comcast.net, and feel free to contact me prior to the event with any questions or concerns you may have.

Address for Event:
341 School Street, Acton MA 01720

Many thanks for your interest!

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Co-hosted by the Trustees and the Massachusetts Marine Educators, participants will visit ever changing environments such as salt marsh, beach, and dunes, and discover how STEM is used to study and protect these essential habitats. Learn hands-on field and classroom activities to share with your students related to coastal erosion, community science monitoring, and coastal resilience.

These workshops are designed for for teachers at all levels and disciplines, and will introduce educators to topics that can be incorporated into classroom curriculum. The cost of each workshop is $15.00.

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Woodside Montessori Academy invites the community to our Massachusetts STEM Week kick-off! We are hosting a Mini-Maker Faire for anyone interested in creating, inventing, tinkering and discovering. The WMA robotics team, The Lego Eaters, will guide stations to get participants started! We will make a scribble bot, movable art, mini light sabers, have a drone demo and more! The robotics team will share their FIRST FLL challenge and project.

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Using an asset-based lens, this qualitative study sought to identify unique sources of persistence for Latina high school students as they succeeded in STEM classes, and eventually opted to pursue undergraduate STEM degrees.

The findings of this study will be valuable to STEM educators/practitioners as they learn about personal, school and community-based supports that Latinas can access as they persist through high school coursework. It is the hope of the researcher that these supports can also be enhanced at the K-12 level within schools, so Latinas can equitably access the curricula and feel empowered to pursue STEM careers due to an elevated learning experience given these new supports. With an awareness of their unique strengths and a desire to design STEM instruction tailored to these assets, practitioners can inspire Latinas to not only succeed in high school coursework, but also pursue STEM degrees at the collegiate level.

Nicole Vitello is a Doctoral Dissertation Candidate and 6th grade science teacher at a Connecticut STEM-themed middle school.

Additional Resources:
Presentation Slides
Findings Table
Reference List

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The seventh annual Let It Shine Gala will be held on October 27, 2022, celebrating women in STEM and honoring Courtney Horvath ’06, PhD, DABT as she receives the 2022 Shining Example Award. 100% of the funds raised support student scholars. Dr. Courtney Horvath is the Head of Strategy and Operations for Translational Medicine at Novartis and a TEDx speaker. Courtney graduated from the National Ballet School of Canada and after dancing professionally, she enrolled in Regis College, where she graduated as the valedictorian in 2006 with a major in biology and minor in chemistry. Courtney went on to complete her PhD and postdoctoral training at Dartmouth College, where her research garnered attention from the scientific community and the mainstream media. Courtney started her career in biopharma at Sanofi-Genzyme as a board-certified toxicologist and later moved to Novartis, where she is now a key leader of strategic projects. She has been recognized with numerous international awards. Courtney is also the mother of a pediatric cancer survivor, which has inspired her to become a passionate advocate for childhood cancer patients. We look forward to celebrating with you!

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The first of our year-long speaker series will feature Dharik Mallapragrada of the MIT Energy Initiative. Dharik will highlight electricity and its role in climate change, then answer questions during a reception with light refreshments. This event will be open to the public. We do ask that you RSVP by October 7th.

This presentation will briefly discuss the central role for electricity in regional and national climate mitigation efforts as well as the mechanisms available at hand and under development to ensure reliable, cost-effective and clean electricity supply.

About See yourself in STE(A)M
In Wellesley, we acknowledge the importance of arts in STEM, so we celebrate STEM Week as STEAM Week.

An essential goal of the week is to have every student in our Wellesley Public Schools community “See yourself in STE(A)M”. This goal is accomplished by having students engage in STEAM activities, and hear from/learn about a diverse group of professionals with whom students can identify.

The overarching theme for STEAM Week 2022 in Wellesley is sustainability. The United Nations has set forth 17 goals for sustainable development that will drive our activities during this week. Of these goals, we will address at least 10, with Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, and Partnership for the Goals begin our main foci. Not only is sustainability an important theme for our WPS learners, but it is also enthusiastically supported by the Office of Sustainability for the Town of Wellesley, Wellesley community groups (such as Sustainable Wellesley), and student run groups (such as the WHS Climate Action Club).

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The New England Aquarium Lecture Series and the Lorenz Center of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT, present: The John H. Carlson Lecture featuring Dr. Jess Adkins.

With the burning of fossil fuels, the human race is conducting an experiment of unprecedented magnitude—carbon dioxide (CO2) is warming the planet and we are not sure how this will turn out. Even as we move to electrify the economy and leave fossil fuels behind, we must find ways to remove CO2 from the Earth’s atmosphere to avoid the worst outcomes of climate change. Reducing CO2 emissions alone is no longer enough. In this talk, Dr. Adkins—a chemical oceanographer who studies the history of the Earth’s climate—will share how a project that started with the basic science question of ‘How quickly do corals dissolve when the ocean acidifies?’ turned into a possible way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at scale.

This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with exhibits from MIT students and climate scientists in the Simons Theatre lobby. You may also register to join virtually on Zoom.

About the Speaker
Jess Adkins is the Smits Family Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science in the California Institute of Technology's Department of Environmental Science and Engineering. As a chemical oceanographer, Adkins focuses on geochemical investigations of past climates using corals, sediments, and their interstitial waters; rate of deep ocean circulation and its relation to mechanisms of rapid climate changes; metals as tracers of environmental processes; and radiocarbon and U-series chronology. After completing a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Haverford College, Adkins earned his PhD in 1998 studying chemical oceanography, paleoclimatology, and geochemistry in the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. Adkins joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology in 2000.

About this Event
The John Carlson Lecture Series communicates exciting new results in climate science. Free of charge and open to the general public, the lecture is made possible by a generous gift from MIT alumnus John H. Carlson to the Lorenz Center in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT, and is presented in partnership with the New England Aquarium and the Lowell Institute.