This page highlights STEM & CTE Educational opportunities & events occurring in our region. Most events are free & virtual.
If you have an event to submit, please send it to midvalleystemctehub@gmail.com
Join 500 Women Scientists Corvallis and Block 15 Brewing Company for a presentation on how the ghosts of our climate past inform our climate future. Dr. Jennifer Fehrenbacher is a biogeochemist and an Assistant Professor of Oceanography at Oregon State University.
Join Science Friday and 500 Women Scientists from February 15-21, 2021 for the week-long Breakthrough Festival, amplifying the voices of women scientists. Each day will focus on a different video from the Breakthrough series produced by Science Friday and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. Learn about ancient birds, killer snails, epigenetics, accessibility in STEM, sneeze spread, help […]
March Tap Talk: Coastal Pollution, It’s Not Just the Microplastics. Tap Talks is supported by 500 Women Scientists Corvallis and by Block 15 Brewing.
TAP TALK - Tuesday, May 4th at 7 p.m. Description: Forever chemicals or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been manufactured into things that we want to be non-stick and stain-resistant, like cookware (Teflon), carpets, food packaging, and more. While their unique chemistry makes them very useful, it also makes them incredibly persistent and long-lasting […]
Join 500 Women Scientists Corvallis and Block 15 Brewing Company as we invite Jeanette Hardison, Founder/Director of the No Food Left Behind campaign, and avid local composter Linda Sebring for a discussion on preventing wasted food and properly composting the rest. You may be surprised to learn that the largest percentage of wasted food in […]
Tap Talks speaker Lauren Diaz takes the stage to talk about “Raising Hell in Appalachia: Restoring Streams to Conserve Hellbenders”. Hellbenders are a very unique species of giant salamander native to streams in the eastern U.S., and are unfortunately in severe decline due to habitat loss. There are many creative ways biologists are working to […]
