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

CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference

CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference Online: September 14-18, 2021 The Tapia Conference, organized by the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT and Association of Computing Machinery, brings together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities to celebrate and promote diversity. […]

$100 – $300

Resources for Afterschool Programs: Using the IF/THEN® Collection for Programming

Virtual event

Resources for Afterschool Programs: Using the IF/THEN® Collection for Programming The IF/THEN® Collection features resources highlighting STEM professionals who serve as IF/THEN® Ambassadors and also includes activities that can be used in afterschool and informal STEM programming. Join us as we showcase these resources designed for educators working in a wide variety of educational settings. […]

Pushed out of K-12 to a PhD: A Personal Testimony of Perseverance and Support with Dr. Jesus Jaime-Diaz

Virtual event

To recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, GAPS Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) department is hosting a series of district-wide programming including three virtual keynote speakers. Latinas/os/x in Albany comprise roughly 13% of the city’s population, and the GAPS school community has over 21% students who identify as Latina/o/x. The demographic in GAPS is greater than […]

Free

Neuroscience with Jiwan Kohli

Virtual event

​Jiwan is a neuroscientist and clinical psychology PhD student. In his current research, he uses various brain imaging techniques to study brain structure and function and how they relate to cognition and behavior across the lifespan in neurodevelopmental disorders. He’s particularly interested in combining different types of brain imaging to answer questions about how brains […]

Free

Latinas/os/x-Hispanics: A Basic Understanding of a Diverse Identity and Labels with GAPS EDI Javier Cervantes

Virtual event

Javier Cervantes to speak on subjects that will build knowledge and understanding of the varying identities and labels ascribed to Latinas/os/x in the United States. To recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, GAPS Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) department is hosting a series of district-wide programming including three virtual keynote speakers. Latinas/os/x in Albany comprise roughly […]

Free

Microbiology with Justin Stewart

Virtual event

​I am an ecologist and evolutionary biologist researching microbiomes, plants, and geography. Currently, I research the symbiosis between bacteria, fungi, and plants with an emphasis on root architecture, domestication, and urban environments. The microbes living in and on plant roots are the backbone of global agriculture as well as all the aboveground biodiversity we see […]

Free

Virtual Manufacturing Day The Life Journey of a Wafer

Virtual event

Virtual Manufacturing Day event happening on October 7th from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.  You may join from your home, school, afterschool program, library, or wherever technology allows. Join us on October 7th to see how the women of Intel build the microchip that powers the technology we use every day. During this one-hour virtual session, […]

Free

2021 Africa Symposium on Women and Girls in Technology

Virtual event

This is an opportunity to join leaders in technology and ICT policy, women's rights advocates, and aspiring technologists to contribute to the policy processes that will bridge the digital gender gap in Africa. The invitation is for participants who are primarily based in an Africa country, committed to creating opportunities for women and girls, and […]

​Women in Biotech with Illumina

Virtual event

RSVP here! Webinar panel including 3 women scientists working in biotech. Panelists include: ​Erika Weisdorfer is a Software Test Engineer currently working with the NovaSeq instrument. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Physics from Point Loma Nazarene University and anticipates graduating this fall from Johns Hopkins University with a Master’s Degree in Biomedical […]

Free

It Starts with the Name: From Inclusion to Belonging with Gerardo Ochoa

Virtual event

To recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, GAPS Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) department is hosting a series of district-wide programming including three virtual keynote speakers. Latinas/os/x in Albany comprise roughly 13% of the city’s population, and the GAPS school community has over 21% students who identify as Latina/o/x. The demographic in GAPS is greater than […]

Free

Women in Tech – Fall 2021 Virtual Summit

Virtual event

Working in tech is not just about coding. It’s about all aspects of your career. The WITS Virtual Summit is a virtual version of the Women in Tech Summit series. WITS, the only technical conference with all women speakers, connects, educates, and inspires women working in and with technology. With discussions about trending topics in […]

Healing Jellyfish with Elizabeth Lee

Virtual event

​I'm from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and have been at the University of Chicago since 2007 when I started college there. I majored in Biological Chemistry, Biology with a specialization in Neuroscience. I studied mechanisms of voltage sensing in voltage-sensitive proteins for my doctoral work. I wanted to understand how "electrical switches" in cells […]

Free
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