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
Why I'm excited about this event: It feels like every month, paleontologists and evolutionary biologists are learning something new about long-extinct dinosaurs. I'm only still getting used to seeing them in illustrations with resplendent feathers—and researchers have another discovery up their sleeve! We'll get the opportunity to hear from two of the researchers who found […]
Zakiya Shivji received her B.S. in Geology from California State University Long Beach and her M.S in Geology from New Mexico Highlands University. After graduation, Zakiya has been working for about 4 years as a Geologist for the Prescott National Forest (PNF). Her love of volcanoes since elementary school is what guided her to become […]
Why I'm excited about this event: Y'all know I love Trivia Nights. It's one of the best parts of my week, and while I've been planning for this Fall's season and making all the bits and bobs even BETTER, I also wanted to end this summer with a bang and thank our community for coming […]
Why I'm excited about this event: We're on a mission of our own—to get more youth voices on our radio program! So we've designed a series of kid-specific Zoom call-ins, where we'll give space for our young listeners to ask their questions directly to our amazing experts. This time, geologist and NASA scientist Katie Stack […]
Vicky Stein is a science journalist and nature enthusiast. Since she was a kid, she's loved exploring and explaining the wild things that live in tide pools or under rotting logs. After majoring in biology as an undergrad, she spent a few years working as a whale watch naturalist before pivoting to science writing through […]
Earth's saltwater ecosystems maintain a delicate yet dynamic equilibrium that has provided humans with plentiful sources of fish, shrimp and more for millennia. Phytoplankton, "the grass of the sea," serve as the foundation of this bounty, providing nutrients and oxygen for larger marine organisms. In this webinar, we'll explore how coastal communities are utilizing NASA […]
Jessica is the Rehabilitation Program Manager at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, and is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in the state of Virginia. In her role, she oversees the rehabilitation of the nearly 3,000 animals that come in through the Center's doors, including foxes, eagles, opossums, turtles, frogs, and many more. Jessica has been working […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
