Category: NM STEM

Facebook: The Science Behind the Like William Marks, Facebook’s Community Development Manager, will lead an interactive discussion and activities about the science and technology behind the scenes at Facebook. Participants will build and keep a solar car ($15 value)! No registration or fee required.  

Join STEM-NM at the New Mexico State Fair on Friday, September 13th! Join us at our booth! Visit the NM State Fair website for more information.

A 1-day event hosted by STEM Collaborative Center, the 2019 STEM Cultural Colloquium: Getting at the Gap aims to bring together professionals from STEM initiatives across campus, to engage in dialogue about how to best structure and implement STEM programs for optimal levels of student success. For more information and to register for this event, visit the UNM Collaborative Center.

Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners' existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

NMSU sponsored TAPESTRY Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers NMSU is hosting a group of researchers from the University of Virginia for two one-day workshops around diversity and inclusion in computer science and related technology courses. The Tapestry Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers interested in teaching Computer Science, is being sponsored by the NMSU CS Department, the Computing Alliance for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI), and the Young Women in Computing Program.

NMSU sponsored Lighthouse Workshop for 2 and 4 year College Faculty, Staff, and Administrators NMSU is hosting a group of researchers from the University of Virginia for two one-day workshops around diversity and inclusion in computer science and related technology courses.

Experience IT NM Conference experienceIT is the premier technology showcase, held annually and featuring a series of events highlighting and celebrating the technology sector, and providing professional development and networking/collaboration opportunities for public and private sector entities.  https://experienceitnm.com/

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will launch a 16-stop road tour connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early stage funding – the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

Join us for a day with the various New Mexico Non-Profit Conservation Groups. They differ in their scope, ranging from legislation and advocacy to boots on the ground stewardship and conservation work. We will start our day on-site with the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Cibola Wilderness Rangers to learn about the ground monitoring in the local wilderness areas through their partnership with the Forest Service. We will access the Wilderness boundary (~0.5 miles in) via the Pino trail, starting at Elena Gallegos.