Educators
Hear the story of the state’s fossils from an expert on fossil mammals from the last 35 million years, Curator of Paleontology Gary Morgan, and learn what they can tell us about New Mexico’s past.
With support from the Google CS4HS program, Santa Fe Institute’s Project GUTS: Growing Up Thinking Scientifically is offering a free online course that provides eight weeks of free online instruction to educators who are interested in embedding computer science within regular school day science classes through the integration of computer modeling and simulation.
The Idaho, Nevada and New Mexico NSF EPSCoR–funded programs have formed a consortium of EPSCoR states with similar research agendas related to climate change and water resources , and cyberinfrastructure. In keeping with the Consortium mission, Innovation Working Group (IWG) funds are being made available to support collaborative, trans–disciplinary work by the three member states. The Western Tri–State Consortium IWG program is managed by a three–state team of Project Directors and EPSCoR staff.
The New Mexico EPSCoR Post Doc Leadership Workshop is an innovative 3-day intensive, residential program designed to enhance the professional skills of post-doctoral scholars in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The workshop will use interactive approaches to develop leadership skills that will contribute to post doc career development and success.
This workshop is open to post doctoral scholars in STEM fields from research institutions in New Mexico or our partner EPSCoR states of Nevada and Idaho. Lodging, meals and workshop materials will be provided. Space is limited to 20 participants. Complete the application form. For best consideration, submit your application by November 12, 2014; applicants will be notified of acceptance by November 18, 2014. For additional information, contact Mary Jo Daniel (mjdaniel@epscor.unm.edu or 505-814-7010).
This all-day Water Innovation Summit will bring together stakeholders from around New Mexico to discuss strategies and technologies to protect our state’s valuable water resources. The summit will be held at the University of New Mexico. Read more for the registration link.
Explore strategies used by museum curators to create exhibitions and apply this process to help students develop interactive displays of their own work to demonstrate and assess their learning. Learn how to apply these strategies to your curriculum, as well as maximizing the learning environments in your school. Motivate students to strengthen their critical thinking skills and knowledge in the visual, performing and language arts, math, science and social studies.
Purchase in advance online to guarantee your seats, visit www.nmnaturalhistory.org or purchase tickets at the admissions desk the night of the event. Doors open at 6:15 pm.
The New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS) and its partners, the New Mexico Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR), the New Mexico Partnership for Math and Science Education (NMPMSE), and the New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (NM AMP), invite you to the 2014 Research Symposium! The event is open to the public, and will focus on Sustainable Energy Development in New Mexico and The Water–Energy–Environment Nexus.
The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) explore the creative process in art and science through a discussion between SFI Professor Jennifer Dunne and artist Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band of Cherokee), moderated by SFI’s Valerie Plame. The opening reception for Shan Goshorn’s current exhibition, We Hold These Truths, will be held following this program from 4 – 5 p.m.