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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 National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will host “Dr. Saul Hertz and the Origin of Nuclear Medicine,” a special exhibition that celebrates Dr. Hertz, a pioneer and founding father of Nuclear Medicine. This exhibit follows the inception of Nuclear Medicine, as Dr. Hertz and his colleagues began the first nonsurgical treatment of hyperthyroidism with radioiodine.
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 STEM Advancement Program (STEMAP) engages students from New Mexico regional universities, community colleges and tribal colleges in the research funded by New Mexico EPSCoR. This summer, 11 students participated in a week of workshops at New Mexico Tech on energy topics and scientific research and spent eight weeks working with New Mexico EPSCoR-funded faculty and students on cutting edge research that is important to New Mexico.
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.
The Conference, titled New Mexico's Water Future: Connecting Stakeholder Needs to Water Information, will take place November 18-19 at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, NM. Register or find out more on the event's website, http://2014.wrri.nmsu.edu/. This is not an EPSCoR-sponsored event.
Dr. Becky Bixby and Dr. David Hanson invite all who are interested to a seminar funded by the UNM Biology Department and New Mexico EPSCoR. The seminar is by Charles O'Kelley, and is titled, “Tunnels into history: algae that bore into calcium carbonate.” This seminar is Thursday, 21 November at 3:30 in 100 Castetter with refreshments served at 3:15. From the announcement: "Charley O'Kelly is a well-known research scientist at Friday Harbor and works on microbial communities and primary productivity.
Co-sponsored by the NM Informal Science Education Network (NM ISE Net) and NM EPSCoR with support from the Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum.
Dr. Falk will present an overview of what is currently known about when, why and where the public learns science. He will share results from a variety of recent large-scale investigations of science learning to document the significant role that informal educational experiences have in building a scientifically-informed public.
The Water Policy Town Hall will focus on long-range and crisis water planning, the aging water infrastructure, conservation and reuse, and water development technology. The registration form is on New Mexico First's website. This is not an EPSCoR-sponsored event.