Events of NM EPSCoR Partners
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.
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 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.
New Mexico is implementing Common Core standards for Mathematics and English/Language Arts and is considering adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards. These standards are already starting major shifts in instruction, curriculum and assessment that will impact every K-12 student and teacher as well as those organizations and programs that serve a K-12 audience. What are the implications of these standards for the Informal Science Education community in New Mexico? How can program providers align their offerings with the standards and communicate that alignment to stakeholders?
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.
Please mark your calendars for the next meeting of the NMPMSE on December 13, 2013 1:00-4:00 at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. NMPMSE will be updating everyone on the implementation work from the STEM Education Action Planning Summit and invite your feedback on and participation in the work. Some of the attractions will include: