The on-campus summer programs are full, but applications are still being accepted — until midnight tonight — for the virtual version of Tufts University’s Mini-Med School for high-school students, July 11-22.
Category Archives: Virtual/Online
Outbreak! Online Health Summer Learning Experience in Public Health, Grades 10-12
The Public Health Museum in Tewksbury is again offering its free summer public health learning experience, Outbreak!, online for students entering Grades 10-12 in the fall. It’s designed for students interested in careers in public health, medicine, epidemiology, bioethics, nursing, virology, mental health, or related fields. The program consists of interactive workshops, discussions with public-health experts, and Q&A panels with college students. It will run online Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9AM-1PM, July 18-29 with some additional programming outside of those hours. Apply here. For more information, email outbreak@publichealthmuseum.org.
MassBay: Free, Online Workshop on Biomimicry, July 19
MassBay will offer a free, online, interactive workshop on Biomimicry on July 19, 10AM-12PM. Students will learn how to design and construct a model based on observations in nature. Register here.
MassBay Virtual STEM Expo, May 9-13
MassBay Community College in Wellesley will host its twice-yearly Student STEM Expo showcasing students’ work, again online this year. You attend at any time to view video presentations and comment on projects in the online forums. There are also opportunities to talk in real-time with students and faculty. The expo also highlights MassBay’s STEM Starter Academy, which aims to engage and support more students in STEM fields.
Kids4Coding: $80 Discount on In-Person Summer STEM Programs, Ends May 7
Kids 4 Coding is offering an $80 discount through May 7 for its in-person summer STEM programs at Cambridge Matignon School or Roxbury Latin School, running weekly July 11-August 5. Weekly costs for these fun, engaging, and collaborative programs are $619 for full days or $319 for half days.
Kids 4 Coding is also offering Virtual Summer Courses on a weekly basis in one-hour sessions with live instructors and small classes (5:1 ratio), June through August, at weekly costs starting at $319.
HMSC Online: Colliding Worlds, Apr. 28; Ancient Ancestors, May 4
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will host these two STEM events:
- Colliding Worlds: How Cosmic Encounters Shaped Planets and Life: April 28, 6PM-7PM, online or in-person. Physicist Simone Marchi will discuss his recent book, Colliding Worlds and the key role that collisions in space have played in the formation and evolution of our solar system, the development of planets, and possibly even the origin of life on Earth. Registration is required for online or (limited) in-person attendance.
- After-School Encounters — Ancient Ancestors: May 4, 4PM-4:45PM online, for entire family. Registration is required.
Apply by May 9 for SPINWIP: Free Online Stanford Program for Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Physics, July 11-29
The Stanford Program for Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Physics (SPINWIP) is a free, three-week, online program designed to inspire high-school students to explore physics. It will run July 11-29, Noon-4PM EDT. Students will explore quantum physics, quantum computing, astrophysics, and cosmology. They will learn how to code in Python and then apply their coding skills to physics-based projects. Students will attend lectures by Stanford professors and researchers and work in small groups led by Stanford undergraduates, as well as attend college planning and career development workshops. While SPINWIP is designed for women in physics, students of all genders and gender identities are welcome. No prior experience in physics or coding is needed. Preference will be given to first-generation students, students from underrepresented backgrounds in physics, and rising juniors. Apply by May 9. For more information, email spinwip_info@stanford.edu.
Blue Hill Observatory Webinar: A Winter Retrospective, Apr. 28
Just as spring begins to appear, the Blue Hill Observatory is offering a free webinar, A Winter Retrospective, on April 28 at 12PM featuring Dr. Judah Cohen of Atmospheric and Environmental Research and Harvey Leonard, Meteorologist at WCVB TV reviewing actual results vs their predictions for this last winter. The webinar will be hosted by 30-year meteorologist Tim Kelley. Register at the link above.
CSRecitations: In-Person and Online Summer Programs
CSRecititations (5 Michigan Drive in Natick) will offer in-person classes as well as private and semi-private online options this summer. Contact them for online options or register here for these in-person classes:
- Introduction to Python: Grades 4-5. July 18-29, Mon/Wed/Fri, 3PM-4:30PM
- Advanced Scratch: Grades 6+. July 6-15, Mon/Wed/Fri, 3PM-4:30PM
- Short Course in JavaScript: Grades 7-8, July 11-22, Mon/Wed/Fri, 4:45PM-6:45PM
Broad Institute Science for All Seasons: A Personal Journey to Understand and Overcome Prion Disease, Apr. 19
The Broad Institute will host a free, public, virtual event in its Science for All Seasons series, A Personal Journey to Understand and Overcome Prion Disease, on April 19, 12PM-1PM. Sonia Vallabh and her husband, Eric Minikel, will describe how they have helped to redefine the nature of prion disease — a progressive, degenerative, and currently untreatable disorder — and built a community of scientists, patients, and families addressing this challenge. Register here.