The LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school FIRST Robotics Competition team, will host an open house for prospective team members on September 28, 6:30PM – 9PM in the engineering room at Newton South High School (Room 9170). All Newton North and Newton South students are invited. This event will include an introductory presentation about the team and hands-on challenges in many of the skill areas that team members learn, like mechanical and electrical engineering, programming, driving robots, CAD (Computer Aided Design), marketing, graphics, photography, and public speaking. Masks are required at all LigerBots meetings. For more information, see the links above or send an email to info@ligerbots.org.
Monthly Archives: September 2023
HMSC exhibition: Surveillance – From Vision to Data
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture has opened a new exhibition, Surveillance: From Vision to Data associated with its Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments (1 Oxford Street, Cambridge). The exhibition extends beyond cameras and their watchers to explore the profound influence of data, highlighting historical instruments that have been used to transform individuals and landscapes into data. It explores “how powerful entities, from colonial empires to U.S. intelligence agencies, have harnessed surveillance data to produce and perpetuate hierarchies of human difference.”
On Monday, September 24, 12PM-1PM, there will be a Lunch & Learn exhibit talk during which curators will highlight selected objects and “critical artworks that have resisted now ubiquitous data-driven surveillance.” Registration recommended. Attendees may bring their own lunch.
The HMSC Connects! podcast has a new episode on the exhibit.
Register now for TransportationYOU Summit, Oct. 28
WTS-Boston will host the 2023 TransportationYOU Summit on October 28, 10AM-2PM, for students in ages 8-14 of all gender identities, with a particular focus on educating girls and young women about the collegiate and career opportunities available to them in STEM, and particularly int transportation fields.
The Summit, held in person at UMass Lowell (31 University Ave., Lowell), will have in-person, hands-on workshops and activities hosted by professionals in the field to introduce students to career opportunities in transportation (engineering, planning, construction). Workshops will include activities that simulate real life projects and learn about UMass Lowell’s concrete canoe and steel bridge projects. Space is limited to 100 attendees. Register here by October 13. For more information, y questions, email transportationyouboston@gmail.com.
Separately, through November 6, the WTS Foundation will host a student contest for a rebranding of the TransportationYOU brand.
Cambridge Science Festival, Sept. 25-Oct. 1
The Cambridge Science Festival will run September 25 through October 1, with more than 200 events all across Cambridge. Themes and series include:
- In the Neighborhood
- Lunch & Learn
- #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit at Kendall/MIT Open Space (292 Main Street, Cambridge)
- Health Equity Day, September 28
- Art at Night
- Science x Fashion
- Carnival, October 1, 12PM-4PM
MassRobotics 6th Annual Robot Block Party, Sept. 30
MassRobotics will host its 6th annual Robot Block Party on September 30, 10:45AM-4PM, at 88 Seaport Blvd in Boston. It’s free and open to the public. It kicks off with a Robot Parade at 10:45AM. Register here.
Science Club for Girls: Fall Registration is open for virtual clubs
Science Club for Girls is currently enrolling girls and gender-expansive youth in grades K-12 in its virtual Science Clubs, which start the week of October 3. Space is limited. Participants need a computer, laptop, tablet, or phone with Internet access. All other materials are provided free. Choose one of four weekly one-hour sessions: Monday, Tuesdays, or Thursdays at 4PM, or Saturdays at 10:30AM. Register here.
Girl Scouts: Geek is Glam STEM Expo at WPI, Oct. 14 (register by Sept. 21)
The Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts are hosting their Geek is Glam STEM Expo at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on October 14, 9AM-5PM for girls in Grades 4-8. Register by September 21. For more information, email info@gscwm.org.