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Broad Institute: From Genes to Mechanisms to Medicines — Drug Discovery, Nov. 14

Events

Celebrating its first 15 years, the Broad Institute in Cambridge is hosting Broad@15, a series of free, public lectures.  On November 14, 6-7PM, Anna Greka (Director of the Kidney Disease Initiative) and Florence Wagner (Director of Medicinal Chemistry) will speak on From Genes to Mechanisms to Medicines: Reflections on the past, present, and future of drug discovery. Register here. All Broad@15 talks will be live streamed. You can view the live stream and video of previous talks via links at broadinstitute.org/15.

Wayland HS Hackathon: Hackaway For Good, Nov. 16

Events

The Wayland High School Computer Science Club invites all area high school students to Hackaway For Good, a free, one-day hackathon on Saturday, November 16, 8:30AM-7PM at Wayland High School (264 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland). Students will work in teams to develop an app, game, web site, or idea that improves experiences for people with disabilities. No experience is necessary. Mentors from Google, Microsoft, Olin College, Perkins School for the Blind, and various startups will inspire and help. Projects will be judged and thousands of dollars in prizes will be awarded. Families and the public may attend the demonstrations and closing ceremonies at the end of the day. Space is limited. Register here for the hackathon and for a related workshop in Accessibility Design on November 8, 4:30-6PM at Perkins School for the Blind (175 North Beacon Street, Watertown). The hackathon is sponsored by Balsamiq, theCoderSchool of Sudbury, and iCode of Wellesley. For more information, read the FAQs or email hackawayforgood@gmail.com.

Grand Opening of Empow Labs, Oct. 30, Showcasing New Workshops

After School, Events

Empow Studios will hold a grand opening for Empow Labs — its new collaborative, digital makerspace for teens and adults — on October 30, 3PM-5PM, in its Newton location (180 Needham Street). Topics include in the areas of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies, 3D design and modeling, motion capture, graphic design and digital art, robotics, and Internet of Things. Register by November 7 with coupon code LABFRIENDS for a 10% discount. Courses include:

BioBuilder November Workshops for Ages 10-14: Kids Who Clone

Events

BioBuilder Learning Lab will offer the following Kids Who Clone workshops held 1PM-4PM at LearningLab (700 Main Street, Cambridge) for students in ages 10-14 (ages 8-9 may participate with a parent or guardian in the lab). There is a $35 cost per student and no charge for chaperones attending with them. Click the dates below for details and to register. For more information, email Kelley Klor at kelley@biobuilder.org.

Museum of Science Events for Women and Girls in STEM Month

Events

Boston’s Museum of Science will present the following events for Women and Girls in STEM Month (November):

  • WISE Mentoring Event for college students: November 7, 5PM-9PM. Register here.
  • Public Education Day: November 9, 1PM-4PM. STEM professionals in the Blue Wing. Guest presentations at 1PM and 3:30PM.
  • School Education Day: November 13, 10AM-Noon. STEM professionals in the Blue Wing. Guest presentations at 10AM and 11:30AM.
  • WISE Fall Speakers Series: November 22, 8AM, fundraiser breakfast at Royal Sonesta Boston.

Weston Observatory Colloquium: The Influence of Climate Change on the Greenland Ice Sheet, Nov. 6

Events

The Weston Observatory, Boston College’s center of geophysical research, offers periodic colloquiua open to the public. The next one will be on November 6, 7-9PM, on The Influence of Climate Change on the Greenland Ice Sheet, presented by Bost4on College Prof. Mark Behn. The observatory is at 361 Concord Road in Weston. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Email anastasia.macherides@bc.edu to reserve a seat.

Teens: Meet 18 STEM Mentors at Think Big! Free Ice Cream Social, Oct. 26

Events

To celebrate Massachusetts STEM Week, middle- and high-school students are invited to Think Big!, a free event at the Newton Free Library on Saturday, October 26, 2PM-4PM, to meet 18 local STEM professionals and talk informally (over ice cream from Cabots!) about challenges, satisfactions, and career paths in the world of STEM. These mentors represent a wide range of STEM:  Microbiology, running-shoe design, software development, biomechatronics, computational biology, ecology, chemistry, drug design, solar entrepreneurship, 3D animation, manufacturing science, applied physics, genomics, and more. It’s free and space is limited, so register now. It’s sponsored by the Newton Free Library, NewtonSTEM, and the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, with help from the Newton LigerBots. You can see what earlier Think Big! events were like in November 2015, March 2018, and October 2018. For more information, email info@newtonstem.org.

Christa McAuliffe Center: Mass. STEM Week Activities, Oct. 25-26

Events

The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will offers these activities to celebrate Massachusetts STEM Week:

  • An open house on October 25, 4PM-8PM, with hands-on activities for youth and adults together, planetarium activities, and selfies with Neil Armstrong’s space suit!
  • Planetarium show, Destination Mars: The New Frontier, on October 26 with free shows at 1:30PM and 2:30PM.  Suitable for ages 6+.