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Kids-Only Minecraft Hackathon: Design the Hospital of the Future, Oct. 1

Events

Building the Hospital of the Future:  A Kids-Only Minecraft Hackathon will be held on October 1, 9AM-2PM, at the Museum of Science for ages 5 to 20 to use Minecraft to collaborate on design of a hospital of the future.  Children under 18 must be accompanied by parent/guardian.  The event is sponsored by HUBweek, the Museum of Science, Boston Children’s Hospital, Hacking Pediatrics, and Microsoft.  The cost is $20 for each child or adult and includes all-day admission to the Museum of Science.  Register now for one of four sessions during the day.

Free Harvard Lectures on Science and Cooking

Events

This fall, Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will again present Science and Cooking, a series of lectures by Harvard professors, chefs, and other food experts.  The lectures are free and first come/first seated, and they take place at 7PM at Harvard’s Science Center (1 Oxford Street, Cambridge).  Excepted as noted, all are on Mondays and in Hall C.  For more information, contact science_cooking@seas.harvard.edu.

  • September  5:  “Science and Cooking: New Understanding, New Tools, New Foods”
  • September  12:  “Energy, Temperature, Heat”
  • September  19:  “The Science of Sugar”
  • September 27:  “Medical Technology Producing Hamburgers” (Tuesday, Hall B)
  • October 3:  “Diffusion and Gelation in Peruvian Cooking”
  • October 17:  “Confluence”
  • October 24:  “Viscosity and Polymers”
  • October 31:  “Emulsions and Foams”
  • November 7:  “Delicious Decomposition: Tales from the Cheese Caves of France”

NuVu Studio: Saturday Sessions in Cambridge for Ages 4-6

Opportunities

NuVu Studio in Cambridge will offer a series of design sessions for kids 4-6 years old on eight Saturdays this fall, 1-3PM, starting September 17.  Based on a theme of storytelling, sessions focus on coding, motion, mapping, experiments with flight, light, and color.  Enrollment is limited to 20.  Register ASAP but no later than September 9. Email kids@nuvustudio.org to say how many kids and how many sessions (minimum of 6 per kid) you’re signing up for, and NuVu will reply with enrollment and payment details

STC Biologics Seeks BS-Level Interns in Cambridge

Opportunities

STC Biologics, a biotechnology company in Cambridge, has internship positions available for BS-level scientists. Candidates should have a B.S. in a science discipline (e.g., biology, biochemistry, bioengineering) and may have experience in any of the following:  Cell culture, Microbiology, ELISA, HPLC, Mass Spec, Bio-engineering, SDS-PAGE, Molecular biology, or Analytical approaches.  Please send resume to shiva.bolourchi@stcbiologics.com.

Science Club for Girls: Applications Now Open for 2016-17

Opportunities

Registration is now open for the following Science Club for Girls programs, which are located at Pine Manor College in Newton (among other locations in greater Boston):

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the September 15 deadline.  All are welcome to apply, and priority will be given to girls of color or demonstrating economic need, per the mission of Science Club for Girls.  For more information, email newton@scienceclubforgirls.org.

Want to help?  Professionals and graduate/undergraduate students are invited to apply to be volunteer mentor-scientists for these programs.  Email volunteer@scienceclubforgirls.org.

Youth CITIES: Monthly Mini-Hacks at Cambridge Innovation Center

Events

Youth CITIES hosts Mini-Hack collaborative problem-solving sessions on the second Thursday of each month, 4:30-6PM, at the Cambridge Innovation Center (1 Broadway in Cambridge).  They are open to middle-school, high-school, and college students as well as entrepreneurs, educators, public officials, and other working professionals.  Each month, the group focuses on one topic.  Registration is requested but not required.

Destination Imagination: New Videos for This Year’s Challenges

Opportunities

Destination Imagination has released several new videos to introduce the DI challenges for this year.  The ones most focused on STEM are:

Teams are being formed now for this year’s program.  Learn more and register at the Newton Destination Imagination site or contact Matthew Miller at matthew@newtondi.net.

4 Free HUBweek Medical Seminars, Hosted by STAT, Sept. 27

Events

STAT — a health/medicine news service of Boston Globe Media — will host four free seminars for the public for HUBweek on September 27 at the Ragon Institute (400 Technology Square in Cambridge).  Register for each event via these links: