The Massachusetts STEM Summit will be held virtually on May 6, 9AM-2PM, with the theme, Inspire a STEM Start. It will include panel presentations, plenary speakers, virtual exhibitors, and opportunities for virtual networking with like-minded STEM colleagues and enthusiasts. Registration is free. For more information, email StemSummitInfo@donahue.umassp.edu.

This is a reminder of the many events through April offered by organizations to celebrate STEM and Earth Month. Check out the event listings in these earlier posts:

• Cambridge Science Festival, Virtual: #30DaysofScience Challenge, Apr. 1-30
• Framingham State: Science on State Street, Planet Earth Edition, Apr. 12-24
• Wellesley Education Foundation: See Yourself in STEM, Events in April

The New England Aquarium will collaborate with zoos and aquariums across the country to host Party for the Planet events spanning Earth Day (April 22), Endangered Species Day (May 21), and eWorld Ocean Day (June 8). The series will include an April 22 kickoff on Facebook, participation in the April 30-May 9 City Nature Challenge, and other events yet to be listed.

Step into STEM is a free, online program of online workshops and mentoring for high-school juniors and seniors with parent(s) who never received a bachelor’s or other four-year college/university degree. Workshops are held 3PM-4:30PM, and you can attend one, two, or all three workshops. Register here. For more information, email the program’s facilitators, who themselves are first-generation STEM majors: Claudia Mazur cmazur@bu.edu and Samuel Domingues samuel.domingues001@umb.edu. This program is an initiative of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on Cape Cod.

• April 14: How to Write a Resume and Personal Statement
• May 19: Making the Most of Your College Experience
• June 16: STEM Career Panel

The Boston Globe and the BioGen STAR Initiative are hosting a webinar, Addressing Racial Equity in STEM Education, April 5, 4PM-5PM. Local leaders (students and in companies and nonprofit organizations) describe innovative approaches and collaboration to advance STEM equity for the many students historically underrepresented in science across Massachusetts. Register here.

Central Square Theater and the Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT will host the Brit d’Arbeloff Women & Science Theater Festival, April 7-27 to amplify voices underrepresented in science and encourage interaction between scientists and artists. It features over 30 artists and scientists in 11 panels and events and 9 plays. There is a sliding scale of pricing for each event as well as festival passes. Donations are encouraged to support access for all.

The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University continues its season of free, virtual planetarium AstroNights events for families (ages 7+) with an online presentation, No Planet B: Exoplanets and Earth Appreciation, on April 16 at 7PM. In a 30-minute presentation (followed  by Q&A session), learn about planets outside our solar system. View the presentation on Zoom (registration required) or the Christa McAuliffe YouTube channel, where you can view recordings of previous AstroNights events.

MassBay Community College in Wellesley will offer two free, online sessions for STEM faculty, staff, students, graduates, and industry professionals to learn about MassBay’s STEM resources and career options. Register for April 16 at Noon or May 17 at 1PM.