In Barcode Long Island, funded by the National Institutes of Health, student research teams use DNA barcoding to explore the unique biodiversity and ecology of Long Island.

First, science teachers attend summer training at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Stony Brook University, or Brookhaven National Lab. Then, trained teachers assemble student research teams in grades 9 to 12 and submit an original research proposal using our proposal submission guideline. Teams with accepted proposals will receive supplies, equipment, and scientific support needed to conduct experiments. Program data will contribute to a distributed effort to generate a "big picture" of Long Island's many ecosystems and diverse living things. Results will be shared at an annual symposium.

Participants will be introduced to sample collection and DNA barcoding wet-lab and bioinformatics infrastructure. Each workshop is 9:30 am to 3:30 pm and lunch will be provided. Teachers who complete this workshop are invited to organize student teams and propose projects. Accepted projects will be presented at the 2017 spring symposium.

The annual AAAS Martin and Rose Wachtel Cancer Research Award, funded by an endowment established through a generous bequest from Martin L. Wachtel, honors early-career investigators who have performed outstanding work in the field of cancer research. The award winner is invited to deliver a public lecture on his or her research and receives an unrestricted cash award of $25,000. The award winning Essay is published as a Focus article in Science Translational Medicine.

STEM educators take part in an intense five day electric guitar design/build project.  Each faculty member will build his/her own custom electric guitar and will engage in student centered learning activities that relate the guitar design to specific math, science and engineering topics.  Participants leave this weeklong experience with their custom-made guitars, curriculum modules with short term assessments that can be immediately integrated into the faculty team school curriculum.

The Broadening Advanced Technological Educational Connections (BATEC) National Summer Institute provides no cost, intensive, week-long “Train the Trainer� professional development opportunities in emerging technologies to current faculty of high schools, community colleges, and universities.

The goal of the these sessions is to offer attendees the expertise needed to incorporate technical content into existing or subsequent courses, allowing programs to stay current with technological innovation.

The GeoTech Consortium of Western New York (GTCWNY) and MCC will be hosting a two day geospatial professional development workshop August 16 and 17 (2016) for high school teachers.

This summer's 2016 group of HS teachers will be part of cohort 2.  Each cohort will attend a two day summer workshop, integrate a ~160 minute GIS activity into their classroom in the fall, and attend one or two after school PD sessions in the fall.  All participants successfully completing the program will receive a small stipend(TBA)

A logic model is a succinct graphic depiction of how a project translates its resources and activities into outcomes. A good logic model efficiently communicates the overall logic and purpose of a project and serves as a foundation for evaluation planning. A logic model can be a powerful addition to your funding proposal, but only if it is well aligned to your project’s narrative description. In this session, participants will learn (a) how to create a project logic model, while avoiding common mistakes (like confusing outcomes with activities or outputs and providing too many or too few details), and (b) how to effectively integrate a logic model into a funding proposal.

The purpose of the Summit for Sustainability in Materials & Manufacturing is to identify current changes in environmental and sustainability standards, and to inform manufacturing leaders and decision makers of best practices, smart solutions and innovations available to their organizations. Conference programming will focus on strategic resource management and address opportunities to implement cost savings due to sustainable practices.

Successful Strategies for Work-based Learning Experiences: Internships and Apprenticeships Students who complete internships or apprenticeships while in college have a leg up in the job market, find more relevance in their coursework, and tend to be more successful academically and in the workplace. Providing these work-based learning experiences, however, can be challenging. This webinar will focus on models that work and tips for successfully implementing and sustaining apprenticeships and internships.

Barbara Murray, SMART Center PI and Executive Director, will participate in this webinar on "Apprenticeships and Internships" produced by the NSF ATE's Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance (CCTA). The CCTS is an ATE-funded initiative to share best practices and “know how� primarily from people with years of experience in the NSF ATE community with Department of Labor TAACCCT grantees and other NSF ATE grantees. Barbara will speak about the SMART Center's Maritime Technologies pathway which is built on the registered apprenticeship model and is the only one in the NSF ATE community that does so. The Maritime Technologies pathway has been recognized by the DOL and DOLT as an innotiave, groundbreaking pathway for producing more registered apprentices and technicians that can be replicated nationwide.

Bringing cutting edge innovative solutions to automotive experts, including practical case studies, interactive panel discussions and extended networking opportunities to facilitate introduction of the next generation of lightweight vehicles.

Are you seeking a sabbatical or yearlong fellowship to enhance your career and gain hands-on policy experience? Interested in applying your professional experience to address societal challenges? Transform your career and join a highly influential network of fellows.

Dr. Berg was named by the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals, beginning in July, 2016. Dr. Berg also serves as Associate Senior Vice Chancellor for Science Strategy and Planning in the Health Sciences, Professor of Computational and Systems Biology, and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Berg formerly served as Pittsburgh Foundation Professor and Director of the Institute for Personalized Medicine at Pitt and was formerly Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is now the 20th editor-in-chief of Science since the journal’s inception in 1880.

A recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Award in Pure Chemistry, and a past President of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dr. Berg has been a long-time advocate for greater inclusion within the science and technology community. In his first-ever AAAS Colloquium Series presentation, Dr. Berg will discuss his career in science.

This meeting is the largest international, multidisciplinary optical sciences and technology meeting in North America. The meeting where the latest research in optical engineering and applications, nanotechnology, sustainable energy, and organic photonics is presented.

Are you seeking a sabbatical or yearlong fellowship to enhance your career and gain hands-on policy experience? Interested in applying your professional experience to address societal challenges? Transform your career and join a highly influential network of fellows.  

It is the dawn of the second century for Acadia National Park and the US National Park Service. At this historic centennial moment, we explore science beyond the stunning scenery of Acadia National Park to better understand opportunities for wise stewardship of these national treasures to benefit future generations.

This is an opportunity for students and college graduates to learn about automation as used in the semiconductor and nanotechnology manufacturing industries.

This free webinar is produced by Mentor-Connect and hosted by MATEC networks. By participating in this free webinar participants will learn more about NSF ATE Program benefits, learn what Mentor-Connect can offer, and learn how to apply and receive grant proposal assistance via the 2016-17 Mentor-Connect Mentorship

This free webinar is produced by Mentor-Connect and hosted by MATEC networks. By participating in this free webinar participants will:

• learn more about NSF ATE Program benefits

• learn what Mentor-Connect can offer

• learn how to apply and receive assistance via the 2016-17 
  Mentor-Connect Mentorship

The Battery Show Exhibition & Conference is a showcase of advanced battery technology for electric & hybrid vehicles, utility & renewable energy support, portable electronics, medical technology, military and telecommunications.

The future of the mobility industry is focused on autonomy, connectivity and efficiency. Save your seat for the dSPACE Technology Conference taking place on Sept. 13-14, 2016, in Naperville, IL, to learn about the critical role embedded software and model-based development (MBD) is playing in these three, key technological growth areas.

This 2-day conference is free-of-charge.

Starting with a keynote by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada, the workshop will convene leading experts to discuss policies, programs, and other cooperative initiatives to develop the Caribbean’s science and technology networks, encourage entrepreneurship, and foster regional development. The meeting will explore the role that universities, public-private partnerships, and entrepreneurship can play in furthering broad-based, innovation-led growth across the Caribbean. In addition, the agenda will spotlight areas where US and Caribbean experts can collaborate, including climate resilience and bio-medical research.

Starting with a keynote by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada, the workshop will convene leading experts to discuss policies, programs, and other cooperative initiatives to develop the Caribbean’s science and technology networks, encourage entrepreneurship, and foster regional development. The meeting will explore the role that universities, public-private partnerships, and entrepreneurship can play in furthering broad-based, innovation-led growth across the Caribbean. In addition, the agenda will spotlight areas where US and Caribbean experts can collaborate, including climate resilience and bio-medical research.

Social media is used for informal communication by most and is used by companies for a host of activities including marketing. The session will cover the top tools used for social media and the broad usage by people of all ages. How people’s willingness to share openly about themselves through social media, turns social media into a tool for reaching a greater audience to promote a college program and to gather evidence to meet grant outcomes.

Join Lisa Friedersdorf as she discusses the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), the U.S. Government’s nanotechnology research and development effort spanning 20 departments and independent agencies and commissions. The four goals of the NNI are to advance nanotechnology R&D; foster technology transfer for public benefit; develop and sustain educational resources, a skilled workforce, and a dynamic infrastructure and toolset to advance nanotechnology; and support the responsible development of nanotechnology. This presentation will share some of the ways the NNI goals are being advanced and highlight the resources being developed to promote nanoscale science and engineering education.

The Historic Preservation and Collections Department at George Washington’s Mount Vernon is pleased to host our fifth one-day symposium on the deployment of GIS in the management and research of historic resources on Monday, September 19, 2016. The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington will provide the setting for the symposium and we invite speakers to share their strategies and experiences on the varied uses of GIS.

Awareness of ethical pitfalls, and the ability to apply moral reasoning skills when confronted with ethical challenges, is part of what it means to be a geospatial professional. It should also be part of what students learn about GIS and GIScience. During his presentation, DiBiase plans to describe the National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored GIS Professional Ethics Project, and the collection of ethical case studies the project has produced, and explain how the case method has been applied in a mandatory ethics workshop for students in Penn State University's online masters degree in GIS.

Beyond the case studies, he plans on discussing ethical challenges that students have cited, sharing assessments of the workshop’s effectiveness, and discussing how ethics cases - along with GIS Code of Ethics and other resources related to geospatial ethics, law and policy - might be deployed in work settings for continuing professional development.

Seeking to gain hands-on policy experience and apply your STEM training to address societal challenges? Are you a social scientist (psychologist, anthropologist, sociologist, economist) wondering if an S&T Policy Fellowship is right for you? Policy fellows with a background in social sciences have much to contribute and gain from the fellowship experience. Collaborate and brainstorm with high ranking policy leaders. And do it in the company of 200+ talented global scientists and engineers.

APICS 2016 is THE conference for professionals from all sides of the value chain, where you’ll gain relevant knowledge, foster relationships, explore trends, debate challenges and heighten efficiency. You and 2,000 professionals from more than 50 countries will experience a world-class education program that will take your career and your organization’s supply chain to new heights. Don’t miss it! 

This workshop is designed to provide teachers with strategies for including a variety of writing activities in their classes.  Workshop participants learn how to add writing practice to their STEM courses and all courses that will help students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing to Improve their writing and at the same time enhance their learning in the discipline.