NSF STEM Day

Join us for a fun morning of hands-on activities and learn about the world of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)! The event commemorates the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) 75th anniversary and aims to raise awareness of STEM.

The NSF STEM Day event will be held Saturday, May 10, which falls on Mexican Mother’s Day, and will feature displays meant to engage students from the local Imperial Valley community. Qualcomm Institute (QI) scientists and staff will host a range of booths showcasing the power of technology to help us prepare for natural disasters, better understand our world and engage in creative activities — as well as offering promising career paths for interested students.

To make the event possible, QI is collaborating with the the NSF-funded Listening to Waves education program led by UC San Diego Cognitive Science Associate Researcher Victor Minces; EMPOWER, an NSF-supported program that assists low-income transfer students pursuing a UC San Diego bachelor’s degree in engineering; and the UC San Diego Center for Research in Education Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), which maximizes college and career readiness for all students.

NSF STEM Day, which will be held at Central Union High School, 1001 W Brighton Ave, El Centro, CA 92243, is free. No R.S.V.P. required.