Scenes Around NSM

NSM Grills Burgers and Hot Dogs at First Annual Block Party

Dean Dan E. Wells and Eva Wells worked the grill at the College’s first Block Party. The event, held the Sunday before the start of the fall semester, welcomed NSM majors to campus. Nearly 300 students attended the lunchtime event.

Computer Science Career Fair Offers Networking Opportunities

Thirty-nine companies attended the Fall Computer Science Career Fair held in the UH Student Center. More than 250 students participated in the half-day event.

NSM Block Party Welcomes Students to Campus

The NSM Block Party held August 21 provided NSM student organizations with the opportunity to recruit new members. Nearly 300 students browsed the organization tables and grabbed burgers or hot dogs cooked by Dean Wells.

Day of Discovery Reaches High School Students

Students from Iman Academy toured NSM and UH as part of NSM’s Day of Discovery Program. Here the students get a lesson in superconductivity from a physics graduate student.

Kralik Family Supports STEM Teaching Equity Project (STEP) – Physics Summer Institute

STEP participants discuss innovative physics iPad apps with Nancy Kralik (left), whose family provided funds for two high school teachers to attend the program. iPad applications are one of many activities participants learned about to reach students in new ways. “The teachers who attend the STEP program spend their ‘off time’ learning how to better motivate school children. My family is proud to be able to help those teachers reach their full potential and therefore assist children and teenagers to reach their full potential in science-based thinking,” said Kralik (Vice Chair, NSM Dean’s External Advisory Board, and M.S. ’82, Engineering). Read more