Events
Welcome to the CREATE for STEM's Events page! We sponsor, support, and host many STEM education research events in our suite and around campus, and are excited to offer an option to join our contact list from our website. Just click here to complete the (very short) form, or use the orange box on our homepage, and you will be added to our mailing list for upcoming CREATE events and other happenings that may be of interest to our community.
We are happy to help promote your STEM education research event, too! Please let us know if there are conferences, workshops, presentations, etc... that you would like posted on the CREATE Events page and shared on our social media channels.
Last year, we kicked off the CREATE Community Talks series. Focused on junior researchers, we wanted to offer opportunities to share work and get feedback from colleagues in a casual, friendly, in-person, low-stakes environment. Thanks to everyone who participated, either by presenting or by attending and offering your thoughts and questions to our presenters. A full list of last year's sessions will be available on our YouTube channel in the near future.
For AY 26-27, we are coordinating TWO tracks (see below) and offering them on various days during the month to allow for as many people as possible to join in.
We hope to see many of you this year in CREATE and around campus. GO GREEN!
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22 Sep 19:30
CREATE Community Talks: Research Mentoring and AI Conversations
Join us this fall for our Community Talks track, AI Conversations, or both! -
03 Nov 19:30
Demystifying AI in STEM Education continues, Tuesday, November 3rd
Melanie Cooper and Rachel Henderson will lead a discussion around "Establishing a Learning Culture in STEM Classrooms in an Era of AI" -
05 Mar 15:00
74th MSTA Annual Conference: Science: Built on Community
Save the date for the 74th Annual Michigan Science Teachers Association (MSTA) Conference, Science: Built on Community, March 5–6, 2027.
Past Events
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23 Oct 15:30
ESPP 2026 Fall Student Research Symposium: Sustainable Food Systems
Date and Time: October 23, 2026, 8:30-3:00 PM (EST) -
21 Oct 19:30
Community Talks: Research Mentoring and Discussion, Weds, 10/21/26
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the MSU Writing Center, who will be a guest presenter at this session! -
19 Oct 19:00
Dr.s Yadav, Macann and Lachney present at inaugural East Lansing Data Week, Oct 19-22, 2026
Don't miss the webinar "AI in Your World: What Teachers and Parents Need to Know", on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at noon! -
08 Oct 02:00
Designing 3D Assessments with Generative AI; NSTA online professional learning series
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with Dr. Joe Krajcik and Dr. Tingting Li on October 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2026. Non-NSTA members are welcome! -
07 Oct 19:30
Create Community Talks: Demystifying AI in Stem Education, October 7th, 2026
The Demystifying AI in STEM Education series continues with a discussion on how teacher preparation can move beyond using AI tools to helping students think critically about AI. -
28 Sep 22:30
Dr. Jinfa Cai, MSU Mathematics Education Colloquium, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026
"Mathematical Problem-Posing Based Learning (P-PBL): Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Research" -
24 Sep 20:00
Dush Fernando, MSU Plant Resilience Institute Networking Hour
Dr. Dush Fernando leads a free, in-person workshop on building resilience and well-being in research careers -
23 Sep 22:00
PERL Seminar: Dr. Kris Lui on the Impact and Future of OPTYCs, Wednesday, Sept. 23
Dr. Kris Lui, Director of OPTYCs, discusses the organization's national impact on physics education and the future of the two-year college sector. -
17 Jun 15:00
The Science of Salt at the MSU Museum showing until July 31, 2026
Check out the renovated MSU Museum, a true gem on campus. This exhibition is in the New Horizons Gallery until the end of July. -
16 Jun 21:00
Anara Akhmetova dissertation defense, Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Date and time: June 16, 2026, 2:00 - 4:00 PM (ET)
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02 Jun 03:00
Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, June public shows
Summer programming has started at the planetarium!! "Chasing the Ghost Particle" and "The Stellars" are showing until June 30th. -
12 May 17:00
CREATE for STEM Annual Mini-Conference, May 12, 2026
We are excited to welcome our first mathematics scholar and researcher, Dr. Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, as keynote speaker this year!

