Eureka! Engages Young Students in STEM
The Girls Inc. Eureka! program was hosted virtually by the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) on August 6, 2020. The program concluded with a ceremony including speakers Provost Carol Kim and CAS Dean Jeanette Altarriba. The program encourages middle and high school girls from underrepresented backgrounds to excel in STEM.
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UAlbany to Host STEM Leaders of Tomorrow
Close to 60 girls from Albany and Schenectady will get the chance to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at UAlbany through the Girls Inc. Eureka! program.
The science day camp is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and offers girls from underrepresented groups hands-on learning experiences and field trips from July 8 through Aug. 2. Four departments, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics, will each offer an instructional program to the first-year Eureka! students during one of the four weeks.
Igniting Passion for Science
Matthew Vaughan, a fifth year doctoral student in the Atmospheric Science program, is looking forward to showing a group of middle schoolers how exciting it is to be a scientist.
Some 40 girls from Schenectady and Albany will come to the UAlbany campus each week day from July 9 through August 1 as part of the four-week Girls Inc. EUREKA! Program. Most are entering eighth grade in the fall.
The College of Arts and Sciences is hosting the program for the first time this year. Four departments, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, will each offer a hands-on instructional program for one of the four weeks.