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By: Ariana Bull While there is currently an underrepresentation of women from diverse backgrounds in STEM, many groups, colleges, and...

By: Christine Leavitt For kids, the winter season often includes an increase in sugary treats, holiday parties, less time outside, and a...

By: Christine Leavitt The holiday season is coming, and with that, magic is in the air for kids! Why not have a magical STEM activity in...

By: Michelle Fisher As a current junior in computer science, I have spent a lot of my time looking at companies and internships for next...

By Christine Leavitt School has started up, and the hot days have continued. For a quick and delicious after-school snack, homemade ice...

By Pranati Guduru The second session of the Cozmo Social Robot camp took place from August 2nd to August 6th. There were around 14...

By Christine Leavitt Violence and tragedy in Afghanistan have shaken the world during these last few weeks as the Taliban has returned to...

This month we are delighted to share with you one of our Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) Rachel Ware! Rachel has been with CGEST for...

Written by: Rachel Ware From July 6 through the 9th the Cozmo camp took place on Zoom, with 4 great middle school students who are a part...

This month we are highlighting our very talented Assistant Research Professor, Dr. Tara Nkrumah! Dr. Nkrumah has been with the center for...

Many of the pieces in this newsletter describe our most recent achievement--that is, implementing the culturally responsive STEM camp,...

By Yolanda A. Rankin, PhD A year has passed since George Floyd was murdered and I found myself writing a paper with two other Black...

As the final day of the 2021 Girls in Tech Camp comes to a close we asked all the staff and mentors what they thought of the week they...

By Alexis Faison The Girls in Tech (GIT) Summer Program is a week-long program for middle and high school girls to explore and learn how...

This month we are taking a moment to highlight one of our Postdoctoral scholars that has been with CGEST for years (since 2017), Dr....

The Leadership Academy for CS and Engineering Undergraduates - Thriving in Internships and Early Careers is currently looking for...

By: Alexus Robertson I try to live my life with a thankful attitude. Even if a problem or obstacle arises I attempt to find gratitude in...

Ah April! Here we are a full third of the way into 2021 and it is once again time for another staff spotlight! This month we asked...

By: Dr. Toni Kaui On Saturday 20 February, nearly 80 traditionally under anticipated girls, in grades 8 through 12, hailing from Hawaiʻi,...

Written by: Alexus Robertson Summertime is here and the living is easy. Kids are out of school and the boredom is high!! What do you do...