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Arizona’s 2022 Teacher of the Year: Nancy Parra-Quinlan
By Christine Leavitt The Arizona Educational Foundation recently announced the 2022 Teacher of the Year. Nancy Parra-Quinlan was selected...
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CGEST Staff
Nov 3, 20213 min read
The Importance of Female STEM Role Models for Young Girls
By: Grace Connolly As a child, I never saw myself going into a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field....
CGEST Staff
Oct 13, 20212 min read
Grace Hopper Celebration
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...
CGEST Staff
Oct 5, 20212 min read
Patricia Bath – Historical Inductee to National Inventors Hall of Fame
By: Christine Leavitt The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that “recognizes the enduring legacies of exceptional U.S....
CGEST Staff
Sep 28, 20212 min read
National Hispanic Heritage Month
By: Ariana Bui Every year, September 15th through October 15th marks Hispanic Heritage month - a time to celebrate and honor the rich...
CGEST Staff
Sep 22, 20213 min read
Mentoring and the STEM Gender Gap
By: Ali Roberts The dominant narrative has been that the gender gap in technology career fields has been slowly closing over the years,...
CGEST Staff
Aug 31, 20212 min read
Unity Through Robotics: Afghan Girls Robotics Team
By Christine Leavitt Violence and tragedy in Afghanistan have shaken the world during these last few weeks as the Taliban has returned to...
CGEST Staff
Aug 18, 20212 min read
Staff Spotlight: Rachel Ware
This month we are delighted to share with you one of our Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) Rachel Ware! Rachel has been with CGEST for...
CGEST Staff
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Social Robots Camp Wrap Up
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...
Dr. Kimberly Scott
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Kim's Corner: Engaging in culturally responsive collaborations
Many of the pieces in this newsletter describe our most recent achievement--that is, implementing the culturally responsive STEM camp,...
CGEST Staff
Jun 25, 20214 min read
GIT mentors recap their week
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...
CGEST Staff
Jun 14, 20216 min read
Staff Spotlight: Steve Elliot
This month we are taking a moment to highlight one of our Postdoctoral scholars that has been with CGEST for years (since 2017), Dr....
CGEST Staff
May 24, 20212 min read
Call for Applications! Summer Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy for CS and Engineering Undergraduates - Thriving in Internships and Early Careers is currently looking for...
CGEST Staff
May 21, 20212 min read
Out in nature is not rocket science, but it could be.
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...
CGEST Staff
Apr 26, 20213 min read
Cybersecurity Camp Wrap-Up
By: Dr. Toni Kaui On Saturday 20 February, nearly 80 traditionally under anticipated girls, in grades 8 through 12, hailing from Hawaiʻi,...
CGEST Staff
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Congratulations Shalini!
Shalini Vijayaraghavan, Barrett Honors Fellow has worked at CGEST for the 2020-21 academic year with Dr. Nkrumah as an intern. She has...
CGEST Staff
Apr 20, 20211 min read
Summer Tech Courses for Middle School Girls
The Digital Culture Summer Institute at ASU has received grant support to offer two free classes for 6th–9th graders in June. Both of...
CGEST Staff
Apr 20, 20211 min read
Congratulations, Rachel!!
We want to give a huge shout-out to one of our student workers Rachel Ware! On Saturday, April 10, Rachel, ASU graduating senior and...
Dr. Tara Nkrumah
Mar 29, 20212 min read
A Defining Moment
Kaylie’s Black History Month Project Black History month 2021, no different than any other month, I continue to prioritize educating...
Guest Blogger
Mar 10, 20214 min read
The Status of Women of Color in the Workplace
Written By: Yulkendy Valdez & Sonia BasSheva Manjon Recently, Yulkendy Valdez reconnected with Sonia BasSheva Manjon, PhD at LeaderSpring...
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