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

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

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

By Rachel Ware and Pranati Guduru The Social Robots virtual camp took place last week from August 2nd to the 6th. Fourteen middle school...

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...

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...

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...

Kaylie’s Black History Month Project Black History month 2021, no different than any other month, I continue to prioritize educating...

Drs. Tao, Scott, and McCarthy recently published “Do African American male and female adolescents differ in technological engagement?:...

Elaine Arrieta, the education outreach specialist with CGEST, is surveying rural schools in Arizona to determine the resources impacting...

When the world changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CGEST postponed our annual Women of Color in Entrepreneurship Conference. A...

In 2016, ASU’s Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology (CGEST) was awarded a grant by the Institute of Museum and Library...

Typically, I like to introduce a new topic related to our events or mission at CGEST in these monthly blogs. This month is different. On...