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Two great new opportunities for STEM students!

NanoString: Sign up for the NanoString information session: https://forms.gle/Jf3CcPejqnUT3kfL7

Project Beacon: Please email Timur Kuzu ([email protected]) at Highline MESA

Mt Rainier hiking and Environmental Science opportunity for young women of color!!

**This event is intended for young girls, ages 11-17 years old, to learn about environmental justice, and to access environmental education through our Environmental Justice Camp for Girls (EJCG).**

Participants will travel to Mount Rainier for a full day of hiking and exploration. We will be meeting with a park ranger for a guided tour to learn about the history and landscape of the park. Snacks and drinks will be provided. After rest and refreshments, participants will hike as a group to a location where they can take photos and enjoy the landscape. This event is free! Citizens for a Healthy Bay will cover park entrance fees and will be offering gas cards to support parents/drivers getting to the location.

Info and registration can be found here:

Mount Rainier Hiking with Citizens for a Healthy Bay **This event is intended for young girls, ages 11-17 years old, to learn about environmental justice, and to access environmental education through our Environmental Justice Camp for Girls (EJCG).** Participants will travel to Mount Rainier for a full day of hiking and exploration. We will be meetin...

We're thinking of all our students, staff, and faculty, and community members who have been affected by the recent events in Afghanistan. ♥️

10 girls on Afghanistan's robotics team rescued The team, a group of girls ages 16-18 pursuing their love of engineering and robotics, safely arrived in Doha, Qatar, days after Kabul fell to the Taliban.

Legend!

Congrats Gabby Thomas 👏👏👏

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Plain and simple.

Have you heard of the "Scully Effect"? What inspired you to study in a STEM field?

Watching Dr. Dana Scully on "The X-Files" inspired a generation of women to pursue careers in scientific fields according to a study highlighting the importance of diverse gender representation in media! The study by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media showed that the "Scully Effect" -- the long-standing idea that Scully's character encouraged women's interest in science -- was very real. Women who watched The X-Files regularly were 50% more likely to work in STEM fields, and nearly two-thirds of the women surveyed who now work in STEM considered her a role model. “Characters’ images and storylines in media shape our everyday lives in very profound ways," says Geena Davis Institute CEO Madeline Di Nonno. "In the case of ‘The Scully Effect,’ it shows that when, in media, we have non-traditional roles for women and girls it helps them envision these pathways for themselves."

Dana Scully, who was played by Gillian Anderson, was a medical doctor turned FBI Special Agent. In the show, which premiered in 1993 and ran for eleven seasons, she was portrayed as intelligent, objective, and skeptical, as well as a brave field agent. "In Gillian Anderson’s own words, Scully’s character 'manifested a woman not yet depicted on TV, and as the fan response soon proved, a desperately needed role model for women of all ages, everywhere... When you look back at the 1990s, Scully was a woman who had not yet been depicted in TV, and as a result of that influenced generations of women and girls to go into the field to science," she says. "We hope that sends a message to storytellers to tell these stories because it does have a really positive impact on our society."

Scully and Mulder were reunited in a sweet, silly, sci-fi bedtime story for ages 4 and up: "The X-Files: Earth Children Are Weird" at https://amzn.to/2FIpASY

For a fantastic new chapter book series starring a young girl who uses science to solve mysteries, we highly recommend "The Ada Lace Adventures Collection" for ages 6 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/ada-lace-box-set

To discover dozens of books for all ages starring science-loving girls and women, visit our blog post, "Ignite Her Curiosity," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=13914

And to encourage kids' interest in investigating the unknown, check out our blog post, "The Gift of Curiosity: Top Science Toys and Kits for Mighty Girls" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10528

Watch for free before May 12! Link below!

Picture a Scientist Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.

So cool!

US Mint to honor astronaut Sally Ride on 'American Women' quarter