Four female industry leaders have been honored by the non-profit networking organization Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST). WEST honored four female entrepreneurs who have either started their own companies or contributed to a larger company’s success. The four recipients were Mara Aspinall, president and CEO of On-Q-ity Inc.; Katrine Bosley, CEO of Avila Therapeutics; Nancy Briefs, president of Elemé Medical Inc.; and Sue Welch, TradeStone Software’s founder and CEO. Read more.
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Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology Honored
In Education, Leadership, Media & Technology on June 14, 2010 at 7:45 amCarnegie Science Center Wins Grant Aimed at Engaging Girls with Science & Technology
In Education, Girls, Media & Technology, Uncategorized on May 18, 2010 at 9:40 amThe Carnegie Science Center has won $200,000 in the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition for a new project designed to get more girls engaged in science and gaming technology.
The project, Click!Online, will be a Web-based game for girls featuring a fictional “spy school” called the Click! Agency. Through the agency, girls will network to solve mysteries in biomedical science, environmental protection and expressive technology. Meanwhile, online “senior agents” will mentor the players, emphasizing critical thinking, problem solving, group sourcing and social action to solve real-world challenges. Spy girls can share results with each other around the world.
The Science Center’s award was one of 10 announced Monday, chosen from a pool of 800 applicants from 32 countries. They will share $1.7 million to use on games, mobile phone applications, virtual worlds and social networks.
Dream it. Design it. Build it.
In Conferences, Education, Media & Technology, Uncategorized on May 17, 2010 at 8:11 amOn Saturday, May 22, 2010 D.C. FIRST Robotics – Washington DC-Area in partnership with Archbishop Carroll High School and DCRobotics presents Scratch Day!
Scratch is open source animation software from MIT great for age 7 (or early readers) through adult. It is a free computer programming resource that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art — and share your creations on the web. At this event, everyone is welcome to try out Scratch and learn about the on-line exchange. You can join Scratch enthusiasts in the Washington DC-area to meet and learn from each other! All interested students, parents and teachers are invited.
More information is available at www.dc-first.org.
White House to Host Math & Science Fair
In Education, Girls, Government, Media & Technology, Uncategorized on May 5, 2010 at 6:59 amFirst Lady Michelle Obama said the White House is going to host its first ever Science Fair–doing for math and science stars what the White House does for the NCAA champs. While attending the National Science Bowl on Monday, Mrs. Obama said that the science fair would include students from all over the country, mentioning that she and President Obama think that “budding inventors, scientists and mathematicians should be at the White House, too.”
Among the First Lady’s goals are to cultivate more hands-on learning opportunities for students by modernizing science labs and supporting project-based learning, and expanding advanced courses in schools throughout the country.
Mrs. Obama continued by saying:
We want to create more opportunities for under-represented groups as well, particularly women and girls. We want them to have the confidence . We want all our young women to have the confidence and the support to take on the study and to succeed in the study of science, math, engineering and technology.
A date for the White House math and science fair has not been announced.
Program Spotlight: TechGYRLS of North Dakota
In Camp, Education, Girls, Leadership, Media & Technology, Uncategorized on April 27, 2010 at 8:31 amIn North Dakota, the TechGYRLS program encourages young girls in the Fargo area to get involved in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
The collaborative effort of the YWCA Cass Clay, NDSU Society of Women Engineers and Microsoft Fargo has offered girls in grades four through seven a chance to explore technology. Student mentors from the North Dakota State University Society of Women Engineers work with the girls on projects such as building robots, catapults and contraptions to protect a dropped egg.
The goal of TechGYRLS is to help girls develop the confidence to use technology and discover links between science and math. The program was developed by the YWCA USA in 1997 after seeing the need to strengthen girls’ interest and competency in computer literacy as it has become a key job skill in nearly every profession today. In 2008, the YWCA was awarded a grant from Microsoft to expand the program, including a summer camp, Saturday session in Spring and Fall, and providing opportunities in the areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
Top 10 Videos of Women in Tech
In Education, Girls, Media & Technology on April 23, 2010 at 7:23 amReadWriteWeb recently posted the Top 10 YouTube Videos for Women in Tech.
From guest panels about the challenges women face in the technology sector, to interviews about the challenges they face in a male dominated work environment, this collection of videos shines a light on women in tech.
The list includes Caterina Fake explaining how she became co-founder of Hunch and Flickr, as well as Dianne Marsh speaking about the under representation of women in computer sciences. See the entire list.
Conference aims to boost girls’ interest in tech
In Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 at 9:01 amMarion Technical College and 18 other state college and university campuses took time out on Friday to promote “girl power” in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. About 3,000 junior high and high school girls converged on the campuses to participate in We Are IT Day. The objective of the event was to increase girls’ interest in traditionally male-dominated programs in information technologyand similar careers. Learn more.
