Cool new initiative from the American Museum of Natural History.
AMNH’s newest education program, BridgeUP: STEM is focused on the intersection of computer science and science. This portfolio of programs includes:
- tuition-free intensive 3-year Brown Scholars program for high school girls
- introductory middle school institutes covering a range of computational topics, like climate change (full-tuition scholarships are available; email institutes@amnh.org for more information)
- the Helen Fellowship, a one-year post-baccalaureate fellowship for women
- an annual overnight hackathon for professional developers addressing computational challenges in a given scientific discipline
Each Tuesday is EducationTuesday here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts about educators and all things STEM. Adafruit supports our educators and loves to spread the good word about educational STEM innovations!
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