BU offers summer programs for young women in Grades 8-11

Summer

This year, Boston University Learning Resource Network (LERNet) will offer three in-person summer programs for young women living and attending school in Massachusetts.

AI4All is a three-week summer program focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s open to young women (and those who identify as such) currently in Grades 10-11 and living and attending school in Massachusetts. Participants explore topics such as robotics, computer vision, and natural language processing through team projects, industry field trips, and presentations from guest speakers. The program concludes with a small group research project and a presentation for friends and family. It runs July 24-August 11, Mondays-Fridays, 9:30AM-3:30PM. Apply by May 1.

The Artemis Project is a five-week summer program focused on computer science and led by BU undergraduates majoring in Computer Science or Engineering. It’s open to young women (and those who identify as such) currently in Grade 8 living and attending school in Massachusetts. Priority is given to students who live within 15 miles of Boston. Participants learn computer languages such as Scratch, AppInventor, HTML, CSS, and Python. They also are introduced to cryptography, artificial intelligence, robotics, and circuits. In addition, they learn how computer science is applied in the real world by hearing from guest speakers and visiting local industries. It runs July 10-August 11, Mondays-Fridays, 9:30AM-3:30PM. Apply by May 1.

GROW (Greater Boston Research Opportunities for Young Women) offers young women currently in Grade 11 the opportunity to perform research in a lab at Boston University for six weeks. Applicants must be 16 years old by July 1, live in Massachusetts, and attend school within 30 miles of Boston. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in cutting edge research in a collaborative setting. They will learn best research practices, hear from guest speakers, and develop communication skills by presenting their research at a culminating symposium. Participants who complete all program requirements will receive a stipend of $1500. Orientation is June 28-29, and the program runs July 5-August 11, Mondays-Fridays, 9:30AM-4:30PM. Apply by April 15.

Lemelson-MIT: Free webinars for inventors, Apr. 10-13

Events, Virtual/Online

Lemelson-MIT will host free webinars for inventors at 7PM, April 10-13:

  • April 10: Sustainability, by Dassault Systemes and SolidWorks
  • April 11: 3D Modeling,  by Onshape
  • April 12: Entrepreneurship, by Slyngshot
  • April 13: Intellectual Property (IP), by a panel consisting of a representative of the U.S. Intellectual Property Alliance, an inventor and professor of engineering education and innovation management, and an InvenTeam teacher who was awarded two U.S. patents with her first two InvenTeams.

Black Hole Symphony at Museum of Science Planetarium, Apr. 24-27

Events

The smash-hit Black Hole Symphony will be performed at the Museum of Science by a live chamber orchestra under the dome of the Charles Hayden Planetarium, in an entrancing and immersive production. Performances will be 7PM-8PM each night, April 24-27. The show is recommended for ages 18+ but may be suitable for ages 8+ if they are accustomed to musical concerts. Tickets are $20 and do not include museum admission.

Black Hole Symphony is a symphonic journey through spacetime, exploring the unfolding story of supermassive black holes as engines of gravity, light, and creation. This show is a unique collaboration between astrophysicists of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Black Hole Initiative with the musicians of the Multiverse Concert Series. Composer David Ibbett has sonified the light of black hole galaxies as musical notes and chords, in dramatic electro-symphonic score set to immersive 3-D visuals from the Charles Hayden Planetarium. Audiences will be plunged into deep space riding relativistic jets of plasma, guided through the dense dust torus, broad-line clouds, ultimately reaching the blazing accretion disk on the event horizon of a supermassive black hole.

The production is sponsored by MathWorks and the Massachusetts Music Teachers’ Association.

Science Club for Girls seeks Volunteer Manager & Video Program Intern

Opportunities

Science Club for Girls is seeking to hire:

  • Volunteer Manager: This position is full-time, and responsibilities include recruiting, screening, and supporting a diverse population of volunteers that reflects the communities SCFG serves, coordinating volunteer outreach efforts, and leading volunteer training sessions and communications.
  • Program Intern for SCFGLive! Science Show: This is position is paid, and work is done remotely. Responsibilities include script production, video editing, uploading, and maintaining viewership data.

Celebrate Earth Day at the Discovery Museum, Apr. 22

Events

The Discovery Museums (177 Main Street, Acton) invites all to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 10AM-1PM with friends from the American Chemical Society, local climate education and empowerment group Spring Forward, and the Acton Public Library. There will be a variety of family-friendly, hands-on activities related to local and global ecosystems including investigating algae,  learning about climate change, and building toward collective action.

Girls Who Code: Summer Programs, Grades 9-12: Application deadline extended to Mar. 29

Summer

Girls Who Code invites high school students who want to build computer-science skills, community, and a professional network to apply for Girls Who Code’s free Summer Programs, and the application deadline has been extended to March 20. Participants will find friends and opportunities with learning tracks like game design in the live Summer Immersion Program or data science in the Self-Paced Program. The programs are open to those with no experience as well as those who have participated in past summers. Girls Who Code encourages all girls and non-binary students in Grades 9-12 to apply.

2nd Annual UMass Amherst Engineering & Society Summit, Grades 10-12, Apr. 1

Events

The UMass College of Engineering will hold its second annual Engineering & Society Summit on Saturday, April 1, 10AM-3PM on the campus of UMass Amherst. It’s an opportunity for students in Grades 10-12 to explore the role of engineers in addressing some of the toughest challenges facing society. The agenda will include conversations with alumni, faculty, and current students on the impact they are making as engineers, as well as mini-workshops at the intersection of engineering and society. Lunch will be provided, and students are welcome to bring a parent or guardian. Space are limited! Register as early as possible to guarantee a spot. Registration ends when space fills or on March 30 at 8AM:

Sci-Tech Rocketeers: Launch in Acton, Apr. 2

Events

The Sci-Tech Rocketeers — the rocketry club of the New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center — will hold a rocket launch event in a field in Acton (341 School Street, Acton) on April 2, noon-3PM. The club meets regularly at  NEST in Natick and is open to adults and children ages 13+ (parents of registered children may participate for free). Meetings are for club administration, guest speakers, and the designing and building of rockets in preparation for rocket launch events like this one. For more information, email info@nescitech.org.

HMSC Science Spotlight: Sweaty Shrubs; What Bunnies and Tree Rings Tell Us about Climate Change, Apr. 8

Events

Harvard Museums of Science and Culture hosts Science Spotlights, a series of in-person discussions with scientists, for ages 10+, 2PM-3:30PM on the second Saturday of each month through June. They are free for those admitted to the museum. On April 8, there will be two research talks by up-and-coming scientists:

  • Sweaty Shrubs, by Melissa Mai of Holbrook Lab
  • What Bunnies and Tree Rings Tell Us about Climate Change, by Dr. Jakob, Sedig of Reich Lab