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Adel Karara; Anjan Nan; Yen Dang; Rekha Shukla – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2023
The Maryland Action for Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Research (MADDPR) Program provides hands-on lab experience and mentoring to underserved minority high school students. Over 4 years, 93 high school students and their science teachers participated in the two-week summer camp program which was led by 15 faculty from the School of Pharmacy.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Rural Schools, Minority Group Students, High School Students
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Nazario-Leary, Cynthia; Albrecht, Dehlia; Koroly, Mary Jo – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
Climate change is a timely topic and offers an overarching theme that can include a variety of STEM disciplines and technologies. In response to the pandemic, we developed and implemented an online science-based summer youth program in Climate Change Resiliency (CCR) for 11th and 12th graders in July 2020. Two sessions differing in content level…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Youth Programs, Summer Programs
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Chandran, Katie Busch; Haynie, Kathy C.; Tawbush, Rachael; Wyss, J. Michael – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
A year of COVID-19 quarantine required educators to switch from in-person to virtual learning platforms, causing a dramatic reimagining of their daily praxis. Their experiences are likely to influence new norms for K-12 education. While virtual learning can be effective, student engagement, student retention, and student attention can be…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning, COVID-19
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Essig, Rebecca R.; Elahi, Behim; Hunter, Jennifer L.; Mohammadpour, Atefeh; O'Connor, Kimberly W. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
"Future Girls of STEM" is a university-sponsored, summer camp outreach program that was designed and implemented by an all-female faculty group to increase young girls' interest in pursuing future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This paper discusses the logistics and results of the pilot Future Girls…
Descriptors: Females, Camps, STEM Education, Engineering
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Duffrin, Melani W.; Stage, Virginia; Roseno, Ashley; Hovland, Jana; Diaz, Sebastian – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
Science and mathematics literacy are fundamental to the basic understanding of food and health and/or the pursuit of science-based careers. In 1999, the FoodMASTER Initiative (FMI) was created to provide an opportunity for youth to experience authentic, real-world health science activities in K-12 learning environments. FMI administrative…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Online Courses
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Michel, Brittany C.; Fulp, Sherri; Drayton, Danielle; White, Karen Burns – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
STEM training of college-bound and college students has reliably employed hands-on experiential learning by placing students in on-campus research settings. Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center's Young Empowered Scientists for ContinUed Research Engagement (DF/HCC's YES for CURE) program introduces Massachusetts high school and college students from…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students, High School Students, Minority Group Students