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Women in Tech: How do you think companies support communities?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: What implicit biases have you witnessed?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: What implicit biases have you witnessed?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: What is a STEM mindset?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: Why do women need to be at the table to make decisions?

  • September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: why do women need to be at the table to make decisions?... CONTINUE READING

Welcome to the Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars

  • September 9

Camp Director Shane Woods welcomes you to this walking tour at the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’ STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars. Girl Scouts are known for their commitment to empowering young women by providing unique and opportunities to engage with STEM. This tour was supported in part by the High Tech High Heels nonprofit organization. Supplementary Activity Guides for this video to extend student learning for K-12 grade levels are freely available here:... CONTINUE READING

What Does it Mean to “Circumnavigate”?

  • September 9

Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while trying to circumnavigate the globe from the equator. Earhart was the 16th woman to be issued a pilot’s license. She had several notable flights, including becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, as well as the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. Here, we explore what is meant, mathematically, by the term “circumnavigation.” Supplementary Activity Guides to extend... CONTINUE READING