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Tulane professor wins STEM educator award for work with New Orleans area students and teachers

Nov 29, 2021

Michelle Sanchez, a senior professor of practice in the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, has been named the winner of the Ada... more

New student organization aims to support Latinas, underrepresented groups in geoscience Feb 19, 2020 Jasmine Davidson

The geosciences field in the U.S. is historically dominated by white men, but in recent years, there have been significant gains in terms of gender balance. For example, the National Science Foundation’s 2018 survey reported a 55.8% increase in women earning geoscience doctorate degrees since 2009... more

Girls in STEM at Tulane fall 2019 Nov 19, 2019 Tulane Today

The Tulane Univeristy School of Science and Engineering worked with several middle school girls, in grades fifth through seventh, on Saturday, Nov. 16, at its fall 2019 Girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Tulane workshop. The workshop aims to support and inspire young girls... more

Live and learn Jul 24, 2018 Paula Burch-Celentano

Nicholas Aldana reacts to the unfavorable outcome of his first attempt to design and build a prototype for a water filtration system. The project is part of a course titled "Water, Water Everywhere: Using LEGO Robots to Change How We Find, Use and Dispose of Water,” one of several courses of study... more

Middle, high school science fair puts spotlight on budding researchers Mar 01, 2018 Ezra Winters

This week Tulane University hosted the 62nd Annual Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair, during which sixth- through eighth-graders and high school students, exhibited and pitted their independent student research against the work of their peers. Tulane runs the fair, which includes... more

LEGOs and LEDs pique girls’ STEM interest Jun 09, 2017 Alicia Jasmin

On day one of the General Electric (GE) Girls summer program hosted by Tulane University, 13-year-old Ronae Clayton had her future plans all lined up. “I’m going to be a five-star chef and own a restaurant,” she said. By day four of the weeklong camp, Clayton’s plans had become fuzzy. She knew what... more

Female role models make science a better fit for girls Nov 18, 2016 Barri Bronston

Studies have long shown that girls are less likely than boys to be interested in math and science, but new research by Tulane University researchers published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science suggests that matching girls with female role models could dramatically reverse... more

Tulane workshop exposes boys to STEM Oct 26, 2016 Jamie Logan

The Tulane University School of Science and Engineering exposed 70 middle school boys to the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the inaugural Boys At Tulane in STEM (BATS) workshop on Saturday (Oct. 22). “We started BATS because our Girls in STEM at Tulane (GiST) program... more

Science fair rocks: ‘We saw some amazing work’ Mar 02, 2016 Barri Bronston

Michelle Sanchez and her team of volunteer judges covered just about every inch of the massive Human Performance Center at the University of New Orleans during the area’s annual science fair for young students. The UNO venue is home to the Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair, but it is... more

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