CIENCIA PUERTO RICO BRINGS WOMEN SCIENTISTS TO THE PUERTO RICAN SCHOOLS

Submitted by Greetchen Díaz-Muñoz on 10 February 2022 - 10:20am

The nonprofit organization distributed a total of 250 posters and other educational materials about Puerto Rican and Latina women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to be displayed in schools and to expose young people to culturally relevant role models.

CienciaPR’s receives funding from Medtronic Foundation to support girl leaders in STEM

Submitted by Ariadna S. Rubio Lebrón on 4 February 2022 - 11:01am

Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) is one of 13 organizations serving underrepresented and underserved K-12 students in Minnesota, Northern California and Puerto Rico that will receive two-years of support from Medtronic Foundation to promote equity and inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Specifically, Medtronic Foundation’s grant to CienciaPR will support Semillas de Triunfo (Seeds of Success) a program that promotes STEM interests and community leadership among middle and high school girls in Puerto Rico.

Universidad Politécnica ofrece Campamento para niñas “Ladies can Code”

Submitted by Kimberly Ann Massa Núñez on 23 May 2021 - 6:55am

La Universidad Politécnica llevará a cabo el campamento para niñas Ladies Can Code del 7 al 18 de junio. El mismo será presencial y está dirigido a niñas de sexto a séptimo grado con interés en los temas de computadoras, codificación, seguridad cibernética, entre otros.

Este campamento es libre de costo pero es necesario cumplir con requisitos y el cupo es limitado.