Category: 2013-2021

Leading Women in STEM from Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Fort Worth join Project Scientist Board

Laguna Beach, Ca. -Project Scientist, a national non-profit that excites girls about STEM and ignites their confidence through virtual after-school and summer STEM programs, has added three high-powered women to its board. Errika Moore is executive director of the nationalSTEM Funders Network. It is a network of grant makers who are focused on ensuring equitable… Continue reading Leading Women in STEM from Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Fort Worth join Project Scientist Board

Project Scientist Partners with Ingersoll Rand to Solve STEM Gender Gap

Representatives from Ingersoll Rand, Laura Jeffrey Academy, and the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce joined Project Scientist Founder and CEO Sandy Marshall at an April 17 ribbon cutting to commemorate the new summer STEM academy for girls held at Macalester College and made possible by a donation from Ingersoll Rand. Photo by Vince Woehrle.

Women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, but hold less than a quarter of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs, according to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Project Scientist, a nonprofit committed to exposing a diverse population of young girls to a high-quality STEM academy, seeks to close this gender gap. Ingersoll Rand,… Continue reading Project Scientist Partners with Ingersoll Rand to Solve STEM Gender Gap