Sally Ride Science Festival Comes to Towson UniversitySunday, 31 May 2009 | The Baltimore Sun | Author: Mary Gail Hare |
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The scientists of tomorrow, most of them young girls, made sturdy towers from newspaper, wore cardboard DNA strands in their hair and built toothbrush robots. Music blared in the background at the Sally Ride Science Festival, which traveled to Towson University for the third consecutive year Saturday. A few danced but most of the 500 participants focused on the latest scientific techniques for tie-dying T-shirts, mixing slime and building a matrix. Ride designed the event eight years ago to spur interest in science, math and technology, particularly among girls. "This is a great opportunity for students to experience science as something fun and cool and to meet women working in the field," said Meredith Manning, vice president of marketing for Ride's San Diego-based company. Read the rest of the article here
And be sure to check out the upcoming festival at the University of Texas, Arlington on October 30, 2010. More information here. |