It’s application season for youth programs at the California Academy of Sciences! Do you want to get more involved with science and the natural world? To read up on all the available programs, please visit the youth programs’ website, and click on the High School Programs tab. The following opportunities available for Bay Area teens (entering… Read More
Archives: Science
UC Davis Young Scholars Science Program
The UC Davis Young Scholars Program is a summer residential research program designed to expose approximately 40 high achieving high school students to the world of original research in the natural sciences with emphases on the biological, environmental and agricultural sciences. To be eligible for the summer of 2013, students must be currently enrolled as… Read More
Invention Experience
The Chabot Space and Science Center will host the first Invention Experience on February 16, 2013, from 11am until 5pm. In this experience, students will solve an Invention Challenge by actually prototyping their own technology! Completed InventionX technologies will be entered into prize raffles and have opportunities to win more awards and contests through our online activities!… Read More
iCLEM Molecular Biology Program
Description: iCLEM teaches basic molecular biology lab and research skills. Students work on a team-based bioenergy research project with four Ph.D. level scientists and two high school science teachers. In addition the program also exposes students to career exploration and preparation for the college admissions process, including field trips to a local biotech companies and… Read More
High School Geoscience Program
This Six-Week Collaborative Summer Program is designed to recruit and train high school students, particularly from underrepresented groups, in various areas of the Geosciences. The program will take place from June 30 to August 2, 2013 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, MD. Click the image for more info. Read More
COSMOS – California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
COSMOS is an intensive four-week summer residential program for students with a demonstrated aptitude for academic and professional careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Talented and motivated students completing grades 8-12 have the opportunity to work with renowned faculty, researchers, and scientists in state-of-the-art facilities while exploring advanced STEM topics far… Read More
SHARP – Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program
The Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Graduate Group at the University of California, Berkeley enthusiastically continues our summer high-school apprenticeship research program (SHARP). In SHARP, high school students have the opportunity to do hands-on scientific investigations in a dynamic research environment at UC Berkeley. The students will work with graduate student researchers in NSE faculty laboratories,… Read More