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GERLS Camp-Encouraging young women in STEM
Last week, Ithaca Generator (IG) partnered with Xraise, the outreach program at the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education, to host a week-long GERLS Camp for middle school girls.
Undergrads behind the shield this summer at CHESS
Not many summer students can say they have configured hutches, built beamlines, and spent all night in the lab running experiments and collecting data.
An eXploration of elastic potential energy for first graders
Imagine walking into a room full of young school children huddled around tables with an adult volunteer, Styrofoam balls being flung intentionally into the air, and students delightedly observing, measuring and recording their results.
Celebrate NanoDays at the Sciencenter
Explore nanoscale science and technology with 30+ hands-on activities, familyfriendly presentations, and the Nano exhibition. Plus, admission to the Sciencenter is free all day for NanoDays!
Xraise team goes to Washington: AAAS Conference
The Xraise outreach team at CLASSE along with outreach staff from the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers and the Boyce Thompson Institute traveled to Washington DC to participate in a workshop addressing the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Scrappy Science
Our science outreach team, Xraise, is tapping into the e-waste stream to provide a gateway to STEM for kids.