Deseret News – Nkoyo Iyamba
“Hundreds of high school-age girls are attending an engineering camp this summer at the University of Utah. It’s just one way to get more girls interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The university’s HI-GEAR — or Girls Engineering Abilities Realized — camp is more than a decade old…The camp introduces girls to engineering and computer science careers through hands-on learning and team projects. “Women bring a unique perspective to design and also to the implementation of engineering ideas,” said Dianne Leonard of the College of Engineering.”(more)