Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Ann Belser
“These days there’s an increased focus on getting more students to get comfortable in the so-called STEM fields — the acronym stands for science, technology, engineering and math…Even as the demand for STEM-trained people has grown, the lack of diversity in many areas has been highlighted…Tour Your Future is a program for girls ages 11 to 17…It takes girls into environments where people are working in science, tech and related fields so that world becomes more familiar. Through the school year — during school holidays — the girls visit companies, such as manufacturing companies, laboratories at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, health care facilities, and museums. The goal is to show them science as more than an abstract idea in the classroom, but as a practical application in the field.”(more)