In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found that an outdoor science program was linked to higher average science grades and an increase in a measure of science knowledge for a ...

STEM workers play a vital role in America’s innovative and global competitiveness, and the need to cultivate a talented STEM workforce has never been greater. One area ripe for growth is women in STEM ...

Researchers, psychologists, and educators have spent years trying to decipher the riddle of nature vs. nurture, and when the topic is male and female students’ abilities in math and science, the ...

CBS Colorado celebrates Girls & Science throughout the month of March. Studies show that as girls enter their teenage years, confidence declines in their ability to do well in the STEM fields. That is ...

Huong, 15, competes at the Golden Gate Science Olympiad in Air Trajectory, which requires a build that uses the gravitational potential energy of a falling weight to launch a ping pong ball at a ...

Last month, the Australian Academy of Science published a report showing the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately affect women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) ...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on 11 February every year. On this day, various schools and communities organize events to create awareness about the importance of women ...

How many girls were in your science and math classes? The answer depends on when you were in school, of course because the share of girls studying science, technology, engineering, and math has ...

A daughter's love of science prompted a Chicago mom to take action. She created Girls 4 Science, an all-girls initiative focusing on STEM. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A daughter's love of science prompted a ...

CBS Colorado is partnered with Ping Identity, Girls Inc of Metro Denver, DaVita, Xcel Energy, and Denver Health for a month-long celebration of Girls & Science. It's an exploration of all the ...

DENVER (CBS4) - This year's Girls & Science event hosted by CBS4 and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science kicks off this weekend in a unique way. It's the 7th year for the event, but rather than the ...

Children as young as age 6 develop ideas that girls are less interested than boys in computer science and engineering—stereotypes that can extend into the late teens and contribute to a gender gap in ...