On Friday, December 9, President Obama’s top science advisers honored 12 community heroes, including AAUW member and former president of the AAUW Buffalo (NY) Branch Tamara Brown, as leaders in engaging women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This event was part of a White House effort to increase the number [...]
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Tamara Brown Named White House Champion of Change
Posted in AAUW research, Educational Programs, S T E M, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW Buffalo, education, STEM, Tamara Brown, Tech Savvy, University of Buffalo, Washington D.C., White House, Why So Few? on December 12, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Tech Savvy Brings STEM to Girls in Buffalo
Posted in Educational Programs, S T E M, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged Buffalo, Candyland, chemical engineer, college, howtosmile.org, middle school, New York, Tamara Brown, Tech Savvy, Why So Few? on February 17, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
As a chemical engineer, Tamara Brown knows how important it is that young girls be exposed to careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. To achieve this goal, the two-time president of the AAUW Buffalo (NY) Branch founded Tech Savvy. Now in its sixth year, Tech Savvy is a one-day conference designed [...]
Girls and STEM Education
Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, S T E M, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged mathematics, National Girls Collaborative Project, science, STEM, Tech Savvy, technology on March 21, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Do you ever wonder what types of events other AAUW branches put on? This weekend I visited the AAUW Buffalo (NY) Branch for their third-annual Tech Savvy event. The day exposes sixth to ninth grade girls to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Although women make up more than 50 percent of the [...]
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