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CBS News
09-03-2025
- Science
- CBS News
Girls & Science takes over Colorado State University Spur campus
Girls & Science took over the CSU Spur Saturday. It's all part of CBS Colorado's commitment to helping girls and their families look into a future in science, technology, engineering, and math, or all fields STEM. Saturday was all about finding new ways to explore these careers. One mentor said the event gives them a chance to share their intelligence and their power with everyone. Visitors' first stop was the Vida building to pick up their "Girls think outside the box" kit. They had a chance to watch an on view surgery or learn what it's like to be a veterinarian. One attendee said their goal was to check out the vet area, where visitors learned how to fill out a pet clinic diagnosis chart. At the Hydro building, girls checked out the Sci on the Fly mobile outreach learning lab. Girls Inc. offered games and crafts all geared to encourage girls to explore STEM careers. "I think it's so important for women to join fields that are mostly dominated by men because there haven't been a lot of chances for us to explore these opportunities," said Girls Inc. member Daisy Ortiz. Ortiz said the Girls Inc. Eureka program helped her explore her interest in science, and now she plans to become a forensic scientist. At the Terra building, CBS Colorado's own Alex Lehnert met with girls interested in meteorology. "We're making forecasts today," she shared. CBS Colorado Morning's Alex Lehnert knows a thing or two about the weather, but also about exploring science and finding your fit. "Everything from chemistry, or being a veterinarian, to being a meteorologist. There's so many places that people can go. So, tapping into your creative brain and figuring out what your interests are and using your imagination," said Lehnert. One of the great things about the Girls & Science project is the community conversation between the mentors and members of Girls Inc. Our community conversation is streaming Thursday at 7 p.m. on CBS Colorado. It's a great exploration of STEM careers. Viewers can watch it on a device or the CBS News app.
CBS News
08-03-2025
- Science
- CBS News
Thousands of girls explore STEM at CBS Colorado's Girls & Science
About 3,000 girls and their mothers, fathers and brothers descended on the Museum of Nature and Science for the kickoff of Girls & Science. Dozens of businesses, organizations and agencies showed off their STEM missions and careers. "A project where students build various circuits," said Amanda Rome, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for Xcel Energy. True to their mission, Xcel Energy was directing electricity to power lights and fans. "We are a company of engineers, scientists, technology professionals," Rome explained. The folks from Ping Identity were making buttons with kids' names encrypted. "Ping Identity is an identity security company. It's really important for kids to learn how to protect their identity. A lot of times, you'll see kids names on their backpacks and their shirts and so we're teaching them the importance of incripting their name and their identity," said Cayla Curtis, Product Manager with Ping Identity. Again this year, the CBS Colorado team demonstrated the magic of the weather green screen. Everyone got a chance to be a meteorologist for a minute. There were computer games about math, friendship bracelets about DNA, and an exercise about kidney filtration. "I think, one is that career-wise, they can see what all the options are for them. Like is this a science career that they might be interested in? And then also, kidneys are important. It's important to know who they work and why you need to take care of them," said Katie Swanzy, Group Vice President of Value Based Care at DaVita. Exploring careers and gaining confidence in science, technology, engineering and math, STEM fields is what Girls & Science is all about. "We need all kinds of people out there in the community starting very young, building these skills because we're going to need them, " Rome explained. These girls are building skills and having some fun along the way. The fun continues at the Girls & Science takeover of 2nd Saturday at the CSU Spur in Denver. There will be fun STEM related activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CBS News
04-03-2025
- Science
- CBS News
Volunteers assemble 1,700 STEM kits for CBS Colorado's Girls & Science event
Girls & Science is a monthlong celebration of all things science, technology, engineering, and math, encouraging girls to pursue careers in STEM. Before our big kickoff event happens, there's a lot of work that goes into it. We got a look at how it's done. Dozens of volunteers are in the gym, thoughtfully packing and stacking 1,700 boxes full of all sorts of goodies. They're special "Think Outside the Box" kits, bringing the Girls Inc. experience right to girls' doorsteps. "Every Girls & Science, we switch what's included in the box," said Kayla Garcia, CEO of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver. "So this year, the theme is all around net zero. You'll find activities about recycling, sustainability, and lots of fun swag." The boxes are designed for girls ages 6-10 to do STEM activities at home. And there are plenty of familiar faces from our team at CBS Colorado helping out, including First Alert Meteorologist Lauren Whitney. "We've been putting the really cool activities from all the different mentors and their companies in these boxes," Whitney said. "So girls who can't come to Girls & Science get to do almost all these same activities or actually more in this really cool box." First Alert Meteorologist Alex Lehnert also helped ensure the box build went off without a hitch. "It gives girls a chance to see there are so many opportunities in the field of science; there's everything from meteorology to veterinary work," Lehnert said. "We want to make sure that girls, starting at the youngest of age, know the possibilities of their career pathways," Garcia added. "It's really wonderful because we've kind of become a little Girls & Science family," Whitney said. "Even past mentors still come in to do the box builds to participate, so it's really fun to see all these women and different organizations come together and participate." You can find out how to order one of these boxes at Plus, Girls Inc. will join us for the Girls & Science kickoff at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. They'll also help with the Girls & Science takeover of Second Saturdays at CSU Spur on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Girls & Science is a partnership between Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and CBS News Colorado.
