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Welcome to the Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) blog!
If you learned about this blog from our recent emails, we’re glad you made the move with us. Changes to our email platform have prompted us to shift to a blog to ensure we can continue communicating with our growing audience. What to expect: Instead of a periodic newsletter, we…
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Stardance Challenge by Hack Club & NASA
Worried you’ll be bored this summer? Still looking for something to do? Join the Stardance Challenge by Hack Club and NASA. No judges, no winners. Just build something and get rewarded for it. Stardance is a free online summer program for teens 13–18. Build any technical project you want (websites,…
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2026 Summer STEM Career Talk Series
Join Berkeley Lab for their 2026 Summer STEM Career Talk Series! This summer, the Berkeley Lab is hosting a series of career and research talks to inspire and encourage students and interns to start careers in STEM fields. They will be joined by Berkeley Lab staff, Bay Area professionals, and…
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Stewardship Friday: Experiencing Fish Kitchen
Announcing another FREE June High Schooler Opportunity with The Marine Mammal Center! Like many of the Center’s events, this one is filling up fast, so register now at bit.ly/stfrijune26. Theme: Experiencing Fish Kitchen Event Registration Link: bit.ly/stfrijune26 When: Thursday, June 26th, from 11:30-4:15 Where: The Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito) Cost:…
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Summer Volunteer Opportunities from Scientific Adventures For Girls
Scientific Adventures For Girls is excited to announce that they are looking for volunteers (ages 15+) to support their summer programs this year! Interested? Complete the volunteer interest form. This summer, SAfG will be hosting programs at a variety of locations, including: Volunteers will help support students during hands-on STEM…
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Stewardship Thursday: Experiencing Fish Kitchen
The Marine Mammal Center’s first June Stewardship event for high school aged youth will be on 6/18/26. Register now before the event fills up! Theme: Experiencing Fish Kitchen Event Registration Link: bit.ly/stthursjune26 When: Thursday, June 18th, from 11:30-4:15 Where: The Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito) Cost: FREE (free light lunch and…
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Python4Physics: A Free Programming Class
Announcing an opportunity to learn the basics of Python this summer! This summer, the UC Berkeley Physics department will again be hosting a FREE coding class for high school students, and it will be casted live for anybody wishing to learn the basics of coding. If you are interested in…
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YWIB Ambassador Program
Do you know a young woman who is a rising freshman, sophomore, or junior in high school and has a passion for STEM? Applications for YWIB’s Ambassador Program are open! Applications for the 2026-2027 cohort are due June 4, 2026. Application link: https://my.reviewr.com/s2/site/YWIBAmbassador2026 Young Women In Bio (YWIB) launched the…
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(Public Astronomy Lecture) Cosmology in Overdrive: Chasing Cosmic Acceleration with Galaxies
Have you ever wondered what dark energy is and what we know about it from the accelerated expansion of the Universe? Join the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford University for a public lecture on Wednesday, May 6 to learn how observations of millions of galaxies…
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STEM Career Day
Join Scientific Adventures for Girls’ (SAfG) STEM Scholar Club for teen girls and gender expansive youth for their next exclusive STEM Career Day with a prestigious Bay Area Tech company! When: Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Where: SAfG Offices, 2600 Tenth St Berkeley CA 94710…
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Spring Career Panel: Exploring the Biopharma Industry
The Young Women In Bio (YWIB) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is pleased to invite middle school, high school, and undergraduate students to their Spring Career Panel: Exploring the Biopharma Industry on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, from 6:00–8:30 PM PDT. The YWIB Career Panel gives students a chance to meet…