STEM opportunities for Bay Area teens
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Galaxy Explorers Program
Check out Chabot Space & Science Center’s Galaxy Explorers Program: The GE Program is Chabot’s workforce development pipeline to STEM careers. Build your skills in coding, CAD, data science, graphic design, videography, prototyping, and more through volunteer service. Financial assistance is available for students based on need. The program is…
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Think Like a Cancer Scientist – Research, Care, and Prevention
The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC) is hosting a (FREE!) one-week virtual program titled “Think Like a Cancer Scientist – Research, Care, and Prevention” for rising 10th – 12th graders. (The program is open to all rising 10th – 12th graders who have had at least one…
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Robo Expo @ Chabot
Announcing Robo Expo @ Chabot! Chabot Space & Science Center March 28th | 10AM-5PM $24 Adults, $19 Kids, FREE for Chabot Members Learn more and purchase tickets at chabotspace.org/calendar/robo-expo/ Martian rovers. Driverless cars. Huggable food delivery bots. Whether assisting in data collection on faraway planets, zooming through city streets, or…
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Headwaters Science Institute’s Summer 2026 Programs
The financial assistance applications for Headwaters Science Institute’s summer 2026 programs are open! 🌟 The Remote Research Experience for high schoolers 🌟 The Remote Research Experience pairs students with a professional scientist mentor to conduct original research on a topic of their choosing. From ecology and animal behavior to climate…
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Careers in Science (CiS)
Applications for the California Academy of Sciences’ Careers in Science (CiS) program are open! To be eligible for the program, applicants must be currently enrolled full time as a 9th or 10th grade student in an SFUSD school. If you share a curiosity for the natural world—from plants to planets, worms to snakes, and…
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North Bay Science Discovery Day
North Bay Science Discovery Day is happening this Saturday, March 7, 2026 (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds (Santa Rosa)! The North Bay Science Discovery Day is a one-day, free community science festival to spark curiosity and wonder in children and families. The festival brings together…
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(Astronomy Lecture) Pictures of Distant Worlds
On Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026 at 7 pm (PST), Dr. Bruce Macintosh (Director of the University of California Observatories) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “Pictures of Distant Worlds” in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions below) The talk is part of the…
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High School Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Want to build a startup but don’t know where to start? Join Free Ventures, the leading (student-run) startup accelerator at UC Berkeley, for an intensive 8-week bootcamp designed specifically for high schoolers. What’s in it for you? Key information
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2026 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference at UC Berkeley
Registration for the 2026 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) at Berkeley Conference on April 4, 2026 is OPEN! Learn more and apply at eyh.studentorg.berkeley.edu/. Expanding Your Horizons conferences are designed to introduce 5th-8th grade girls, trans youth, and gender non-conforming and/or non-binary youth to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
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Summer 2026 ROAR Academy
UC Berkeley’s FHL Vive Center is thrilled to announce the Summer 2026 ROAR Academy program – an exciting opportunity for high school students passionate about exploring the realms of Python programming and its applications in reinforcement learning, machine learning, and autonomous driving algorithms. The ROAR Academy is an on-site day…