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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…
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2026 Teen Wellness Summit on Mental Health
Announcing the 2026 Teen Wellness Summit on Mental Health, a free daylong gathering for 150 Bay Area teens to gain knowledge, learn new skills, reduce stigma around mental health, get helpful resources, and have fun! Learn more and register at https://sep.ucsf.edu/programs/high-school-students/wellness-summit-mental-health/. The Summit is a culmination of the Teen Wellness…
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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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The UCSF Program for the Investigation and Training in Careers in Health (PITCH)
The UCSF Program for the Investigation and Training in Careers in Health (PITCH) is an immersive three-week summer program designed to inspire and empower first-generation and low-income students interested in exploring health and medical sciences careers. Learn more and apply at http://cseo.ucsf.edu/PITCH Through hands-on learning and mentorship, PITCH participants will:…
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Free Public Astronomy Talk on Dark Energy Jan. 28th
On Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 at 7 pm (PST), Dr. Robert Kirshner (Thirty-Meter Telescope Obs.) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “Discovering Dark Energy and New Developments in our Understanding” in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions below) The talk is part of the Silicon Valley…