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WKYC's year-long initiative introduces girls to STEM careers

WKYC's year-long initiative introduces girls to STEM careers

STEM girls are cool! That's the rallying cry for a year-long collaborative effort to expose girls to careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

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Girls in STEM | Meet the STEMbassadors from Upward Bound program at Stark State College

The Upward Bound Math-Science Academy at Stark State College is giving future girls in STEM a chance to succeed in their educational pursuits beyond high school.

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Girls in STEM | Why Cedar Point is a great place for education

Cedar Point is full of thrills of all kinds!

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Girls in STEM | Meet Dr. Janet Kavandi, astronaut and Director of NASA Glenn Research Center

From the time she sat on her back porch with her dad, looking up at the stars, to serving on 3 shuttle missions, Dr. Janet Kavandi has had a remarkable STEM career.

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Girls in STEM | Careers in STEM can begin at a very early age

As we learn from Me'lani Labat Joseph, Director of Engineering for the Leonard Gelfand STEM Center at Case Western University, careers can truly begin at a very early age.

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Girls in STEM | 14-year-old Lawrence High School STEMbassador

On Friday's Donovan Live, our Betsy Kling welcomed the 'STEMbassador' of the week: Jillian Motley, a 14-year-old sophomore at Lawrence High School.

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Girls in STEM | Summer technology camps focus on STEM learning

Technology camps are proving to be a popular option for kids in the summertime.

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Girls in Stem | How the Great Lakes Science Center works to ignite interest in Science

"There's no better place to learn science, than at the science center."

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Girls in STEM | Betsy Kling meets Holmes County preschool-teaching STEMbassador

How can you get your preschooler interested in STEM? Betsy Kling talks with a Northeast Ohio teacher/grandmother for tips.

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Girls in STEM | Kids design toys for Akron Zoo animals

The toys aren't just for fun. They help the animals learn, sharpen their hunting skills, and keep them active.

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Girls in STEM | Lyndhurst students collect cans to help save a rainforest

For students at a Lyndhurst school, a project to collect cans united them to save a rainforest, while tackling STEM work at the same time.

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Girls in STEM | How you can create some fun science projects from home

Wanna make some slime at home?

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Girls in STEM | Betsy Kling explores welding; so much more than heat and metal

About 30,000 new welders are needed every year just to keep up with demand.

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Girls In STEM | Betsy Kling meets an 8-year-old 'Mighty Mind'

Betsy had a chance to meet young Nikaya Baranwal, winner of the 2018 National Inventors Hall of Fame Mighty Minds contest

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Girls in STEM | Betsy Kling goes to Washington D.C. for National Inventors Hall of Fame inductions

Betsy Kling checked out this year's National Inventors Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This year's class of 15 inductees, including 3 women.

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Girls in STEM | Elementary students from Medina County Science Olympiad visit WKYC

The kids brought with them some of their impressive inventions.

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