Computational Biology
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Center for Bioengineering & Computational Biology |
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Outreach:
Summer Science Workshop (SSW) is a residential summer program offered at Union College for high school students underserved in science and health professions. SSW has been offered at Union for the past ten years with participants from throughout the United States as well as some foreign countries.
We have been pleased with the success of this program. Most former participants have pursued majors and careers in science, math, computer science and engineering. Twenty-five former SSW participants have become Union students.
Feel free to distribute copies of information about and the application for SSW to teachers, counselors, and qualified students. Please encourage students to apply as early as possible since the program is quite competitive. Please note that tuition, room, board, and transportation costs are paid for by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, so there is NO CHARGE to the participants!
If you would like your name to be included on our mailing list, please send an e-mail message with the following information: name, position, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and year of graduation (if Union alum). Address questions about the science workshop to Prof. Lisa Christenson (518-388-8720; christel@union.edu).
EdGE (Educating Girls for Engineering) A residential summer workshop for high school girls
Did you know that women constitute 51% of the population of the United States nd 46% of the labor force, but that only 9% of today's practicing engineers are women?\
The EDGE program offers high school girls a unique opportunity to explore engineering in a way beyond basic math and science. EDGE participants use the engineering design and problem-solving skills they develop during the program to design and create toys and communication tools for disabled children at a local rehabilitation center.