Today’s blog post is brought to you by Candi Johnson. There are countless STEM careers, many that the general public do not even know exist. I would like to share my unique career and the path I took to get to it. I am the Program Coordinator for the SIUE STEM Center. What this…
Author: Xander Kalna
The Historical Natural Environment
Last week, our YCITYSCI students reviewed everything we have learned about environmental science and how various types of pollution can impact our health. During the session, students reviewed the topics air, noise, and soil pollution and how human built environments can impact our health. When the session ended, a student asked to learn more about…
Scientist’s Interests: Candi
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Candi Johnson. Many of our YCITYSCI students have shown interest in animals. It just so happens that my favorite topic to learn about is animals as well! I found all animals from the smallest ladybug, to the largest elephant, fascinating from an early age. As I grew…
STEM Center GA Spotlight: Cristal!
Hello! My name is Cristal Campocasso, and I am from Caracas, Venezuela. I moved to Miami, FL when I was 9 years old with my mother, father, and brother due to a political and humanitarian crisis in my home country. I moved to St. Charles, MO for college after obtaining a scholarship from Lindenwood University’s…
Science Matters!
Last week the YCITYSCI students learned about citizen science. After learning about how citizen science is for everyone, the students engaged in activities where they were able to search for citizen science projects that interested them. Below are the questions they had at the end of the lesson. Our graduate assistant, Lisa Drennen, had the…