Outreach to engage queer and transgender youth in STEM.

December 11, 2018 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, HEROES, LIFESTYLES Comments Off on Outreach to engage queer and transgender youth in STEM.
In this chemistry experiment, participants in a Queer Science event in April 2018 made polymer chains that can be stretched to long distances and are often used to suture cuts. ( Photo credit: Julie Johnston)

A first-of-its-kind program has been bringing college-level experiences in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to queer and transgender high school students. The program, Queer Science, is organized and run by queer and transgender scientists…