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The Girls RISEnet resource catalog is a dynamic listing of crowd-sourced research and resources on engaging girls in engineering. Registered members of girlsrisenet.org can contribute resources through the "My Account" link above. If you are not a member of the site, please contact us to submit or suggest an addition.

2013 | By: National Academy of Engineering

How Engineers Can Make a World of Difference

The National Academy of Engineering has created How Engineers Can Make a World of Difference: Sustainability, interviewing female bioengineer Dr. Frances Arnold from Caltech on some of the grand challenges facing engineers today.View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: multimedia/virtual, engineering, STEM, careers/workforce

2013 | By: US Department of Energy

USDOE Laboratory Equipment Donation Program

The Laboratory Equipment Donation Program (LEDP), was established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to grant surplus and available used energy-related laboratory equipment. Participation in the LEDP is limited to universities, colleges, junior colleges, technical institutes, museums, or hospitals, located in the U.S. and interested in establishing or upgrading energy-oriented educational programs in the life, physical, and environmental sciences and in engineering is eligible to apply. An energy-oriented program is defined as an academic research activity dealing primarily or entirely in energy-related topics. Application reviews and grant awards are performed on a first-received, first-qualified basis.View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: engineering, laboratory, museum

2013 | By: Center on Education and the Workforce

What’s it worth? The economic value of college majors (engineering)

George Washington University's Center on Education and the Workforce published a report on salaries, employment rate, etc for all majors offered in the United States. This chapter focuses on engineering. Published May 24, 2011.View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: workforce, careers, engineering

2013 | By: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Architecture and Engineering

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics published the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012-13. This handbook offers salaries, degrees needed, and descriptions of each career. This chapter focuses on Architecture and Engineering. Published March 29, 2012.View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: workforce, careers, engineering

2012 | By: Karen A. Frenkel

Hummingbird: An Educational Robotics Kit Designed To Get Girls Into Engineering

Though it turns out the kit--which shows that engineering can be a creative and artistic endeavor--helps teach and inspire anyone who did not think they wanted to make robots or learn about programming.View External Website


Region: N South Atlantic

Contributor: Lou Papai

Tags: engineering, programming, middle school

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Girls RISEnet Regional Workshop at the Miami Science Museum - Engaging Girls in STEM: Strategies You Can Use NOW!

The Miami Science Museum (MSM) hosted participants from Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida for a one-day regional workshop to share research-based strategies that informal science educators can u...Read More

Privacy Policy | The Girls RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) National Museum Network is funded by Grant No. HRD-0937245 from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Human Resource Development, Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Extension Services (GSE/EXT) Program. Project collaborators include the Miami Science Museum, the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) and SECME, Inc. The project seeks to increase the capacity of science centers and museums to interest girls from underrepresented populations in the engineering sciences