Spotlight
STEM Summit
Photo courtesy of USF Sarasota-Manatee
Hundreds of middle school girls from Sarasota and Manatee County schools learned about exciting career opportunities at the fourth annual Girls STEM Summit presented by USFSM in May. The free event offered a full day of hands-on activities, speakers, breakout sessions, raffle prizes and more, all geared to getting girls fired up about science, technology, engineering, math and medicine. From designing robots to figuring out the science of sound — such as how you know a dog is barking on your right side and not your left — participants had fun plunging into real-world experiences. USFSM is working to see more young women embrace the sciences and become leaders in STEM fields.