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Full Spectrum: Documentary Film Project

Bryan Mendez
collage of diverse people“The stars are there for everyone to see, and anyone can study their mysteries.
 
Ask anyone in the United States to picture a space scientist, do an internet image search for ‘scientist,’ ‘astronomer,’ or ‘physicist,’  or open up a children’s book about different careers and you will overwhelming get pictures of white men in white lab coats holding flasks of colored liquids. Putting aside the colorful liquids and lab coats, why are they mostly white men?
 
The truth is, if the average American has ever encountered an actual space scientist they probably were a white man. About 80% of space scientists in the United States are men, and 80% are white.
 
Full Spectrum is a documentary film project telling the stories of research scientists and engineers who identify with groups underrepresented in the space sciences in the United States (African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asians, Women, LGBTIQ people, and persons with disabilities).

CANCELLED: Save the Date: Cal Day! Sat., Apr. 18, 2020

Karin Hauck

We're all about space! Join us for Cal Day, Saturday, April 18th, 2020, from 12 noon-5pm, the one day each year that the Space Sciences Lab at UC Berkeley opens its doors to the public. Shuttles will be transporting the public every 20 minutes or so from Hearst Mining Circle on campus to Space Sciences Lab (the last stop after Lawrence Hall of Science).  Activities include walking tours of UC Berkeley’s cutting-edge space science research lab, as well as talks on current research and hands-on activities for all ages! 

Join us for Cal Day! (Sat., Apr. 13th)

Karin Hauck

Join us for Cal Day, Saturday, April 13th, from 11am-5pm, the one day each year that the Space Sciences Lab at UC Berkeley opens its doors to the public. Shuttles will be transporting the public every 20 minutes or so from Hearst Mining Circle on campus to Space Sciences Lab (the last stop after Lawrence Hall of Science).  Activities include walking tours of UC Berkeley’s cutting-edge space science research lab, as well as talks on current research and hands-on activities for all ages! 

"Magnetic Mars" Engages Lay Audiences in Science

Karin Hauck
The MAVEN communications and outreach team has developed a variety of resources to intrigue the public with the discoveries from its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, including four tips for communicating that science. An article describing these resources published today (Nov. 30, 2018) in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) journal EOS (Earth and Space Science News).

Subscribe to the Opps For B.A.T.S. Newsletter!

Karin Hauck

Our Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) program aims to provide San Francisco Bay Area teenagers with the most up-to-date information available on current STEM learning and career building opportunities. Some of the best science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, internships, and events for teenagers in the country are in the Bay Area, including many that are completely free for participants. Yet, far too often large numbers of local teens remain unaware of them, or find out about them too late. But through the B.A.T.S. network of STEM education providers and other connections, we’re in a position to alert Bay Area teens to these opportunities as soon as they are announced. In fact, for years now, these "breaking news" alerts have been regularly posted on our Facebook page and home page. However, a survey of almost 700 Bay Area teenagers made it clear that teens would prefer to get such information through email, and so we responded with the Opps For B.A.T.S. newsletter!

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