"Fast forward a few decades to Mr. Samuel as a 44-year-old. He has a doctorate in biology and has studied genomics and bioinformatics. He’s looking for children with an interest in math and science who aren’t satisfying it in classrooms with textbooks. He’s pretty sure they would enjoy the Citizen Science Lab’s first STEAM-abration event on Saturday at the Energy Innovation Center in the Hill District. No, STEAM is not a typographical error. It reflects the inclusion of the arts with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Although not everyone is convinced that the arts have a place among the sciences, Mr. Samuel, the lab’s director, very much is. “The notion that art doesn’t belong in STEM is absolutely ridiculous. If you’re painting, you’re using chemistry. These things all go together,” he said... He’s pleased to see an emphasis on finding and nurturing an interest in the sciences to keep up with innovations and create qualified workers in STEM industries. Yet he says that women and people of color are still underrepresented in most STEM programs... Go to steamabration.eventbrite.com for free tickets to Citizen Science Lab’s STEAM-abration on Saturday [August 20, 2016] at the Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave., 15219."
Friday, August 19, 2016
Citizen Science Lab sets off STEAM-abration; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8/16/16
Atiya Irvin-Mitchell, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Citizen Science Lab sets off STEAM-abration:
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