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Title: Girls embrace inner geek at science camp - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Post by: Stephen Taylor on July 19, 2007, 04:36:26 AM Girls embrace inner geek at science camp - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stern and unsmiling, the professorial portraits lining the hallways of the University of Missouri-Rolla's chemical engineering department project a singular message: Science is serious stuff. The graybeards in those photos would probably be aghast at the scene unfolding inside a nearby classroom in Schenk Hall. Amid a chorus of preteen giggles and squeals of excitement, a gaggle of seventh- and eighth-graders learn about chemical reactions by making do-it-yourself ice cream. The message: Embrace your inner geek, girls. And don't be afraid to have fun along the way. Read More.. (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stcharles/story/415FD6292586397B862573120008604C?OpenDocument) |