VIDEO: DUMFRIES, Va. (7News) — 7News was there on Tuesday when a group of girls at Potomac Middle School in Dumfries finalized the wind turbines they were building as part of an after-school program on green energy. The seven-week-long program, “Girl Power—Intro to Green Energy”, was put together by a nonprofit group called Pink Space Theory with the support of a $7,500 grant from Dominion Energy.

Medical Laboratory Science: An area of the medical field that performs tests to see how the body is functioning in order to help doctors identify diseases and treat them properly. The individuals who run these lab tests are called Medical/Clinical Laboratory Scientists (MLS/CLS). It is estimated that roughly…

Pink Space Theory is excited to offer this free online class to teach kids sewing and math skills as part of our mission to make STEM accessible to kids K-12.

You are driving down the road with your daughter headed to your favorite coffee shop, and she starts asking a barrage of questions about money…

Kiran, a Pink Space Theory volunteer, is an incoming college freshman at UCLA studying computational and systems biology with plans to attend medical school. He is particularly interested in studying neural systems. "I am curious about research at the intersection of computer science and medicine"- Kiran Marla.

Pi- the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It’s a comparison of the distance around a circle to its width. The symbol for Pi is π, and is commonly approximated to 3.14 when you want the numerical version. Although Pi has been around since the early 1600s, the true value of Pi hasn’t been determined just yet. Pi is considered to be an irrational and transcendental number. This means that it will continue forever, with no noticeable pattern to it’s value.

Dr. Rusila Savou-Wara an Environmental Engineer found her love for science at a very young age. “Growing up I had always wanted to be a doctor thus I decided to take pure science subjects in high school.” - Dr. Rusila Savou-Wara.

It is exciting to meet an Indigenous Fijian that possesses the academic background and career that Dr. Savou-Wara has. Her willingness to be interviewed for International Women’s Day, demonstrates her determination to be a role model for young Indigenous women across the South Pacific region. Hopefully, her participation in this interview will highlight the need for women of color, from across the world, to enter STEM.

Can women be computer programmers, scientists, inventors, and doctors? Yes! And that’s why every March we celebrate Women’s History Month. It’s an important time to learn about influential female innovators who came before us and paved the way for our dreams to come true!

In partnership with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Society of Women Engineers Chapter, Pink Space Theory is hosting, The College Experience Panel Series. This virtual 3-panel series will spotlight the college experiences of women in STEM majors! This three-part series will have panelists from universities across the country who will share their experiences with remote learning, STEM organizations, and work/life balance. Pink Space Theory is a mobile STEAM-based makerspace located in the Washington DC Metro Area. Everyone is welcome to join and learn!

There is a need to be met, especially in Prince William County, to build girls’ confidence in math and give them the tools for future success. In Prince William County, the Standard of Learning of Math passing rate for all fourth-grade students is 86%, but for Hispanic and Black girls, the passing rates drop to 81.73% and 79.33%. The passing rate further declines to 78.20% for girls that come from economically disadvantaged communities.