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August 7, 2021

Pink Space Theory receives $5,000 STEM Action Grant from Society for Science to spark a STEM+ART curiosity and interest in disadvantaged youth, especially girls.

Pink Space Theory is participating in a 24-hour giving campaign on Sept. 9 to raise money for the Make Tech Pink Program, a 6-week computer coding program that mentors girls from underserved communities in Prince William County, Virginia.

The science, technology, engineering, art, and math program aims to close the gender gap in the STEM industry by inspiring young girls to consider entering the workforce. With enough community support, 15 Prince William County girls will have the opportunity in October …

NOVEC ARTICLE (July 2) Dumfries, VA: For Monica Nichols, creating a place for children, especially young girls, was a calling in response to struggles she faced growing up. “My personal struggles with math inspired me to start Pink Space Theory to help build STEAM skills early on in underrepresented youth,” she said.

Sally Ride made history in 1983 when she became the first American woman to ever venture into space! She also was the youngest American ever in space; at just 32 years old she served as the Mission Specialist on the SS Challenger for mission STS-7…

Distinguishing between needs and wants can be pretty challenging. It is already difficult for adults to manage, so let's not imagine we understand how hard it is for kids who are just learning…

June 1 marks the start of Black Lives Matter Month, an opportunity for all Americans to stand together against racism and work for equality. Since 1990, jobs in STEM have grown by 79%, but there is still diversity lacking in the field…

Emele Lasaqa’s many scientific interests can be mapped back to her hometown of Lautoka, Fiji. Emele and her family are natives of Verata, Ucunivanua, a chiefdom located in the nearby Tailevu province of Fiji. It’s there that she discovered her love of geoscience and sustainability as a high school student….

Did you know that of the 47% of females in the workforce, only 14% are in engineering? The Women’s Engineering Society is hoping to change that with future generations through raising awareness and highlighting exciting career opportunities for women in engineering. Their annual event, International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), is happening on June 23 this year, and the theme for 2021…

Happy Children’s Book Week! Children’s Book Week was started in 1919 by Franklin Matthiews, Frederic Melcher, and Anne Carroll Moore. The original belief behind Children’s Book Week was that “children’s books and literacy are life-changers” (Every Child a Reader). Children’s Book Week celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019, and that year they decided to begin having two Children’s Book Weeks- one in the spring and one in the fall. This tradition of two Book Weeks has continued, and both will be happening in 2021!

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States in May 1843 and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 by Chinese immigrants. Since then Asian Americans have continued to make many contributions to STEM fields, and we at Pink Space Theory want to highlight some of these innovators for inspiring us.