When Maria Monberg steps into a Science Club, she carries with her not just a PhD in translational cancer biology, but a lifetime of lived experience shaped by early STEM exposure, a deeply supportive family, and an unwavering belief that science belongs to everyone. Today, she works with oncology data in Cambridge, helping interpret clinical data for cancer patients day in and day out – work she loves and feels fortunate to do. But what fuels her commitment to mentoring girl

When Ashley Cooper leads a Science Club, she brings more than her background in neuroscience and anthropology. She brings care. She brings curiosity. And she brings a vision of science that is as much about empathy and connection as it is about data and discovery.  Today, Ashley is a second-year PhD student in the History of Science and Medicine at Yale University, where she studies the history of psychiatry and examines how social realities, like stigma and structural barrie

This fall, we wrapped up another exciting semester of free Science Clubs! Across in-person and virtual clubs, more than 960 participants dove headfirst into our Human Body Curriculum, exploring how the systems inside our bodies work together to keep us healthy, strong, and moving.  To support this hands-on learning, our team packed and distributed an incredible 6,960 STEM curriculum kits for the Fall Clubs, ensuring that every participant had the tools they needed to fully en

This fall, we welcomed 24 corporate groups into the Science Club for Girls office to help us pack our STEM Curriculum Kits for the Fall 2025 semester. Our corporate volunteer groups play an essential role in the success of our programs. They pack every single STEM Curriculum Kit that reaches our participants, ensuring that our young young scientists have well-organized, ready-to-use materials for their Science Clubs each week. Their dedication and care make our work possible.