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How to Drive STEM Careers By Making Math Relevant and Fun!

March 29, 2012 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

March 29, 2012 Good luck to our friends "The Shop Girls" the only all-girls teen team at the Shell Eco-Marathon in Houston this weekend, and congratulations on today's public radio interview, "Cars … [Read more...]

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Project Raceway? “ShopGirls” Create Their Own Eco-Marathon Reality

April 12, 2011 by Amy Jussel 18 Comments

Update Apr. 7, 2015 Now this is what I'm talking about! Our hometown entrepreneurial hub for startups, Draper University is 'going Hollywood' next week as ABC begins filming a new 'reality TV' series … [Read more...]

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WISE Women & Alice 3.0: Geek Chic for Girls (Part One)

January 28, 2009 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

Jan. 28, 2009 The She’s Geeky and Teens in Tech Conferences coming up this weekend have me thinking about all of the underrepresented DigiGirlz out there and the impact of media and marketing on both … [Read more...]

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