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Welcome to the Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) blog!
If you learned about this blog from our recent emails, we’re glad you made the move with us. Changes to our email platform have prompted us to shift to a blog to ensure we can continue communicating with our growing audience. What to expect: Instead of a periodic newsletter, we…
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2026 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference at UC Berkeley
Registration for the 2026 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) at Berkeley Conference on April 4, 2026 is OPEN! Learn more and apply at eyh.studentorg.berkeley.edu/. Expanding Your Horizons conferences are designed to introduce 5th-8th grade girls, trans youth, and gender non-conforming and/or non-binary youth to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
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Summer 2026 ROAR Academy
UC Berkeley’s FHL Vive Center is thrilled to announce the Summer 2026 ROAR Academy program – an exciting opportunity for high school students passionate about exploring the realms of Python programming and its applications in reinforcement learning, machine learning, and autonomous driving algorithms. The ROAR Academy is an on-site day…
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Berkeley Lab Summer Programs
Berkeley Lab’s A-LIFT Office is thrilled to share exciting summer program opportunities coming your way! These programs provide unique chances for students to dive into cutting-edge research and make meaningful contributions to impactful initiatives. Applications for Experiences In Research (EinR), Berkeley Lab Directors Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP- IPMLDS), and QCaMP (Quantum,…
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Build Your Own Drone Class
Join Kids Teach Tech on Saturday, February 21st and 28th for a Build Your Own Drone class from 10 AM to 3 PM. Students will design, build and fly their own drones. No prior experience is required. Learn more and apply on the event page.
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Build, Code, Compete: An Introduction to FTC Robotics with Mecha Mantises and Scientific Adventures for Girls
Join Scientific Adventures for Girls’s STEM Scholar Club and the Mecha Mantises robotics team for a fun, interactive session exploring the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) National Robotics Program! Learn what FTC is, how robotics teams work, and how you can get involved in building, coding, and competing. Perfect for teens…
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2026 Teen Wellness Summit on Mental Health
Announcing the 2026 Teen Wellness Summit on Mental Health, a free daylong gathering for 150 Bay Area teens to gain knowledge, learn new skills, reduce stigma around mental health, get helpful resources, and have fun! Learn more and register at https://sep.ucsf.edu/programs/high-school-students/wellness-summit-mental-health/. The Summit is a culmination of the Teen Wellness…
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The UCSF Program for the Investigation and Training in Careers in Health (PITCH)
The UCSF Program for the Investigation and Training in Careers in Health (PITCH) is an immersive three-week summer program designed to inspire and empower first-generation and low-income students interested in exploring health and medical sciences careers. Learn more and apply at http://cseo.ucsf.edu/PITCH Through hands-on learning and mentorship, PITCH participants will:…
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Free Public Astronomy Talk on Dark Energy Jan. 28th
On Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 at 7 pm (PST), Dr. Robert Kirshner (Thirty-Meter Telescope Obs.) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “Discovering Dark Energy and New Developments in our Understanding” in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions below) The talk is part of the Silicon Valley…