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Approximately 30 participants attended the event, including three professors in the Department of Mathematics, four career panelists, seven Ithaca College student volunteers majoring in math, and high school and middle school students, mainly from local schools.

Women in Math Day encourages young girls to pursue math

By Jillian Bleier, Staff Writer • February 9, 2022
Women in Math Day was held Feb. 5 virtually through Zoom in an effort to encourage young girls interested in STEM fields to pursue math.
From left, juniors Paige Ramkissoon, president of IC Women in STEM, and Beth Ryan, vice president, work in a Center for Natural Sciences lab April 26. The recently founded IC Women in STEM club aims to highlight women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as raise awareness about forms of discrimination, like sexism, that women face in STEM fields

New club highlights women in STEM fields

By Alex Hartzog, Staff Writer • April 28, 2021
The recently founded IC Women in STEM club aims to highlight women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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