I wanted to share with you the following story that aired on CBS 6:

ALBANY -- The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering has partnered with the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York to help introduce 150 girl scouts to future careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. It's a growing industry in New York State and in the Capital Region, one in which women are often underrepresented. "In the United States it just isn't cool, it isn't feminine for girls to be in science. That isn't necessarily true in other countries that there is a much better gender parody in some other countries. Girls internalize that message they don't want to be the weird one they don't want to be left out and so they think that they can't do this which is really sad because girls are really good at science, we're good at details and we're good at building teams to do science in a way that they don't appreciate unless they see somebody like them doing science," says Dr. Kathleen Dunn, an associate professor with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.

Dr. Dunn is hoping to be that example for young girls. Saturday, the Girl Scouts got a hands on approach in the world of science, exploring everything from solar power, to gowning up in cleanroom "bunny" suits. "It's really important that girls see that it isn't just this weird remote thing that only nerdy white guys do, that science is actually fun and that engineering is all around them," says Dunn. The event was part of the seventh annual celebration of "NANOvember," which is a series of events throughout the month designed to highlight the growing impact of nanotechnology in New York State.

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CBS6: Girl Scouts learn about careers in science and technology

November 15, 2014