We need more girls and women in STEM

Love science, problem-solving, or being outdoors? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore exciting green jobs that help protect our forests, communities, and planet. From wildlife biologist to policy analyst, discover careers that use STEM skills in creative ways. Try a career-matching quiz, team challenges, and interactive activities to see which green job fits YOU.

STEM Lab: Teach, Lead, Inspire!

Enjoy some yoga stretching with fun music and thn a relaxing sound bath with crystal and metal bowels, chimes and drumming. Learn more about how yoga and sound can open up your creative mind and intuition. Plus feel great!

Participants will work in groups to build the tallest and sturdiest tower possible using simple materials. Then the towers will be "put to the test". Will the stand or squish!

In this hands-on workshop, students will explore the intersection of design, engineering, and construction by using 3D-printed molds to cast their own plaster flower vases. Students will learn how formwork is used in real-world construction, experiment with materials, and take home a beautiful creation that showcases the power of STEM and innovation.

In this interactive session, students will train real AI models to recognize patterns in images and predict text like a machine learning model. From building an image classifier to participating in a live next-word prediction challenge, they’ll learn how AI actually “learns”.

In this workshop, you’ll jump into the amazing world of semiconductors, the tiny materials that make our tech come to life. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and build cool circuits with Arduinos, LEDs, breadboards, resistors, and more. Along the way, you’ll discover how semiconductors power everything from life-saving medical devices to high-tech farming while exploring what it’s like to be an engineer.

Join the University of Idaho College of Engineering’s Allen Ambassadors for a hands-on, interactive workshop where you’ll step into the shoes of an engineer and innovator. Explore how creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration can turn big ideas into real-world solutions—no prior experience required!

Build & test your own wind turbine!

Ever dreamed of creating something totally new? In this workshop, YOU are the inventor! You’ll get hands-on through the Engineering Design Process using state-of-the-art maker tools like cardboard saws, hot glue guns, and other prototyping materials. And the best part? You get to take your prototype home with you!

Discover the properties of light, color, and how our eyes work as we use color-changing lightbulbs and specialty glasses to explore these topics!

An exploration of electrical substations and the types of drawings used to construct them. We will look a wide variety of drawings 1 Lines, 3 Lines, Wiring Diagrams, Schematics, Plan View, Elevations, and Details; then we will explore a 3D model of a substation that is going to be built. Presentation by an Electrical Engineer and a Drafter turned designer.

In this workshop, students will explore how creativity meets communication by transforming everyday STEM concepts or technology into catchy, marketable taglines. Through fun, hands-on activities, they’ll learn the basics of marketing while sharpening their ability to distill big ideas into powerful words.

In this challenge, you’ll step into the role of a designer. Armed with spaghetti, and tape, you’ll explore how design teams tackle problems, test bold ideas, and bring them to life while keeping a marshmallow from crashing down!

Curious about a future in medicine or healthcare? Join us for a special career panel featuring professionals from across medical fields—doctors, nurses, researchers, and more. This is a unique opportunity to hear real stories, gain valuable advice, and ask your own questions about what it takes to pursue a career in healthcare.

Interested in designing solutions, building cool things, or making the world work better? Join us for a career panel spotlighting engineers from a variety of fields. This event is designed for those curious about engineering and looking for real-world insight, inspiration, and guidance.

Ever wonder what it’s like to fly a plane, design an aircraft, or manage air traffic? Join us for a career panel featuring women professionals soaring in areas of the aviation industry. This event offers a behind-the-scenes look at exciting and high-flying career paths you may not have considered.

Do you enjoy hands-on work, solving problems, or learning how things work behind the scenes? Join us for a career panel highlighting professionals in skilled trades and technical careers—ranging from automotive and electrical technicians to IT, HVAC, lab techs, and more. This event shines a light on the in-demand, high-skill jobs that keep our world running.

Do you love problem-solving, creativity, or working with technology? Join us for an insightful panel discussion featuring professionals from diverse sectors of the computer science industry. This event is designed to give students and aspiring technologists a real-world look into the wide range of career paths available in the ever-evolving world of computing—and how you can be part of it.

Interested in protecting people and data in an increasingly connected world? Join us for a career panel featuring experts in ethical hacking, digital forensics, cyber defense, and risk management. This event offers an inside look at how you can become a digital defender in one of today’s most important and fast-growing fields.