Community Programs

For Elementary/Middle School Students

Math and Science Tutoring Support

Free tutoring available for limited number of students. Open to high school and middle school students for math and science homework help or even introduction to advanced material. Tutoring provided by undergraduate UCSC physics students.

For more information, contact Amishi Sanghi at asanghi@ucsc.edu

Science Impacting Society (SIS) with Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

Day long event filled with hands-on science exploration for middle school students. Students are typically brought to UCSC’s campus to engage in fun and active scientific investigations. This event continues currently in a virtual fashion!  Find more information and sign-up at scienceimpactingsociety.org

 

For High School Students

Particle Physics Masterclass

See what it’s like to be a particle physicist for a day! The day will begin with an introduction to particle physics by particle physicists at SCIPP, who are directly  nvolved with experiments at CERN. The students will then work in groups to analyze actual data from LHC (Large Hadron Collider) and later discuss their results with masterclasses being held around the world. They will be supervised  he entire day by mentors trained to lead these classes and will provide assistance throughout.

Find out more and apply at quarknet.org/page/masterclass-uc-santa-cruz 

California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)

COSMOS is a 4-week summer residential program for high school scholars with demonstrated interest and achievement in math and science. The program is also open to exceptionally advanced and emotionally mature 8th graders capable f participating in a one-month program away from home. COSMOS provides  tudents with an unparalleled opportunity to work side-by-side with outstanding researchers and university faculty, covering topics that extend beyond the typical igh school curriculum. 

Find out more and apply at cosmos.ucsc.edu

Math and Science Tutoring Support

Free tutoring available for limited number of students. Open to high school and middle school students for math and science homework help or even introduction to advanced material. Tutoring provided by undergraduate UCSC physics students.

For more information, contact Amishi Sanghi at asanghi@ucsc.edu 

Science Internship Program (SIP)

SIP is a summer-long (10 week) research internship program for high school tudents in STEM fields. UCSC faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral  esearchers provide one-on-one mentoring of these high-school interns. The esearch projects are real in that they are not made up just for the high-school students; instead, students are inserted into existing research projects here at CSC. Also available for graduating eighth graders! Find more information and apply at sip.ucsc.edu

 

For College Students

Research Experience and Internship Support

Targeted at community college students, get help finding research opportunities, as well as advice from students that have gone through the process already. There are available workshops, scheduled in the Winter QuarterAlso available  e drop-in hours to ask questions and get feedback on your applications.

For more information, contact Lillian Santos at lsantoso@ucsc.edu

No-Jargon Talks

Students gather in a virtual setting and hear short presentations from graduate students, targeted to the undergraduate level. Talks not only talk about the science being investigated, but also focus on the day-to-day aspects of the student’s role in studying such science. All are welcome, and it is a great space  join and build an interschool community.

For more information, contact Patrick Labarre at pglabarre@gmail.com

Cal-Bridge: A CSU–UC STEM Bridge Program

UC Santa Cruz Faculty and Graduate Students participate as mentors and tutors  selected CalBridge Scholars from CSU campuses. The program offers  sistance in funding, as well as guidance in the application process to support student transitions into graduate STEM programs.

Find out more about the program at cpp.edu/calbridge/

Or contact UC Santa Cruz affiliate at baschumm@ucsc.edu

ACCESS Summer Research Institute

The ACCESS Summer Research Institute is an intensive eight-week introduction  research methods and tools with an emphasis on biomedical sciences.  lected student participants work under a UCSC faculty mentor on a project  at focuses on current research in an area of interest indicated by the student.

Find out more and apply at access.ucsc.edu 

Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program

MARC students receive an initial eight-week summer laboratory-training  ogram. Students receive intensive laboratory and lecture courses in the  thodology and concepts of modern biology and chemistry. MARC Fellows can  so choose to participate in extramural research during the summer.

Find out more at stemdiv.ucsc.edu/marc

For Teachers

Remote Schooling Support with WiPA

A team of students associated with UCSC’s Women in Physics and Astrophysics  iPA) is on standby, ready to support you in achieving your remote schooling  sion. Need fun science demo videos to compliment your lesson plans? Need  vice on what technology to use to make your plans work? Need a webpage or  b interactive to enhance student engagement, but you have no idea where to  gin? We are a team of eager physicists and educators, and we are here to  lp!

For more information, contact Hava Schwartz at hrschwar@ucsc.edu

Meet the Scientist Demonstration Videos

Suitable to middle school and high school students, videos of live physical  monstrations of science concepts are prepared. Additionally, undergraduate  d graduate STEM students share their experiences and illuminate the day-to day life of a scientist. If you’re looking for a short supplement to your lesson plan or a longer memorable experience to turn your students into scientists, we may  ve the thing for you. Special requests accepted.

For more information, contact Hava Schwartz at hrschwar@ucsc.edu

Exciting Virtual Science Lesson Plans

Great for an extra-special class or an extracurricular activity, remote curricula  ve been developed for exploring some exciting science concepts, such as  oplanets, condensed matter physics, and even biology. Students are guided  rough online projects in a crafted and easy-to-use online notebook. Curricula  n also be passed off to teachers to be used in chunks or as desired.

For more information, reach out to Gabriela Huckabee at ghuckabe@ucsc.edu

Custom Mail-Out Science Kits

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) are ready on deck to serve as your  ves and package kits to be mailed to students for class or extracurricular  tivities. This is the perfect opportunity to enact those lesson plans that you  ven’t had the time or resources to implement.

To find out more, contact Pam at pschleis@ucsc.edu  

For Community Members 

Science on Tap with Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

Come one, come all to the “science café” in Santa Cruz. Hosted monthly over  om, this event is designed to connect the Santa Cruz community to the latest  search happening just up the hill at U.C. Santa Cruz. It is not an exclusive  lub meeting” for scientists and science majors and aims to appeal to all  diences. So come, grab a beer, relax and hear some interesting cutting edge  ience that’s happening near you!

Find out how to connect at wiseucsc.wixsite.com/wise/science-on-tap

Python and Research Tutorial (PyaR)

Join UC Santa Cruz PhD students and an astronomy professor for a FREE  line Python programming workshop set in the context of astronomical   search. The workshop is open to high school students, undergraduates, and   en graduate students who do not yet have fundamental Python coding   perience. There will be three separate sessions, and each builds on the   evious, so you should sign up only if you can attend all three.

Find out when the next sessions are scheduled by contacting pguhatha@ucsc.edu 

Project for Inmate Education Program (PIE)

UCSC PIE is an organization founded by members of the UCSC astronomy and  ysics departments that is dedicated to providing free education to inmates in  cal jails. We started operating in spring 2009 with an algebra class for inmates  the Santa Cruz County Jail.

For more information, contact pguhatha@ucsc.edu

Girl Scouts and Women in Science Society (WSS)

If you’re in need of girl scout cookies or you are part of a girl scout troop that would like to partner with UCSC, WSS is ready to support you. Helping to increase sales and to share the training to earn STEM badges, WSS volunteers  e taking the opportunity to connect with youth and share STEM exposure.

Find out more at wiseucsc.wixsite.com 

Or contact Women in Science Society at wss.ucsc@gmail.com