10 years later, barriers still exist for underrepresented students in STEM
In 2013, Rachel Burcin, Angela Keiser, and Mel Siegel received funding from the British Council Prime Minister's Initiative to study challenges in STEM participation in the US and UK. Our comparative transatlantic study identified shared challenges in recruiting,...
RISS’ Collective Action Model Shared at AACU Transforming STEM Education Conference
Carnegie Mellon University mentors emerging scholars in robotics & artificial intelligence through the Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS) program. Launched in 2006, RISS uses evidence-based approaches and engages an extensive network of mentors to extend...
Launch Your Leadership Journey: Dr. Sergio Sedas Growing as a Leader & Creating Impact
Excited to be sharing the amazing work of innovators with a global audience. Join the discussion! Sign up here for future invites: https://riss.ri.cmu.edu/robolaunch/ Join us for the fall kickoff of the CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholars RoboLaunch Outreach...
Carnegie Mellon’s RoboLaunch 2023 is here!
Excited to continue to bring opportunities and exciting robotics research to not only scholars at CMU. This initiative that I designed and led at CMU in 2022 was the culmination of hundreds of hours of online workshops and series. The initial series reached over...
“Homegrown Kitchen” Poised to Wow & Delight Visitors
Danielle Benson and her team at the “Homegrown Kitchen LLC” brought magic to the mealtimes that were a part of the recent Venango County STEM summit hosted by II4t. After traveling the world and polishing her culinary skills, Danielle, a Venango County native,...
RISS Alums Connect with Rural Educators
Robotics is an exciting and fast-growing career, yet pathways to robotics may not always be clear for students. In this workshop for rural educators entitled Mathematics Building Blocks for Robotics - roboticists from Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of...