The Center for Applied Plant Sciences (CAPS) and the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center are proud to partner with the Franklin Park Conservatory (FPC) for the second year of Green STEM Girls. FPC’s Green STEM Girls program engages students at the Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls in activities and experiences focused on women in STEM, science, sustainability and the arts.
Five staff, faculty and graduate students from ABRC, CAPS and the Translational Plant Sciences (TPS) Graduate Program will facilitate a program at the school during the 2019-2020 school year. Each program will include a career talk followed by hands-on plant science activities.
Program Schedule
Sept. 24, 2019 Dr. Andrea Gschwend,
Oct. 15, 2019 Dr. Jessica Cooperstone
Dec. 3, 2019 Dr. Soledad Benitez Ponce
Jan. 21, 2020 Emma Bilbrey, MS Student, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
March 10, 2020 Courtney Price, Education & Outreach Specialist
CAPS offers a variety of outreach programs available to schools and community organizations throughout Central Ohio. If you would like to book an outreach program, please call (614) 292-8208 or email price.1217@osu.edu.
