Science

Space Cookies robotic team is actively recruiting Freshman girls

For the past eight years, Menlo Park resident Shosh Cohen has been mentoring the Space Cookies, an all girls robotic team that draws from all

SLAC scientists invent low-cost emergency ventilator and share the design for free

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park have invented an emergency ventilator that could help save the lives of

Mad Science: Movie Special Effects is library offering for kids on Aug. 12

In this high-energy science presentation, children will learn how to create special effects sounds and watch how science can create super heroes! They will roar

SLAC and Berkeley Lab team up for virtual summer program accelerating girls’ engagement in STEM

SAGE-S (Science Accelerating Girls' Engagement in STEM) is a one week summer program for public high school students (age 14-17) which aims to foster innovation,

SLAC joins the global fight against COVID-19 – Part 2

Editor's note: The is the second installment updating SLAC's research related to COVID-19. As part of the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.

M-A student Audrey Ha is USAID Science Champion

We featured Audrey Ha during the last school year (2018-2019), when she conducted a behavioral science research project on fostering racial tolerance in U.S. high

SLAC joins the global fight against COVID-19 – Part 1

As part of the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Parkhas re-opened some of its

Dr. Kari Nadeau seeks to end food allergies

Pediatric allergist Dr. Kari Nadeau (pictured center above) understands allergies not just from her medical training but from first hand experience. "I grew up on

Next USGS public lecture focused on surface mapping using cloud-based remote sensing

A day in the life of X-ray laser coach Siqi Li

Taking on a major project as a new hire at a world-renowned national laboratory would be daunting for some, but not for Siqi Li. As