Sally Ride Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Washington, D.C., November 20, 2013: Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Sally Ride (posthumously), America’s first woman in space, a physics professor at UCSD, and the founder of Sally Ride Science. Accepting the award on her behalf were her longtime partner and co-founder of Sally Ride Science, Dr. Tam […]
Sally Ride Science Executives to Speak at First-Ever California STEM Symposium
Sacramento, November 15, 2013: On Monday, November 18, and Tuesday, November 19, Sally Ride Science will participate in the first-ever California STEM Symposium, to be held at the Sacramento Convention Center. Convening under the theme “Invest in California STEM Education: Innovate, Integrate, and Inspire,” the symposium will feature keynote presentations from Academy Award winner Geena […]
Sally Ride EarthKAM Takes Flight This Week
November Mission Still Accepting Students After October Mission Breaks Records San Diego, CA, November, 12, 2013—Sally Ride EarthKAM is set to begin another mission November 12-15, allowing students from across the world to operate a camera aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that captures custom images of the Earth’s surface. ISS EarthKAM was renamed by NASA […]
STEM Central Adds Social Media Tools
New Site from Sally Ride Science Now Enhanced for User Participation Enables Educators to Rate and Review Resources, and Submit Their Own San Diego, CA, November 7, 2013—Today, Sally Ride Science announced the launch of the next phase of STEM Central™, which was released in early October as a free web resource for educators and […]
Sally Ride Online Academy Now Open to All Educators
Professional Development Expands Beyond Select Districts Training Helps Teachers Ignite Student Interest in STEM Fields and Careers San Diego, CA, November 5, 2013—Today, Sally Ride Science completed the launch of the Sally Ride Online Academy, the teacher training and professional development program that to date has been available only to educators in select school districts. […]