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Five Ways to Supercharge Your Winter with STEM Learning

With winter break around the corner, you might be looking for some ways to bring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning out of the classroom and into your child's daily life. Below is a list of five fun ways to...

5 Ways to Make STEM Learning Interactive

There's more than meets the eye when it comes to STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) learning. While these subjects might seem more intimidating than others, they impart valuable knowledge to help students for years to come. To help students embrace STEM...

Seattle Storm and Pacific Science Center Partner to Ignite Curiosity

PacSci named as Storm's first Official Science Partner SEATTLE – The Seattle Storm and Pacific Science Center (PacSci) today announced a new partnership between the four-time Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Champions and the nonprofit science...

Pacific Science Center Teams Up with AWS and the Seattle Kraken to Light Up its Iconic Arches as Part of the Game-Day Experience

Dazzling, cloud-powered light displays will spread the excitement of Kraken games throughout the Seattle area SEATTLE – (October 20, 2021) – Pacific Science Center (PacSci) today announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Seattle Kraken to build...

Scientist Becomes Ambassador

Sep 19, 2019

Jessica Fagerstrom, Ph.D., DABR

Pacific Science Center is very happy to announce that one of our Science Communication Fellows has been selected as an AAAS – The American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassador.

Jessica Fagerstrom, Ph.D., DABR joined our Science Communication Fellowship program in 2017 and is an active participant and presenter at PacSci. She can often be seen at one of our Meet a Scientist events.

“This national initiative furthers women in STEM by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers,” she said. “I’m excited to be the medical physicist representative of the 125 chosen ambassadors.”

Commitment To GWIS

Pacific Science Center is committed to empowering Girls and Women in STEM. We encourage you to listen to what this new ambassador has to say in the PacSci Podcast embedded below. Then use the resources here to learn more about this important work.