STEM ResearcHER Newsletter: November 2025

I hope everyone is having a wonderful start of November :DD!

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STEM ResearcHER Team
November 02, 2025

Bridging the gender and accessibility gap in STEM

STEM ResearcHER is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working to bridge the gender and accessibility gap in STEM research fields through speaker workshops, mentorship programs, and other community events.

Preparation for The Moon! Upcoming Space Exploration Webinar

AI Bootcamp + Mystery Theme will be in early December!

Cali STEMStravaganza is being planned! Stay tuned for updates

Ongoing Updates:

Want to Join STEM ResearcHER?

You can gain volunteering hours, community, and follow your passion. No experience needed, join the team as a…

  • Finance: Cold-email companies and contacts for monetary support for STEM ResearcHER events. Send invoices and work with finances

  • Ambassador: outreach STEM ResearcHER Instagram posts, events, emails, etc. within your school and other communities

  • Marketing: create Instagram posts + reels, along with TikToks and Facebook posts

  • Education: Develop curriculum, running online (and potentially on-site!) bootcamps, and mentoring students

Do YOU have a STEM story you want to share?

Get in touch with the Director of PR to get your story in our newsletter!

STEM Opportunities:

Middle School:

High School:

How to be Involved:

  1. Keep up with Deadlines: For internships, competitions, and joining organizations, research and prepare materials ahead of time to be a great applicant.

  2. Be Prepared: Start a resume, brag sheet, and CV in case an internship/job requires it for applications and get your recommendations.

  3. Build out your community/support group: You deserve a group of supportive people by your side! With a support group you could team up for competitions or get help on applications.

✨✨Pocket Pick Of the Month✨✨:

Struggling to concentrate? Accidentally scrolling for 3 hours straight while forgetting about the assignment due at 10 pm because your teacher refuses to set the due date at 11:59 pm?

Introducing StayFree! A time management app that allows you to stop scrolling, set screentime, or disable specific distracting features an app contains so that you can stay productive!

Study Playlist of the Month for YOUU🎧🎧✨

Introducing… Black Girls Code

Black Girls Code (BGC) aims to make sure today’s learners can become tomorrow’s leaders in tech—regardless of their background, zip code, or identity. From sparking interest in elementary school, to building technical and leadership skills in middle and high school to creating pathways to future and success in community, confidence, and creativity. Because BGC believes that success in tech takes more than just code.

Only 19% of computer science degrees are earned by women and less than 2% of tech roles are held by Black women. The biggest drop-off in tech engagement happens between ages 13 and 17. At BGC, they’re creating long-term pathways, building community, and preparing young innovators to build the solutions that will change the world.

Get involved with Black Girls Code here!

Interactive YouTube series designed to introduce young learners (ages 7-12) to coding through fun, hands-on projects using Scratch, Python, and AI-powered tools.

Learners dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by building real projects, exploring machine learning, and taking on big ideas like ethical AI and its impact on the world.

Explore the building blocks of our world to understand how cells function. The career path of a famously successful co-creator of CRISPR-Cas9, Jennifer Doudna.

Who is Jennifer Doudna?

Jennifer Doudna is a biochemist and molecular biologist. She is best known for being the co-creator of CRISPR-Cas9, which is a gene-editing technology that lets scientists modify DNA with precision. She is currently a professor at UC Berkeley, co-founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute, and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Advice on Future Steps:

Academic Pathways:

  • Take Biology, Physics, and Chemistry (AP if available)

  • Look into internships in Biology/Chemistry focused

  • Join STEM clubs or science fair to get exposure to research

Recommended Skills to Build Up:

  • Microscope Analysis

  • DNA Extraction

  • Pipetting & Lab Safety

  • PCR Basics

  • BLAST- compare DNA sequences

  • Learn Google sheets and excel

How to Get Involved:

School Level:

  • Join or start STEM Clubs with a focus on biotech & run a DNA extraction demo

Community Level:

  • Volunteer at museums or nature centers

  • Join outreach bio programs

State Level:

  • Attend STEM expos, biotech expos, and youth science summits

  • Internships (SEED)

What You Can Do Right Now:

  1. Focus on retaining and understanding the fundamentals of STEM and biology

  2. Learn the software you will need in college/university

  3. Read and research about the latest medical tech and how you can be involved

Additional Advice:

  1. Start with curiousity As long as you are curious about a field, you’ll look deep into them to find little ways to be involved and share your interests!

  2. Start recognizing how your activities connect: Not everyone has access to a lab or the ability to take apart in time consuming activities, but if you can understand how your personal identity intertwines with each one it will set you up well to see what is worth spending time on.

Reach out to us!