Chia Vang, 51ÁÔÆæ vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, welcomes more than 60 high school freshmen and sophomores to campus on STEM Day. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Troye Fox)
51ÁÔÆæ graduate student Shamar Webster answers questions from a Messmer student during a tour of 51ÁÔÆæ’s Connected Systems Institute. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Troye Fox)
Messmer students took a tour of the public health labs in KIRC as part of their visit. It gave organizers the opportunity to speak about careers in public health and health sciences. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Troye Fox)
Shamar Webster (right), graduate student in computer science, describes the study of friction that Rockwell Automation and 51ÁÔÆæ researchers are working on together. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Troye Fox)
Messmer High School students attend a show at the Manfred Olson Planetarium and get an introduction to constellations. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Troye Fox)
More than five dozen freshman and sophomore students from Messmer High School visited 51ÁÔÆæ on March 30 for STEM Day.
The students got a look at what the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and math – look like in college by touring research labs, the Manfred Olson Planetarium, a robotics lab, the Connected Systems Institute and other places.
