City of Detroit | Mayor’s Office: Wayne State-based program seeks to close diversity gap in STEM fields
Slowly but surely, Detroit is becoming a hub for technology and innovation. With large-scale STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) conferences such as this month’s... Read More
SMASH Communications Manager Ashleigh Richelle Shares her Distance Traveled Story
Ashleigh Richelle is the daughter of a strong immigrant mother, the oldest of three siblings, a SMASH Academy alum, a first-generation college graduate and Latinx... Read More
WJBK Fox 2 Detroit News Visits SMASH Wayne State
WJBK Fox 2 Detroit News visits SMASH Wayne State. Watch here.
Penn Today: At Penn, STEM and business classes mesh for Philadelphia high schoolers
As part of the SMASH Wharton program, 35 students live and breathe college life in the summer, staying for three years in Harnwell College House... Read More
WWJ NewsRadio 950 with Vickie Thomas
Vickie Thomas talks to some of our SMASH Wayne State scholars. Listen here.
Tech Time: Smash STEM Academy at Wayne State University
A learning opportunity for local high school students at Wayne State University — Smash Academy is a five-week STEM camp that take students through biology,... Read More
Video Production & Coordination Manager (Contract)
Oakland, California, United States · Kapor Center Communications Team Contract Dates: 6/13-8/31 | Part-Time, 25 hours/week | Pay: DOE PROJECT SCOPE We are looking for... Read More
Wayne State to partner with SMASH, cutting-edge STEM program on initiative for Detroit high schoolers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2018 Contact: Ashleigh Richelle, 408.387.4353, ashleigh@www.smash.org Darrell Dawsey, 313.577.1204, darrell.dawsey@wayne.edu DETROIT — In an effort to encourage first-generation and underrepresented local... Read More
SMASH’s Martín Gonzáles: My Family Walked Through Tainted Clouds To Pick Your Food
It was in the middle of a sociology class that I came to the realization: environmental racism was not just happening “out there,” but was... Read More
New Kapor Center Program Funds Research on Solutions to Reduce Bias & Barriers in Tech
The lack of racial and gender diversity across the technology pipeline is a persistent challenge across the tech ecosystem, with women and underrepresented people of color underrepresented... Read More