Getting Started in STEM

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Dartmouth Adventures in STEM introduces 27 incoming first-year students to the frontiers of science.

 

In the first week of August the E.E. Just Program hosted a cohort of incoming students for Dartmouth Adventures in STEM, introducing them to new ideas and possibilities at the vanguard of science. They also participated in Navigating Dartmouth sessions, visited labs, and engaged in community-building activities organized by E.E. Just undergraduate fellows and summer interns.

Photos by Kata Sasvari

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Group photo of students

Twenty-seven students drawn from across the United States, with a keen interest in STEM and committed to the mission of the E.E Just Program, pose for a group photo.

Lexi Obi asking a question

Lexi Obi '30 poses a question during a class session. During the Adventures in STEM program, students took eight minicourses , known as "adventures," covering topics ranging from physics and astronomy to healthcare operations.

Azah-Joan Nchang cutting cake

Azah-Joan Nchang '30 celebrates her birthday with a carrot cake from Lou's Restaurant & Bakery which her family had ordered for the occasion. 

Alberto Quattrini Li teaching

Associate Professor of Computer Science Alberto Quattrini Li discusses drones during an Adventures in Robotics session.

Emma Cassisi reading

Emma Cassisi '30 peruses her copy of Kenneth Manning's Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1984. Just, a member of the Class of 1907, was a pioneering cell biologist who made significant contributions to genetics and embryology.

Group of students with Just T-shirts

Jerel Clark '30 , Berthelot Beliard '30, Tobias Counts '30, and Emmanuel Ojadi '30 sport new T-Shirts featuring E. E. Just's Aegis yearbook photo from his time at Dartmouth 120 years ago. 

Professor Craig Sutton speaking

Professor of Mathematics Craig Sutton, who has been director of the E.E. Just Program since 2016, delivers remarks at the closing dinner. 

People eating BBQ

The Adventures in STEM participants enjoy a closing barbecue dinner in Kemeny Courtyard.