By Margaret McKinney
Highlands University
Eighth grade girls from around New Mexico gained hands-on science knowledge from Highlands University women faculty at an AAUW Tech Trek Camp aimed at building confidence and stimulating interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields.
The American Association of University Women New Mexico sponsored the camp last week in collaboration with Highlands University.
Forestry professor Sara Brown taught two workshops during Tech Trek titled, Wildfire Science: It’s Hot!