Sally Ride Science @ UC San Diego
Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, had retired from NASA and was teaching physics at UC San Diego when she decided to use her famous name to advance a cause she cared about.
To help narrow the gender gap in science and engineering, she joined with her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, and three colleagues — Karen Flammer, Terry McEntee and Alann Lopes — to found Sally Ride Science in 2001.
Over the years, Sally Ride Science created acclaimed STEM programs for girls and boys of all backgrounds across the country. Ride died of pancreatic cancer in 2012, and in 2015, Sally Ride Science found a new home as a nonprofit based at UC San Diego under the direction of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies.
Today, Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego continues Ride’s legacy with innovative programs encouraging diversity in STEAM (STEM plus arts).
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