Eli Tsung learned more programming skills than he even imagined possible in his “Introduction to Programming” course at Stanford’s Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes. He was challenged with coursework that explored how to use programming tools and how they worked. In...
Charlie Du spent three weeks in intensive math courses at AwesomeMath at the University of Texas in Dallas. He grew his mathematics acumen and his independent living skills while away from home for the first time. In addition, he had the pleasure of working with...
Ian Kinsel spent his summer at Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) in St. Louis, where he focused on photovoltaic biomaterials. Not only did he conduct six weeks of hands-on engineering research, he read scientific papers, wrote a research paper on...
Maya Benyas attended STEM II at Brown University, where she focused on neuroscience—through lectures, labs, and independent research. Her coursework caused her interest in neuroscience to blossom and greatly enhanced her understanding of the core functions and...
Gabriela Benyas experienced a summer of intensive organic chemistry instruction and hands-on experiments at Michigan Math and Science Scholars (MMSS). As a sponsoree of the Garwin Family Foundation Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in the Arts,...
The Garwin Family Foundation (GFF) is thrilled to introduce a new feature on our website: “Where Are They Now?” This section of our website will share the successes of our prior GFFers as they follow their educational and career paths—and make a difference in the...