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Yale Pathways to Science Pathways to Science opens the door for middle and high school students to explore STEM at Yale. Students can choose which opportunities interest them the most.

With an overarching goal to encourage and support promising young scholars to pursue careers in the sciences, Pathways to Science opens the door for middle and high school students to explore science at Yale University. Whether the student is creative or logical, methodical or messy, observant or intuitive, Yale Pathways will help him or her explore the sciences and take their skills to the next level. Throughout the year students are invited to programs, demonstrations, lectures, and laboratory visits on Yale University’s campus to learn about cutting-edge advances in science from respected professors. In the past, students have viewed the cosmos at Yale’s state-of-the-art planetarium, launched rockets, built telescopes, and examined brain specimens with Yale neuroscientists. Yale Pathways to Science is free of charge. Once accepted, students can participate in programs through high school graduation. Inspiring the next generation of scientists is important to us, and we consider Pathways students as the youngest members of Yale's community of scientists.

In addition to four five-day workshops, Pathways to Science Summer Scholars experienced daily enrichment sessions, which...
08/06/2026

In addition to four five-day workshops, Pathways to Science Summer Scholars experienced daily enrichment sessions, which are 60-minute one-off sessions on a variety of science topics. Photos from enrichment sessions across the two weeks of Summer Scholars, as well as a list of all the sessions from this summer, are featured here! Thanks to faculty and students from , , , Department of Applied Physics, Department of Materials Science, , Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Pediatrics, Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, , Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, , Department of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Department of Chemistry, Yale Institute of Biomolecular Deisng and Discovery, , Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, , Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Department of Computer Science, and .

In the College Essay, Summer Scholars rising seniors learned all about showcasing their best selves to college admission...
08/05/2026

In the College Essay, Summer Scholars rising seniors learned all about showcasing their best selves to college admissions officers through their college essay! This workshop ran for ten days, lasting the full two weeks of Pathways to Science Summer Scholars. Students considered example essays, writing exercises and prompts, and peer review as well as instructor and PF feedback! At the end of the workshop, each rising senior had a college essay ready to go for college applications in the fall! Taught by Dario Sulzman, English teacher at .

In Musical Acoustics and Instrument Design: When Engineering Meets Music, students used basic engineering tools to desig...
08/05/2026

In Musical Acoustics and Instrument Design: When Engineering Meets Music, students used basic engineering tools to design electronic and mechanical musical instruments! Along the way, they learned music and acoustic concepts, as well as the basics of building electronic circuits. Taught by Larry Wilen at , , and Hanneneh Akbarpour, Yale Department of Music.

In Discovering the Biology of Aquatic Invertebrates, students learned about the incredible diversity of features that sea organisms have evolved to thrive in their environments! Students examined real specimens of organisms such as Nematostella (sea anemone) and made their own sea creatures from origami and clay as hands-on explorations of animal evolution. Taught by Sarah Morgan and Jacob Musser, .

In Illuminating our RNA Blueprint: Making and Measuring Proteins, students learned wet lab skills to prepare RNAs from yeast cultures and reactions for experiments that use light, facilitating a greater understanding of proteins and RNA, molecules that are essential for all life. Taught by Wendy Gilbert, Karla Neugebauer, and other members of the Gilbert and Neugebauer Labs, .

In Cracking the Code of Cancer: Exploring HER2 Expression in Breast Cancer Through Protein Analysis, students explored t...
08/04/2026

In Cracking the Code of Cancer: Exploring HER2 Expression in Breast Cancer Through Protein Analysis, students explored the influence of HER2 gene on tumor behavior, breast cancer treatment strategies, and prognosis in breast cancer through exposure to hands on lab techniques such as Western blotting as well as experimental data interpretation strategies. Taught by Karen Dsouza, Bryan Mckiver, and members of the Faye Rogers lab, Yale Cancer Center and Department of Therapeutic Radiology at .

In Peanuts to Plasma Cells students had the opportunity to engage in hands-on laboratory techniques used by immunologists like polymerase chain reaction (PCR), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence. Taught by Ruchi Gupta and Sasha Coates-Park, Department of Immunobiology, and .

In Journey to the Center of the Earth, students used specimens from to explore atmospheric and ocean dynamics, as well as the behavior of sea-floor dwelling organisms, evolution of terrestrial life, and major rock types and the scientific methods of determining the deep structure of Earth by means of seismic wave transmission. By the end of the workshop, students gained an understanding of the role of Earth scientists in addressing societal problems! Taught by Zoe Molitor and Maureen Long, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at .

In The Goldilocks Planet: Understanding Earth’s Climate through Data Science, students explored the processes that keep ...
08/03/2026

In The Goldilocks Planet: Understanding Earth’s Climate through Data Science, students explored the processes that keep Earth habitable while learning Python to analyze real climate datasets, culminating in independent projects investigating their scientific questions. Taught by Demetra Yancopoulos and staff in Planetary Sciences.

In What’s in Our Air?: Building a Low-Cost Air Quality Monitor, students built their own monitors to detect pollutants, collected real-time air data, and shared insights on the health of the air around them. Taught by Colby Buehler and Mitchell Rogers, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Yale.

In The Power of Electrochemistry, students explored the science behind sustainable energy by building their own batteries, redox pairs, and solar cells, uncovering how chemical reactions can be harnessed to generate electrical power. Taught by Lindsey Baker, Olga Zubarieva, and Ryan Pinard, Yale Chemistry.

Pathways Scholars leveled up their creativity at the TechArts & Crafts: Game On event!🎮🎨The Duke Lab and members of Lin ...
12/06/2024

Pathways Scholars leveled up their creativity at the TechArts & Crafts: Game On event!🎮🎨

The Duke Lab and members of Lin Zhong's research group guided Pathways Scholars through a hands-on adventure combining gaming, programming, and technology, participants explored how to create their own game! From creating controllers with playdough through the Makey Makey kit and designing their own game through Scratch programming, the scholars had a fun time!

Thank you to everyone who participated at this fun-filled event!💻✨

Pathways Scholars explored the mysteries of the heart at the first Art & The Heart event!🎨❤️🩺Through guidance from scien...
11/18/2024

Pathways Scholars explored the mysteries of the heart at the first Art & The Heart event!🎨❤️🩺

Through guidance from scientists and doctors from the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, students learned all about the circulatory system, hearts, and blood through a variety of activities, including an art project and a board game! While combining arts and sciences together, the event was a blast!

Thank you to the participants for joining us and the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center for putting on this event!

Have you ever wondered how our bodies defend against infections and disease? 🦠 Throwback to the Day of Immunology from A...
11/14/2024

Have you ever wondered how our bodies defend against infections and disease? 🦠

Throwback to the Day of Immunology from April, where students explored the secrets of the immune system—from how it fights infections to what happens when things go wrong. Through interactive workshops and activities, scholars learned how our bodies respond to parasites and gained insight into the science behind staying healthy! 🔬

Local students and families had a thrilling time at the Yale Physics’ Haunted Hallway and Spooky Demo Show!🎃✨With hands-...
11/12/2024

Local students and families had a thrilling time at the Yale Physics’ Haunted Hallway and Spooky Demo Show!🎃✨

With hands-on demos led by physicists, participants were able to explore giant pendulums, mysterious sounds, electricity, the mysteries of levitation, and even witness safe explosions!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable night of spooky science, and a huge thank you to the Yale Physics Department! 👻

Rewinding to last spring, Yale Funbotics hosted a six-session workshop where students built robots in teams guided by un...
11/07/2024

Rewinding to last spring, Yale Funbotics hosted a six-session workshop where students built robots in teams guided by undergraduate mentors!

The series taught core engineering skills, team building, critical thinking, and problem-solving while having FUN! At the end of the program, students and their robots faced off in a cone-stacking competition while their peers and parents cheered them on 🤖🏅

Stay tuned for our recap of this semester's Funbotics camp, which has its competition on November 17th!

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