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Synopsys Outreach Foundation Updates, News and Press Release
Synopsys Outreach Foundation Sets Up ‘Shop’ in Bay Area Communities
Our first series of STEM Shops concluded in September 2022 and we could not be more thrilled! The brainchild of our STEM Programs Manager, Lauren Foote, the STEM Shops program was created in 2022 to ensure we were proactively meeting the ‘back to school’ needs of Bay...
Synopsys Outreach Foundation in the News
Gentry Magazine – Nov 4, 2020
A Synchronous Solution
Synopsys Outreach Foundation works with RAFT and Santa Clara County Office of Education to get kits distributed at meal distribution sites at Title I schools.
NBC – Aug 1, 2019
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Technology Outreach Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Launches Campaign to Honor STEM Teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area
NBC – Jan 18, 2018
Sciencepalooza! 2018 Presented by the Synopsys Outreach Foundation
STEM Education Program News
Providing Grants for At-Home STEM Activities: Synopsys Outreach Foundation is Proud to Participate in COVID-19 Response Efforts in Silicon Valley
With our strong commitment to enabling and celebrating students engaging in science projects, Synopsys Outreach Foundation pivoted some of its funding toward COVID-19 responses that directly benefit students in Silicon Valley most at-risk of learning loss due from...
Equitable Access to STEM Education: Supporting East Side Union High School District Teachers and Students
ADI (Argument-Driven Inquiry) Professional Development Training Synopsys Outreach Foundation is proud to sponsor Summer 2020 professional development training for all 150 science teachers from East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) in Argument-Driven Inquiry...
Heidi Strahm Black: Santa Clara Valley’s Science Fairee Reflects on a Career in Science Education
“Sciencepalooza! started as a scrappy little thing at Eastridge Mall,” said Heidi Strahm Black who has served the East Side Union High School District since 1999 as coordinator of its annual science fair, sciencepalooza! Retiring in May 2020 from Synopsys Outreach...
Synopsys Outreach Foundation’s 20th Anniversary
In honor of our 20th anniversary, the Synopsys Outreach Foundation has put together a video highlighting our core programs and achievements. Katherine Houston is a Bay Area leader in Corporate Social Responsibility. Over the past decade, she has held a variety of...
Message from the President – August 1, 2019
Dear Students,
You are among the brightest young minds in California – future scientists, inventors, humanitarians, engineers, and CEOs.
While some will advance to state and international competitions through this process, every one of you, through your months of hard work and research, have achieved something incredible by just participating in your school’s science/STEM fair.
