Wilton Burns, Vermont EPSCoR Graduate Research Associate, and members of the Center for Workforce Development and Diversity (CWDD) on October 11, 2018 participated in the Women Can Do! Action Expo hosted by Vermont Works for Women. Held at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, Vermont, the event encouraged high school-aged girls to consider their future careers as potential scientists.
CWDD members Janel Roberge and LeeAnn Trusela, arranged viewing tables with Wilton that provided microscopes and macroinverebrate specimens, giving students an opportunity to identify specimens using a dichotomous key. For many students, this was their first time identifying macroinvertebrates using a microscope.
Approximately 100 high school students attended the Women Can Do! Action Expo. More information about the event and about Vermont Works for Women can be found at www.vtworksforwomen.org.
Wilton Burns assists a student with identifying a macroinvertebrate specimen.
Wilton Burns assists a student with identifying a macroinvertebrate specimen.
LeeAnn Trusela assists a student with identifying a macroinvertebrate specimen.
Janel Roberge assists a student with identifying a macroinvertebrate specimen.
A participant in the Women Can Do! Action Expo uses a CWDD-provided microscope to attempt to identify a macroinvertebrate.