Washington Student Science Association - WSSA

03/20/2017

Tesla STEM High School is organizing a wonderful TEDxYouth event this spring! They have an amazing lineup of speakers ready! Be sure to check it out!

At TEDxYouth@TeslaSTEMSchool, we are a committee of 10 motivated students from Tesla STEM High School in Redmond organizing a TEDxYouth event this spring for fellow youth in the Greater Seattle area.

02/22/2017

WSSA is happy to announce that our partner, Homolog.us, has begun registration for their Bioinformatics: Coding for Medicine Summer Course! https://hs.coding4medicine.com/

02/28/2016

Are you a high school student interested in coding? Ever wonder how your coding skills could solve problems in medicine and biology? Sign up for the Bioinformatics: Coding for Medicine Summer Course!

01/11/2016

High school seniors: considering studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics in college? Apply for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship today!

The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) supports low- and middle-income students pursuing eligible high-demand majors in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) or health care and encourages recipients to work in Washington state once they complete their degrees.The amount of fundi…

01/10/2016

Week 7's Coding Challenge is available! Send your responses to [email protected] by Monday, January 11 at 11:59pm!

http://coding4medicine.com/weekly/Week7.pdf

12/08/2015

Week 5's Coding Challenge is available! Send your responses to [email protected] by Monday, December 14 at 11:59pm!

http://coding4medicine.com/weekly/Week5.pdf

12/03/2015

Week 4's Coding Challenge is available! Send your responses to [email protected] by Monday, December 2 at 11:59pm!

http://coding4medicine.com/weekly/Week4.pdf

11/17/2015

Week 3's Coding Challenge is available! Send your responses to [email protected] by Monday, November 23 at 11:59pm!

http://coding4medicine.com/weekly/Week3.pdf

11/04/2015

WSSA is excited to announce its new Weekly Coding Challenge series, in partnership with Homolog.us! Code solutions to problems every week and prepare for a competition in the end.

This week's problem set has been released. Respond by midnight on Monday, 11/9!
http://coding4medicine.com/weekly/Week1.pdf

10/30/2015

WSSA is excited to announce a Weekly Coding Challenge series for high school students! Code solutions to new problems every week and prepare for a competition in the end. Learn more and participate at https://goo.gl/MkHO4r

‘Coding4Medicine’ is preparing the next generation of biomedical scientists in 'data science'.

06/10/2015

Interested in science, leadership, professional development, or community service? Applications for WSSA's 2015-2016 Leadership Team are now open! For more info, please visit: http://www.wastudentscience.org/apply-for-leadership.html

WSSA is looking for talented and motivated student leaders to join its leadership team. Applications for the 2015-2016 WSSA Leadership team are now open. If you are passionate about STEM, leadership,...

05/30/2015

I bet you've seen a lot of batteries made out of metals. But have you ever seen a battery made of wood? Just recently, scientists have produced an elastic, foam-like battery material from wood pulp that can withstand shock and stress! Read more at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150529083212.htm

A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp has been developed. Using nanocellulose broken down from tree fibers, scientists have produced an elastic, foam-like battery material that can withstand shock and stress.