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2025 STEM Girl Day Media Advisory

(Updated: 9-19-24)

UT Austin Hosts STEM Girl Day

Thousands of K-12 Students to Attend Annual STEM Girl Day at UT Austin

What: Women in STEM (WiSTEM) at The University of Texas at Austin will host more than 10,000 children from cities across the state and beyond at the 24th annual STEM Girl Day at UT Austin.

When: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2025 

Where: UT Austin Main Campus. Follow the online discussion: #UTSTEMGirlDay (All events moved inside due to weather.)

Who may attend: Students, families and educators. Media are invited. Participant registration is open December 1, 2024, through the event date.

Background: STEM Girl Day at UT Austin 2025 offers an array of activities that spark creativity, inspire future STEM field careers and show how engineers and scientists can change the world. Elementary and middle school students engage in activities and hands-on educational experiences, from designing a balloon-powered car to watching physics and chemistry in action. The event includes the celebration of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an international event celebrated during Engineers Week each year.

With volunteers from over 180 UT Austin research groups and student organizations, community nonprofit organizations, government agencies, universities and schools, companies, and regional businesses, STEM Girl Day at UT Austin has become the largest event of its kind in the United States. STEM Girl Day at UT Austin is presented by Halliburton, Hologic, Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, and Visa. STEM Girl Day is a featured event in this year’s Texas Science Festival.

STEM Girl Day by the numbers:

• 10,000 students (K-8th grades) expected to register for STEM Girl Day at UT Austin 2025
• 180 STEM activities and demonstrations
• 2,000 STEM role models and volunteers

WiSTEM is a university-wide outreach, recruiting and retention program for precollege and undergraduate students in STEM fields. 

For more information, contact: Tricia Berry, Executive Director, Women in STEM, 512-963-3366, triciaberry@utexas.edu.