The following is information regarding summer camps at U of M:
https://lsa.umich.edu/wise/k-12-students-families/summer-camps.html
1) the New UM Youth Hub
UM is moving to a centralized UM Youth Hub, youthhub@umich.edu, which we are hoping will eventually make things easier on your end (we are still working on it, so this year, maybe not easier) and to allow us to more efficiently manage our program applications and collect data on our programs to measure effectiveness.
The Youth Hub went live yesterday afternoon and more UM applications/programs are being added every day.
Nearly every opportunity listed will require that students and/or a parent to have a Youth Hub account. This will allow applications to be saved to return to later.
Features are being added to the Youth Hub daily (for example, searching and sorting features and, we are hoping eventually, credit card payment!).
We expect there to be some issues as we start to use this tool and so we are planning on patience and flexibility on our side, and hoping the same from you!
2) WISE Camp Information
In addition to finding WISE camp information on the Youth Hub, you can always find information on our WISE web site: www.wise.umich.edu
Under the K-12 Students and Families link.
This summer we are running the following day camps:
• Girls in Science and Engineering (GISE) Camp
Dates: June 18-22, 2018
A summer day camp for students finishing grades 7 and 8.
• Girls Code Camp
Dates: July 9-13, 2018
The Girls Code Camp introduces students to programming and programming concepts in a fun and supportive environment. This is a commuter program for students finishing grades 8-12.
WISE continues to sponsor these following day camps on UM Campus:
• miRcore Computational Biology Camp
Dates: 2 Sessions
Session 1: June 18-22, 2018 (finishing 9th grade and above)
Session 2: July 16-20, 2018 (finishing 8th grade and above)
Application: https://www.mircore.org/2018-summer-camps/
This camp is for academically motivated current high school and 8th grade students (young women and men) interested in computer, math, science, and medicine.
Run by miRcore.org with campus support from UM WISE Program.
• miRcore Biotechnology Camp for High School Students
Dates: June 25-29, 2018
Prerequisite: miRcore Computational Biology Camp
Application: https://www.mircore.org/2018-summer-camps/
This camp focuses on nucleotide hybridization and combines UNIX usage, wet-lab experiments, and thermodynamics to teach current nucleotide biotechnology.
Run by miRcore.org with campus support from UM WISE Program.
• miRcore Camp for R Programming
Dates: July 23-27, 2018
Application: https://www.mircore.org/2018-summer-camps/
This camp provides statistical methods in the context of disease research. It is for current high school and exceptional 8th grade students who want to learn computer programming in relation to future biomedical applications.
Run by miRcore.org with campus support from UM WISE Program.
Dates: July 23 – August 3, 2018
Application: https://www.music.umich.edu/special_programs/youth/girls-music-technology.htm
Offered by UM School of Music Department of Performing Arts Technology (PAT), co-sponsored by WISE.
UM Faculty Director: Professor Michael Gurevich
Tuition for 2 weeks is $900
Need-based funding available through the GiMaT program
(additional scholarships are available through UM’s Center for Educational Outreach: https://ceo.umich.edu/way/)
Complete Info: https://www.music.umich.edu/special_programs/youth/girls-music-technology.htm