Advancing equity and access in STEM learning

The STEM Learning Center is situated under the office of Research, Innovation & Impact at the University of Arizona. We are a university-wide center that supports efforts to recruit and retain a diverse population of learners into a robust STEM pipeline. We offer consultations on broadening participation and broader impacts; project design; education research and evaluation; inclusive practices; and collaborating with partners within the university, across institutions, or with industry.

We invite you to contact us and set up a consultation early in your project planning period. If you are looking for resources on inclusive practices in STEM, need current data for project proposals, or just want to network and collaborate with like-minded groups or individuals, we can help.

Featured News

Building a Bridge to STEM Degrees for Transfer Students

Aug. 28, 2019

Funding from the National Science Foundation will support scholarships for transfer students seeking STEM degrees at the UA, and provide training for faculty and mentors as students transfer from Pima Community College to the UA.

UA Seeks Answers from the Deep

Feb. 28, 2018

From the Southern Ocean, professor Joellen Russell is collecting big data that is expected to tell us more about the Earth and its climate.

UA, Partners Address STEM Workforce Pathways

March 29, 2017

The STEM Learning Center has collaborated with on- and off-campus partners, including Career Services and a Microsoft program, to improve STEM pipeline building in southern Arizona.

Awards

The University of Arizona ASEMS programs has been awarded INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award! Organizations who receive this prestigious award advance diversity, promote equality, and build a stronger U.S. workforce, through innovative programs and initiatives for current and future students, increasing the number of people from underrepresented groups entering STEM professions.

This award is a tribute to the people and programs that encourage and inspire a new generation of people to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. ASEMS programs continues to make a significant difference through mentoring and teaching, research, and other efforts worthy of this national recognition.

Excelencia in Education, a national organization focused on accelerating Latino student success in higher education, recognized four evidence-based programs across the U.S.—including UArizona's Science, Engineering and Math Scholars (ASEMS)—as winners of its 2020 Examples of Excelencia award.