Advancing STEM-Community Engagement Through Neuroscience Discovery (ASCEND)

About ASCEND

ASCEND (Advancing STEM: Community Engagement through Neuroscience Discovery) is an educational program designed to address the national shortage in STEM career-oriented students by providing middle and high school students with innovative and fun lessons taught by trained neuroscientists. ASCEND incorporates classroom and lab visits, hands-on and virtual reality demonstrations, and the development of digital and web-based educational content.