GEMS at UVa

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Girls Excited about Math & Science at UVa


Welcome to GEMS at UVA!

We are a service organization at the University of Virginia dedicated to improving girls' interest in the sciences. We meet at local Charlottesville middle schools and host activities that highlight the fun of science. The main goal of GEMS is to bridge the gender gap in the subjects of math, science, and engineering.
Illustration courtesy of T. Cai.

Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.