Lake City High School sophomore Brenna Hawkins, left, and Coeur d’Alene High School sophomore Adalyn Curtis closely watch their water sample filtrate through sand during a hands-on water filtration activity Tuesday morning at University of Idaho’s 10th annual Women in Math and Science event. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
October 3, 2018
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October 3, 2018 1 a.m.
STEM fields are for women, too
COEUR d’ALENE — Tiny organisms wiggled in drops of water carefully placed on slides beneath microscope lenses Tuesday morning, giving local high school girls a peek into the weird and wonderful world of microbiology.