Girls' Science Adventures
Eugene Science Center or University of Oregon, 2300 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR 97401
About
Girls’ Science Adventures offers a series of hands-on science workshops where participants explore topics such as neuroscience, the human heart, botany, space, insects, and math. Sessions include Navigating Neuroscience, where participants experiment with real electrophysiological signals, and Lab of Hearts, where they explore how the heart pumps blood and spreads oxygen and nutrients. Additional sessions include Botany Brainiacs, Universe Unlocked in a planetarium, Insect Investigators, and Mathematical Masters, all led by expert role models from University of Oregon’s Women in Graduate Science and other female mentors.
• Ages: 9–12 years old
• Schedule: Six Saturday workshops from 9:00am–12:00pm.
Girls’ Science Adventures is run in partnership with the University of Oregon Women in Graduate Sciences, with 2026 registrations sponsored by the Jane Higdon Memorial Fund. Enrollment is limited to 20 spaces in each workshop, and some workshops may take place at special field trip locations. Universe Unlocked uses the Eugene Science Center planetarium. Eugene Science Center was founded in 1961 as the southwest branch of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, became an independent 501(c)(3) corporation in 1977, opened in its current location in 1980, adopted the name “Science Factory” in 2002, and changed its name to Eugene Science Center in 2018. Its mission is to inspire scientific curiosity and foster critical thinking about the universe and our place in it. Families receive pick up and drop off location details in a confirmation message after registration, including information for sessions on the University of Oregon campus and at Eugene Science Center.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
• Ages: 9–12 years old
• Schedule: Six Saturday workshops from 9:00am–12:00pm.
Girls’ Science Adventures is run in partnership with the University of Oregon Women in Graduate Sciences, with 2026 registrations sponsored by the Jane Higdon Memorial Fund. Enrollment is limited to 20 spaces in each workshop, and some workshops may take place at special field trip locations. Universe Unlocked uses the Eugene Science Center planetarium. Eugene Science Center was founded in 1961 as the southwest branch of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, became an independent 501(c)(3) corporation in 1977, opened in its current location in 1980, adopted the name “Science Factory” in 2002, and changed its name to Eugene Science Center in 2018. Its mission is to inspire scientific curiosity and foster critical thinking about the universe and our place in it. Families receive pick up and drop off location details in a confirmation message after registration, including information for sessions on the University of Oregon campus and at Eugene Science Center.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
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