News - Maydm

Madison non-profit wants to change the face of STEM

August 29, 2022

By: Marcus Aarsvold | Published March 19, 2022 at 6:26 CDT STEM leaders say women of color are underrepresented in the field. MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Non-profit Maydm recently received…

Maydm head Christina Outlay works to get underrepresented youth into STEM

May 2, 2022

Blog, Maydm Staff, News

Written by Angelica Euseary | Photography by Ruthie Hauge Christina Outlay was born and raised on the west side of Chicago. She grew up in the North Lawndale neighborhood, an…

Christina Outlay On Steminism In Action

March 4, 2022

Blog, Maydm Staff, News

Written by Annie Rosemurgy | Photography by Hillary Schave In 2015 Winnie Karanja founded Maydm, a Madison-based nonprofit aimed at bringing girls and students of color into STEM (science, technology, engineering…

Maydm’s new internship program gives teens summer jobs in STEM fields

July 23, 2021

News

Written by Natalie Yahr Four days a week, Elfin Wiriyan walks into the Exact Sciences campus on Madison’s west side around 8 a.m., eager to start the work day. The…

November 19, 2019, BizTimes: Developing the next generation of coders

November 19, 2019

News

By Lauren Anderson Nov 19, 2019, updated March 17, 2020 Dulce Martinez didn’t initially think coding was for her. A seventh-grade student at Roger Street Academy in Milwaukee, Martinez thought…

July 22, 2019, Wisconsin State Journal: Maydm Camp Teaches Youths How to Code

July 22, 2019

News

Maydm camp teaches youths how to code Original story posted by the Wisconsin State Journal | PAMELA COTANT For the State Journal | July 22, 2019 Cara Hill was hesitant about…

Connecting Students to Free or Low-Cost Internet

Mar 22, 2019, Madison365: Maydm Gets $50,000 Grant from CUNA Mutual

March 22, 2019

News

Maydm Gets $50,000 Grant From CUNA Mutual Madison365 by Madison365 Staff March 22, 2019 Technology nonprofit Maydm announced in a press release Thursday that it has been awarded a $50,000…

Feb 12, 2019, Madison Magazine: Maydm Helps Kids of Color Earn Their Place in a Tech Future

February 19, 2019

News

Maydm Helps Kids of Color Earn Their Place in a Tech Future Madison Magazine by Brennan Nardi February 12, 2019 There are so many brilliant and inspiring aspects of Winnie Karanja’s…