From the ASEE aggregator:

The Seattle Times (7/1, Long) reports, “On Friday, some of the best gaming and education minds in the area gathered at the Northeastern University-Seattle campus to kick off an ambitious, long-term project to create” a game to keep girls engrossed in math and science. “G.A.M.E.S. — short for Girls Advancing in Math, Engineering and Science — includes participants from Northeastern, the University of Washington’s Center for Game Science, the private DigiPen Institute for game developers, and game companies such as Big Fish and Her Interactive.” The person behind the idea, Tayloe Washburn, dean of Northeastern-Seattle, “thinks a successful game could underscore the advantages of a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields for young girls.”