STEM

With $40 million from a private foundation and $35 million in state funding, a new initiative in Indiana will support a statewide analysis of STEM competency and new digital resources, among other things.

The nonprofit STEM Next Opportunity Fund is working with Qualcomm Incorporated to pilot after-school and summer programming in AI literacy at schools in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

A new computer science wing at a community college in Michigan strengthens its IT programs and capacity to train students in computer numeric control, programmable logic controllers, data science and mechatronics.

One Arizona school district's career and technical education program exposes student to the semiconductor industry's manufacturing process, from the principles to the processes and the tools that underpin it.

In response to student demand, a new major at the university will bridge technology, business and communication while blending coursework in computer science, information technology and business strategy.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is considering moving its data and information science program out of the College of Letters and Science and into a new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

In collaboration with NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, Sonoma State University students built and launched a satellite to monitor how solar wind interacts with the upper atmosphere.

The new 62,000-square-foot campus modernizes university-sponsored K-12 education with labs and collaborative spaces supporting biology, computing, robotics and more. A state budget appropriation helped fund it.

Grants from Google will go toward STEM educational programs, a data dashboard, new AI sports programming for students, AI training for educators and a new master’s degree in AI at Oklahoma State University.

New "eSTEM" labs funded by a partnership between the Public Education Foundation and Volkswagen Group of America offer students hands-on experience with 3D printers, laser cutters, robotics systems and other technology.

Leaders in science, technology, engineering and math are seeking ways to support women as a way of addressing a chronic retention problem: Compared with other professions, women tend to drop out of STEM at a higher rate.

The Cube, a new 5,000-square foot facility with advanced classrooms and technology resources for STEM education, is the first new building constructed for Flint Community Schools in over 50 years.

The TECH Mobile Initiative project will provide approximately 800 students at high schools and career centers with STEM education, training and credentials tailored to specific career pathways.

Among 37 researchers and entrepreneurs who responded to a survey, only one described the Trump administration’s changes as mostly positive. Many said it will take time to grasp the full impact of what's happening.

A public-private partnership called the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance aims to support career awareness and exploration for PreK-12 students focused on high-tech advanced manufacturing in mid-Michigan.

Starting from scratch, Hartselle High School students are planning to design and build a mobile STEM lab, like a tiny house on a trailer frame with solar panels to power it, to hold workshops for kids.

With record-high enrollment this year, Northland Preparatory Academy has completed a 9,000-square-foot facility to introduce students to technology and prepare them for future studies in fields like computer science.

The new computer science program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers different pathways for developers and researchers, with specializations in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science and systems.