STEM
Stories about STEM, the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, a set of related academic disciplines commonly associated with innovation and sought-after careers. Some regions and school districts focus heavily on these fields, and in others, a lack of funding, staffing or student interest has become a concern.
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As three longtime North Texas university leaders prepare to step down this summer, they reflect on how higher education has bolstered the region’s workforce development, economy and cultural capital.
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The Trump administration's efforts to slash funding from top research institutions across the U.S. is a gift to China and an injustice not only to top researchers and students, but to future generations of citizens.
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A 12-acre facility in Berea, Ohio, will feature hands-on interactive exhibits from 17 major industries, including aerospace, health care, advanced manufacturing and agricultural technology.
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Ten members of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents co-authored From STEM to STEAM: Latino Perspectives, a portion of sales from which will benefit the organization’s student scholarship fund.
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A group of 35 government, higher ed and nonprofit institutions and employers will host workshops and other efforts aimed at diversifying STEM fields and making the tech industry more representative for women of color.
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The fourth annual KidWind Simulation Challenge for grades four through 12 tasks students with using a CAD program and virtual simulations to design wind energy systems and test their efficiency.
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Tupelo Middle School in Missouri has a robotics class that feeds into after-school programs that reach even more students, giving them not just technical knowledge but practice with hands-on problem-solving.
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More than $210,000 in grant funding from the Indiana Department of Education will help teachers support K-12 families with issues related to educational technology and blended-learning and virtual-learning environments.
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The Oklahoma State University Polytech initiative will increase STEM programming across the OSU system, starting with the expansion of OSUIT in Tulsa, and solicit guidance on academic programming from industry leaders.
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The University of Pittsburgh's new master's degree in data science, delivered fully online through Coursera, will teach core computational concepts, data management, programming for analysis and other subjects.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul and Micron Technology pledged more than $70 million to renovate a high school building in downtown Syracuse that has been closed for nearly 50 years. Classes are expected to begin in 2025.
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Watertown City School District and nine others in New York state will begin piloting an educational program in 2024 developed by teachers and Micron to interest and train students in semiconductor technology.
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A 30,000-square-foot, single-story facility on the southeast corner of Clark State's Springfield campus will accommodate academic programs for middle and high school students through the Global Impact STEM Academy.
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Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories recently hosted its third annual daylong Hour of Code at Potlatch Elementary School, where a coding education program taught students to build their own animations and mini-games.
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A recent study of Generation Z’s attitudes toward STEM found that only 29 percent of them cite STEM jobs as their first career choices, despite 75 percent expressing interest in the subjects academically.
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For Computer Science Education Week, computer science students in Colorado are using free coding games to teach the subject to elementary students at area schools.
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More than 8,500 applicants to the University of Washington this fall chose computer science as their first-choice major, with hundreds more transferring from other majors or the state's community college network.
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Robotics competitions like the FIRST Tech challenge bring hundreds of students into academic and extracurricular programs that encourage interest and aptitude in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Part of a major building project at the rapidly growing university will be a facility of classrooms, offices, research and teaching labs for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst will create an interdisciplinary team to conduct equity-based reviews of its policies and procedures, and devise plans to counter racial disparities in STEM programs.
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University of Missouri and Harvard-Smithsonian researchers found that “STEM Career Days” can build an early interest in STEM fields, which could help meet the demand for trained professionals and diversify the field.