Technical Education

Sophomores at Corvallis High School built a low-cost sensor that tests for levels of carbon dioxide, particulate matter 2.5 and nitrogen dioxide. They used it to measure pollution near a local glass fiber plant.

Thirty years ago, a group of women in Georgia launched Women in Technology because they didn’t see other women in leadership roles, and in recent years their organization has continued to evolve and grow.

The V-CRED program, operated by the city and the City University of New York, will offer free vocational training in information technology, electrical work, certified nursing, pharmacy technology and building trades.

The Chicago-based university received the largest donation in its history from video game designer Eugene Jarvis and his wife, Sasha Gerritson, to enrich programs for computer science, cybersecurity, data science and other areas.

As part of the Pathways in Technology Early College High School program, Joppatowne High School hosted mentors from the U.S. Army to conduct mock interviews for jobs in computer information systems and cybersecurity.

The ed-tech nonprofit has named four groups from Iowa, Hawaii, California and New York as finalists in a national competition in which students hone digital skills while working on projects to expand technology access.

The new supercomputer promises advanced processing capabilities for conducting large-scale simulations and sharing data. Purdue hopes researchers at other institutions will leverage the Anvil for their work.

A research scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, who started the nonprofit Itkan Institute of Technology, has formed four student-led robotics teams in North Texas in hopes of encouraging interest in STEM.

The Washington, D.C., academy was founded with a focus on computer science education and equitable access to technology, achieving a 50-50 boys-to-girls ratio in computer science before the disruptions of COVID-19.

Engineers at the university's Homewood campus in Baltimore are working on a robotically assisted surgical device that would make the delicate work of suturing more consistent, potentially minimizing complications.

A volumetric motion capture studio at the NSU Broward Center of Innovation will create 360-degree images of environments, such as a crime scene or a surgery patient's body, to train students for real-world situations.

The University Consortium Research Opportunity partnership will increase collaboration between the U.S. Space Force, Air Force and universities for research into various aspects of space, physics and related technology.

The University of South Carolina's Pacer Center for Excellence in Business Research and Entrepreneurship will be a training hub with expertise in data mining, business analytics, cybersecurity and other subjects.

An editorial co-written by the mayor of Miami and a former governor of Florida praises work by the city and Miami Dade College to launch a tech-focused charter school amid the burgeoning tech industry there.

New Hampshire education officials have approved Uptime Esports as a new Learn Everywhere program, offering lessons focused around competitive gaming, coding, engineering, game design and computer building.

With word-of-mouth among students fueling growing enrollment in a STEM lab at Chamberlain Middle and High School, Chamberlain School District is planning one for elementary students by 2024.

Set to open in fall 2025, the college will have programs for general, electrical and mechanical engineering to meet an anticipated need for engineers in the area, with a focus on recruiting women and people of color.

Enrollment in the state's 21 county-vocational schools has jumped 41 percent since 2000, and that trend is expected to continue with $275 million in additional funding this summer to expand career training programs.