Technical Education

Chemical engineering students led research into the effects of microgravity on various polymers, with the hope of ascertaining what the International Space Station could use to minimize bacterial transmission.

Soon to open in a renovated YMCA building, the Community Steam Academy-Xenia will give students pathways to graduation involving drone operation, graphic design, robotics, biotech and other subjects.

Senior Izzy Branam and partners at Zionsville Community High School, Indiana, received a vote of confidence through a program from Elevate Ventures for Fia Recruit, their software to help companies find sales people.

As technology becomes increasingly essential for everyday tasks, a county in Wisconsin has a new Digital Literacy Coaches & Navigator Program for residents to receive one-on-one training from volunteer college students.

With projects in cybersecurity, AI, extreme environments, biomedical breakthroughs and educational disparities, the 2021 Carnegie classifications recognized UTSA as a “very high research activity” doctoral institution.

A team led by university astronomer and regents’ professor Marcia Rieke completed the main camera for NASA’s new $10 billion space telescope, the successor to the 31-year-old Hubble, in 2013. It’s set to launch Dec. 25.

Three school districts and 39 career and technology centers will receive money from the state’s Career and Technical Education Equipment Grant program, for new equipment to train students for high-demand jobs.

Seattle Colleges has proposed to offer four-year bachelor's degrees in computer science at the community college level, with Amazon donating $1 million to three higher-education entities supporting the effort.

The Indiana college is launching a program to train students for the fourth phase of the Industrial Revolution, involving remotely controlled smart systems of devices that communicate with people and each other.

In celebration of Computer Science Education Week earlier this month, Santa Fe Public Schools are highlighting how local tax dollars fund multi-year plans to deepen and expand computer science education across the state.

The team of student researchers won the inaugral Grainger Computing Innovation Prize for designing a new cryptocurrency driven by a “proof-of-space” algorithm that makes mining more energy-efficient.

The 125,000-square-foot building will house modern laboratories, research and teaching space to prepare students for careers in geosciences, chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy and psychological sciences.

The Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University will bring scientists, students and faculty together to research innovative energy production as well as environmental concerns and solutions.

A $1 million grant from the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative will go toward a custom-built photon microscope that will analyze microchips and detect defects or unwanted activity.

Members of the U.S. Space Force spoke to Watertown City School District fourth graders about their jobs, space and more through the free STEMtoSpace Engagements program, which aims to raise awareness and interest.

The Springfield, Mo., nonprofit science center provided 200,000 hours in child-care services, 50,000 free meals and hands-on educational programming for underserved families while schools were closed due to COVID-19.

The Edison Awards have nominated the math app company Flash, established by Windsor Plainsboro High School senior Vikram Ramesh. The company launched in 2020, and the app is being used in over 35 countries.

Researchers at the University of Texas' Voice Lab found that virtual appointments present a challenge for speech therapists, because Zoom alters the intensity and loudness of a person's voice.