Technical Education

Should humans ever colonize the moon, some researchers believe the lunar surface contains enough metals to fabricate building materials there instead of transporting them, and that work could be automated with robots.

Having just completed a new school for animal health and a plant bioscience building, the university is in the early stages of planning a new life sciences building and an agricultural research facility.

An associate professor in engineering at Washington State University, Néstor Pérez-Arancibia, helped develop an 88-milligram insectoid robot that crawls and simulates muscle movement by constricting a shape-memory alloy.

Through a $20 million partnership with quantum computing company IonQ, university students, faculty and researchers will have access to a commercial-grade quantum computer for the development of new applications.

Researchers hope to turn the 400-acre Discovery Park District into a research incubator for 6G smart city technology of tomorrow, in collaboration with university and industry partners creating next-generation networks.

The university system's Permian Basin campus has a new summer camp, a designated cybersecurity track in bachelor's and master's programs in computer science, and online certificates for both undergraduates and graduates.

Since relocating to North Idaho College's Hedlund Building, the university's robotics program is teaching students to write software and preparing them for careers in fields such as manufacturing and cybersecurity.

The Norton Science and Language Academy, a $40 million project occupying 18 acres, will be a Spanish-English dual immersion charter school with a secondary program that includes courses in coding.

The Global Hispanic Serving Institution Equity Innovation Hub will host research labs, a maker space, online programs and a showcase area to attract Latinos and traditionally underserved students to science careers.

Funding from the Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills will help the Ohio college purchase equipment for its manufacturing programs, which give students hands-on experience and connections in the industry.

The North Dakota institution's wind energy technician program is preparing students for local careers in a renewable energy industry that seems poised for growth as renewables become cheaper and more efficient.

The computer company and South Carolina district are working with a community nonprofit on the Dell Student TechCrew, a program to give high schoolers technical skills and industry certifications.

Owensboro Community & Technical College is using a grant from the National Science Foundation to create a virtual reality-based training program for higher-education students in advanced manufacturing.

Challenge Preparatory Academy in Augusta will teach cyber literacy as a core subject, plus classes on cyber ethics, technical details and other aspects of cybersecurity. It will also host evening classes for adults.

Building upon a military process for locating terror threats on social media, researchers are working on artificial intelligence to automate the matching and identification of anonymous users.

The National Science Foundation awarded Navajo Technical University with grants to promote STEM education in Native American communities and to examine problems with communication networks in remote areas.

Career and technical instructors are making use of a platform from YouScience designed to test student aptitudes ahead of job certification exams, potentially guiding them to careers that fit their interests and skills.

Using a $20,000 grant from the Alabama Arts Education Initiative, Austin High School bought powerful new computers on which students can learn to code and make computer graphics, background music and sound effects.