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Students Innovate Grocery Shopping Experience for 2019 National Day of Design

By / September 26, 2019 / Day of Design, Health, K-12 Education, Out-Of-School STEM Programs, Retail, STEM Competitions, STEM Events, STEM Health, STEMconnector, Tech

September 26, 2019 — WASHINGTON, DC | In anticipation of National STEM/STEAM Day (November 8, 2019), STEMconnector’s National Day of Design returns to bring students of all grade levels a mission that asks them to find new innovative solutions to personalize the grocery shopping experience. This mission, sponsored by Walmart, encourages real-world critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and …

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Together, We Can Increase the Number of Women in STEM: Here is a Tool to Help Companies Get Started

By / August 26, 2019 / Health, Industry, Press Releases, Research and Reports in STEM, Women in STEM

On Women’s Equality Day, Abbott is publishing a blueprint for creating a high school STEM internship aimed at exposing young people, particularly girls, to STEM early and empowering other companies to download and use it More than half of girls in a YouGov-Abbott survey say they aren’t encouraged to study STEM, but 89% of girls …

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Johnson & Johnson Now Accepting Global Applications for 2020 Women in STEM2D Scholars Award

By / August 22, 2019 / Diversity in STEM, Health, Industry, Scholarships, STEM Awards, STEM Health, Women in STEM

Annual award honors female scholars in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design with $150,000 grant and 3 years of mentorship Deadline for applications is Oct. 3, 2019 (New Brunswick, N.J. – August 22) | Johnson & Johnson today announced its global call for nominations for its 2020 Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) …

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Johnson & Johnson Announces Winners of 2019 Women in STEM2D Scholars Award

By / April 8, 2019 / Diversity in STEM, Health, Higher Education, Mentorship, Press Releases, Scholarships, Women in STEM

The six winners are assistant or associate academic professors or the global equivalent and represent women leaders in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design; Each winner will receive $150,000 in funding and three years of mentorship from Johnson & Johnson. (New Brunswick, N.J. – April 8) | Johnson & Johnson today …

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Apply Now for the Regeneron STEM Teaching Fellowships

By / April 2, 2019 / Health, Higher Education, Industry, Internships, Jobs in STEM, K-12 Education, Mentorship, NASA, New York, Out-Of-School STEM Programs, Science, Standards, STEM Health, STEM Teaching

  The STEM Leadership Center, in collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the Teachers College of Columbia University and U.S Satellite Laboratory are now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Regeneron STEM Teaching Fellowships. The Fellowship is a grassroots education initiative that addresses the need to train secondary science teachers in STEM teaching methods, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and …

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National PTA Expands STEM + Families Grant Program with Support of Bayer, Mathnasium, ThinkFun and littleBits

By / September 19, 2018 / Associations, Health, K-12 Education, Parents, Science, STEM Toys

This is a press release provided by the National PTA ALEXANDRIA, Va., (Sept. 19, 2018) | National PTA announced today that $335,000 in funding and products will be awarded to PTAs across the country over the next three years to increase family engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The funding is part of …

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Watch the Re-Play of STEMconnector’s Interview with Mae Jemison & Jennifer Sirangelo Discussing Bayer & 4-H’s Science Matters Initiative!

By / March 20, 2018 / Health, K-12 Education, Non-Profits, STEM Events, STEM Food & Agriculture

This past Friday, STEMconnector had the chance to sit down with Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, and Jennifer Sirangelo, President and CEO of the National 4-H Council, in a live-streamed interview to discuss Bayer and 4-H’s Science Matters initiative, which hopes to raise awareness around agriculture science education. During the …

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Teen Scientists Win $1.8 Million at Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018 with Top Awards for Novel Research on Crop Blight, Vaping and Rare Disease

By / March 13, 2018 / Health, K-12 Education, Non-Profits, Science, STEM Competitions, STEM Events

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and WASHINGTON, Mar. 13, 2018 (PRNewswire) | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Society for Science & the Public today announced that Benjamin “Benjy” Firester, 18, of New York City, won the top award in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. Forty finalists, including Benjy, were honored …

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