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STEMconnector’s New Research Explores STEM Work-Based Learning in Postsecondary Settings

By / September 24, 2019 / Higher Education, Industry, Jobs in STEM, Research and Reports in STEM, STEMconnector

STEMconnector’s newest white paper, STEM Work-Based Learning in Postsecondary Settings: A guide for employers, discusses how work-based learning bolsters recent graduates’ preparedness for the STEM workforce and provides employers with earlier access to STEM talent. The research finds employers seeking postsecondary STEM talent face two troubling realities: Not enough students pursue and persist in STEM degree programs …

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STEM Forward Announces Speakers for 16th Annual sySTEMnow Conference in Milwaukee

By / September 17, 2019 / Apprenticeships, Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Computer Science, Data Science, Diversity in STEM, Festivals & Conferences, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Mentorship, Milwaukee, Non-Profits, Press Releases, Skills, STEM Events, Wisconsin, Women in STEM

Milwaukee’s Premier STEM Conference Announces Keynote Speakers and Breakout Sessions 16th Annual sySTEMnow Conference Focuses on STEM Talent Development and Education Milwaukee, Wisconsin – September 17th, 2019 | In just seven weeks, STEM Forward will host the 16th Annual sySTEMnow Conference on October 31st, 2019 at the Italian Community Center. sySTEMnow is Metro Milwaukee’s premier …

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UL and North American Association for Environmental Education Announce 2019 UL Innovative Education Award Winners

By / July 31, 2019 / Climate Change, Environment, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Non-Profits, Organizations, Out-Of-School STEM Programs, Press Releases, STEM Awards, STEM Competitions, STEMdaily

Six Non-Profit Organizations Honored for Youth Environmental Education STEM Programs NORTHBROOK, Ill. and WASHINGTON, July 31, 2019 (PRNewswire) | Marking the fifth year of the UL Innovative Education Award (ULIEA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and partner North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) today announced the 2019 winners for excellence in environmental education. To celebrate UL’s 125thanniversary this year, six non-profit organizations were selected as …

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Micron’s Chip Camp Launches Students Towards STEM Careers

By / June 28, 2019 / Higher Education, Idaho, STEMdaily, Summer of STEM, Tech, Virtual Reality

By Laurie Anderson, Micron Foundation STEM Education Outreach Programs Manager Student interest in STEM subjects tends to decline in middle school – exactly the time when students should be exploring subjects that will launch them onto a possible career path. Micron Technology’s Chip Camp works to inspire these students to pursue STEM careers by introducing …

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Broncos score with STEM Day on The Blue

By / May 30, 2019 / Higher Education, Idaho, K-12 Education, National Labs, Non-Profits, Sports and STEM, STEM Events

By Dr. Angela Hemingway, Executive Director, Idaho STEM Action Center Roughly one in four Boise State University student-athletes are STEM majors, so the Broncos teamed up with the Idaho STEM Action Center and Idaho National Laboratory (the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy R&D) last month to host STEM Day on The Blue. About 40 …

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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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littleBits, The Walt Disney Company and UC Davis Launch Snap the Gap, an Ambitious Program to Close the Gender Gap in STEM

By / April 2, 2019 / California, Entertainment, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Mentorship, Million Women Mentors, Non-Profits, STEM Toys, STEMconnector, Women in STEM

littleBits, the educational technology company that is reinventing the way kids learn, today announced a program in collaboration with media giant The Walt Disney Company that aims to close the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) starting at the point of highest leverage: 10-year-old girls. Participants in the program will receive a …

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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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Journeying through the World of STEM

By / October 26, 2018 / African-Americans in STEM, Diversity in STEM, Higher Education, Women in STEM

This is a guest blog post from Lauren Bush, freshman at Howard University and Bison STEM Scholar, Cohort II. In this modern world, STEM has become the “it” topic. However, we are still facing both a minority disparity and a lack of females in STEM driven fields. To combat these problems, companies and colleges alike …

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The Dassault Systèmes U.S. Foundation Expands Grant to Base 11 Autonomous Systems Engineering Academy

By / October 11, 2018 / Foundations, Higher Education, Industry, Tech

This is a press release from Dassault Systèmes & Base 11 Innovative STEM curriculum to be adapted as a full semester course during Academic Year 2018/19 COSTA MESA, Calif. & WALTHAM, Mass. — (Business Wire) | Base 11 and the Dassault Systèmes U.S. Foundation have announced the expansion of the workforce development initiative aimed at …

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