Twelve middle-school girls hovering around a lab table at the U.S. Naval Academy on Saturday had just begun testing the artificial heart valves they’d built out of rubber tubing and a piece of latex glove when Cmdr. Jill Richards bounded up. Link>>
10 Engineering Schools You Should Know But Don’t
February 26th, 2014 by Brad Graham
Not so long ago, back in the early days of electronics, successful engineers could be “undegreed” and learn their craft on the job. More>>
We the Geeks: Celebrating Black History Month
February 25th, 2014 by Brad Graham
We at the White House couldn’t be more excited to celebrate Black History Month by highlighting some of our nation’s most prominent and promising African American science, technology, engineering, and More »
Researchers Urge Increased Environmental Science Education
February 24th, 2014 by Brad Graham
For years, people have focused on improving and expanding science, technology, engineering and mathematics education because of the established link between a country’s ability to educate scientists More »
Women’s Group: ‘Common Core Will Help Close STEM Gender Gap’
February 20th, 2014 by Brad Graham
The American Association of University Women came out in support of the Common Core State Standards yesterday.
A Push To Boost Computer Science Learning, Even At An Early Age
February 18th, 2014 by Brad Graham
A handful of nonprofit and for-profit groups are working to address what they see as a national education crisis: Too few of America’s K-12 public schools actually teach computer science basics and fewer still offer it for credit. Article>>
Energy companies aim to recruit more women amid industry boom
February 14th, 2014 by Brad Graham
When Debbie Settoon landed her first job as a project engineer at a small New Orleans oil and gas drilling company in 1979 she quickly learned that if she wanted to get anywhere in her industry she needed to learn how to curse like a sailor. Or like an oil and gas man, for that matter. Link>>
U.S. Speed-Skating Gear Gets High-Tech Upgrade for Olympics
February 12th, 2014 by Brad Graham
