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Girls STEM Summit, Apr. 7 at UMass Lowell

​ Registration is open Grades 8-12 for Girls STEM Summit-Statewide 2024 on April 7, 8AM-4PM at UMass Lowell. The cost is $75, which includes activities, continental breakfast, lunch, and giveaways. Girls STEM Summit-Statewide 2024 is open to all persons who identify as female, non-binary, or other gender identity or expression. For more information, email rachel@juniortech.org.   

Furman University’s Riley Institute Features STEM Next Fellow, Dr. Sheronda Witter

​ The Riley Institute of Furman University features a profile of Dr. Sheronda Witter, STEM Next Fellow serving as the out-of-school time advisor in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Witter was a White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellow in 2018-2019. Read More The Riley Institute advances social and economic progress in South Carolina and beyond by…

AI Academy offering spring & summer introductions to AI

​[[{“value”:” This spring and summer, AI Academy is offering a hands-on introduction to AI for Grades 6-12, in two levels: beginner cohorts for students with no past experience, and advanced cohorts for experienced students. Student-teacher ratios are kept to 5:1. Instructors are experienced student researchers (see bios). Students will learn Python coding and AI fundamentals and build an AI project…

Boston Area STEM Activities for Kids- Spring 2024

​ Spring is just around the corner! I am highlighting a few national programs at the top, followed by specific events in Massachusetts in the next few months. Future Engineers Invention Challenge This year’s invention theme is Toys for Pets! Students in grades 2-8 are encouraged to put their inventor’s hat on and stretch their imagination … Boston Area STEM…

How can health and care support break the cycle of homelessness?

How can health and care support break the cycle of homelessness?

​[[{“value”:” How can health and care support break the cycle of homelessness? Published: People experiencing homelessness often face significant health and well-being challenges, but accessing health and care support can be very difficult for them. Dr Michela Tinelli, a health and care economist at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK, is investigating how out-of-hospital care…

You don’t have to grow up to be a scientist

​[[{“value”:” CC-By provided by the author This project includes multidisciplinary STEM activities. English and Science teachers are the ones who participated in this project. My students and I integrated all the activities to the objective of English, Science and ICT curriculum. Students used English language for all the activities. We integrated them with the learning outcomes of English: teachers’ and…

MIT Spark 2024 for Students

​ It’s time to register for MIT Spark! Spark is a weekend-long learning extravaganza for students in grades 7-10, featuring over 100 classes on diverse and fun topics taught by MIT students and community members on MIT’s campus. New this year! In the past, Spark was for 7th and 8th-grade students, and it’s expanded to include … MIT Spark 2024…