2017 Ig Nobel Prizes Announced
We’re a bit late in reporting this news, but we would be amiss in ignoring the 27th 1st Annual (not a typo!) Ig Nobel Prizes, awarded last September.
SWE and AWIS Amplify Message with Strategic Public Policy Partnership
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) are pleased to announce a partnership uniting 50,000 voices to advocate on behalf of women in science, technology, engine... Read More...
Informal STEM Education Network Expands with Funding From NASA
Twelve information educational institutions were awarded $6 million in funding from NASA to increase their informational education settings to expand science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educati... Read More...
Society of Women Engineers Supports U.S. News STEM Solutions
The Society of Women Engineers is proud to announce its support of U.S. News STEM Solutions 2014—The National Leadership Conference, taking place in Washington, D.C., from April 23-25. For the third year, leade... Read More...
Xavier University of Louisiana Named as Partner in 100Kin10, National Network to Grow STEM Teaching Force
Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) has been accepted as a partner in 100Kin10, a multi‐sector network addressing the national imperative to train 100,000 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) tea... Read More...
New Scholarship Program from Intertek to Promote STEM Studies and Women in Engineering
Intertek has unveiled a new internship and scholarship program to undergraduate students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The Intertek Scholarship Program will award five sc... Read More...
Report finds Science, Engineering Degrees Grew Twice as Fast as Others
New data released by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) found that efforts to encourage students to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) degrees may be starting to work. The research center found that over the last 5 years, bachelor’s degree awarded in science and engineering disciplines grew nearly twice as fast as others.
Natalie Portman and Marvel Partner to Get Girls into Science
A recent partnership to get young girls excited about science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM, is being sponsored by Marvel Studios. They’re sponsoring a contest is based on the movie Thor: The... Read More...