STEMdaily

  • The March for Science isn’t about what you think it’s about (Quartz)

    On Saturday, April 22—Earth Day—thousands of scientists and science enthusiasts will take to the National Mall in Washington, DC for the March of Science. The Facebook group dedicated to the march was created days after US president Donald Trump’s inauguration, and despite being invitation-only has since gathered more than 838,000 members. There are also 500 simultaneous marches that will take …Read More
  • NASA and Texas instruments Launch STEM-Related Virtual Scavenger Hunt (T.H.E. Journal)

    NASA and Texas Instruments (TI) today launched “The Search for STEMnauts,” a virtual scavenger hunt designed to ignite students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Each week for the next six weeks, students in sixth through 12th grade will be challenged to solve space-related puzzles for a chance to unlock virtual reward points. The student team with the …Read More
  • Hefty donation to promote girls’ interest in STEM (KOTA)

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology’s Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) and Alpha Omega Epsilon (AOE) sorority donated a little more than $2,185 dollars to Girls Inc., Tuesday, April 18th, 2017. The money will be used to fund Girls Inc.’s Operation SMART (science, math and relevant technology) class, which promotes girls’ interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and …Read More

STEMconnector in the News

  • Annual PepsiCo/SWE Student Engineering Challenge Gives Undergraduates Real-World Engineering Practicum

    Annual PepsiCo/SWE Student Engineering Challenge Gives Undergraduates Real-World Engineering Practicum

    On Tuesday, PepsiCo and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) kicked off the annual PepsiCo/SWE Student Engineering Challenge, a competition that …
  • Rice to receive $10.7 million from Kinder Foundation for education research

    Rice University– HOUSTON – (April 18, 2017) | The Kinder Foundation has awarded a $10.7 million grant to Rice University’s …