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Why Corporate America Needs to Champion STEM Talent

We all need a champion. Someone to believe in us, in our potential and light the path to a brighter future. The same is true for STEM. Instead of one, this champion needs to be a team spanning the US, made up of the brightest and most dedicated minds. Looking at you corporate America. Filling …

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UC Davis hosts Science Olympiad

On Saturday, January 25, 2020, the Science Olympiad club at UC Davis hosted the first Aggie Invitational, a Science Olympiad competition. 44 high school teams  from California and Washington competed in 23 different challenging science events. Student competitors worked in teams to apply in-depth knowledge across various science fields. These events span all of STEM, …

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Students Innovate Grocery Shopping Experience for 2019 National Day of Design

September 26, 2019 — WASHINGTON, DC | In anticipation of National STEM/STEAM Day (November 8, 2019), STEMconnector’s National Day of Design returns to bring students of all grade levels a mission that asks them to find new innovative solutions to personalize the grocery shopping experience. This mission, sponsored by Walmart, encourages real-world critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and …

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

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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Tata Consultancy Services and Discovery Education Announce Ignite Innovation Student Challenge Winners

Press Release from TCS on PRNewswire California Elementary School Student Awarded $10,000 and Mentorship Opportunity in New Computational Thinking Competition SILVER SPRING, Md. and NEW YORK, May 24, 2019 | Tata Consultancy Services, (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, …

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#ULIEA19 Environmental STEM Award Program Accepting Submissions Until March 12th

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) have announced the call for entries period for the fifth annual UL Innovative Education Award (ULIEA)! Eligible 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States and Canada can apply to win up to $100,000 for using innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics …

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California Water Service Launches Fifth Annual Student Water-Conservation Competition

The fifth annual Cal Water H2O Challenge is open for registration! Cal Water and the North American Association for Environmental Education invite fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classrooms located in a Cal Water service area to design and submit solutions to global or local water-related issues. The Challenge is a project-based competition that is complementary …

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Volunteers needed for the 2019 eCYBERMISSION STEM Competition!

Looking for an amazing volunteer opportunity? Think you have what it takes to energize a passion for STEM in today’s youth? Want to use skills you have learned and developed throughout your career to give back to your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, eCYBERMISSION is the volunteer opportunity for you. eCYBERMISSION is a …

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Students Clean Up Garbage Problem for 2018 National Day of Design

WASHINGTON, DC | National STEM/STEAM Day is November 8, 2018, and schools and youth groups across the nation will be sharing the progress and results of this year’s National Day of Design Mission. The 2018 National Day of Design Mission, Food Rescuers: STEM Innovations to Reduce Food Waste, provides an opportunity for students in grades …

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Changing Student Trajectories Through Access to STEM Education

By Don Bossi, president of FIRST® There’s been plenty said about the effects of diversity on corporate decision-making and creativity, but what we too often forget is that, as far as diversity and the talent pipeline are concerned, lives and livelihoods are very much at stake. As professional STEM opportunities continue to expand, we need …

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