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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output] This is a press release from Ten80 and the U.S. Army ALRINGTON, Va., Nov. 10, 2016 (PRNewswire) | This year, nearly 10,000 students will discover the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as core drivers for successful careers through the Ten80 Student Racing Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Army in …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]This is a press release from the NYU Center for Cyber Security Announcement Targets Winners of Cyber Security Awareness Week Games at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, NYU Abu Dhabi, and NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 9, 2016  (PRNewswire) | On the eve of the opening of the world’s largest student-led cybersecurity …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output] STEMconnector hosts a national summit for Higher Education leaders to promote employer engagement, collaboration, innovation and diversity. The third STEM Higher Education Summit takes place in Washington, DC, and focuses on the critical role that industry-educator collaboration can play in improving STEM education outcomes.   WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 09, 2016 …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]This is a press release from Georgia Tech and McGraw-Hill Education New MOOC could yield college credit for successful learners ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2016 (PRNewswire) | Georgia Tech and McGraw-Hill Education are teaming up on an innovative approach to make elite education more broadly accessible. They’re launching an online, undergraduate course in computer science that …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output] This is a press release from Engineers Without Borders USA Arconic Foundation’s $300,000 grant to EWB-USA will advance engineering education, knowledge sharing and workforce development across the globe Denver, Colo., November 2, 2016 (Business Wire) | Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is proud to announce a multi-year grantmaking partnership with the …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]   Through the combined efforts of STEMconnector’s initiatives, we are launching a study to better understand current practices among employers and educators in offering experiential learning — work designed to give students the opportunity to learn through hands-on experience while working on real-world problems — opportunities to students. A recent survey conducted by Gallup found that emotional …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]This is a press release from The Air Force Association ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 31, 2016 (PRNewswire) | The Air Force Association (AFA) today announced that StellarXplorers, AFA’s National High School Space Competition registered 132 teams in the third season of competition. Of the 132 teams, an impressive increase from the 27 registered for StellarXplorers …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]This is a press release from the NTC Research Foundation What do a bee, a bear, an ant and a children’s toy have to do with corporations inspiring the next generation of American scientists and engineers? MINNEAPOLIS – October 25, 2016 | Minneapolis-based nonprofit, NTC Research Foundation, is joining forces with FIRST®LEGO® League Jr. and The …

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[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output] Lorena Fimbres VP & Chief Business Development Officer STEMconnector® / Million Women Mentors I will be representing Million Women Mentors and STEMconnector® next week at the 13th annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference (WGLC). I hope you’ll be able to join me at this premier event for women in the industry. One of …

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Loyola University Maryland has received a $2 million planned gift from Mary Hyman, former coordinator of science education programs and the Institute for Child Care Education with Loyola University Maryland’s School of Education, to create endowed scholarships in education and the sciences for undergraduate and graduate students. The gift is funded by The Hyman Foundation …

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