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Honeywell Sends 224 Teachers To Space Camp To Accelerate The Next Level Of STEM Teaching

By STEMconnector / June 12, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Industry, K-12 Education, Out-Of-School STEM Programs, Space, STEM Teaching, Summer of STEM

This is a press release from Honeywell MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., June 12, 2018 (PRNewswire) | Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has selected 224 teachers from 35 countries and 45 U.S. states and territories to attend the annual Honeywell Educators at Space Academy (HESA) program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, Ala. The teachers will participate in several science, technology, engineering, and math inspired activities …

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The State of STEM Report: A Comprehensive View of the STEM Ecosystem, with Recommendations for Where Collaborations Should Focus Future Investments

By STEMconnector / May 31, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Diversity in STEM, Industry, Research and Reports in STEM, Skills, State of STEM, STEMconnector

Over the last 20 years, the perceived ‘gap in STEM-ready workers’ has been a focus area for employers, educators, job-seekers, students, and more. Despite this, there is still dissonance about the nature and scope of the STEM talent gap. STEMconnector has set out to understand this lack of consensus, building on other foundational research, while …

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New Report from Burning Glass and Strada Finds Most College Grads Who Start Out Underemployed, Stay There

By STEMconnector / May 23, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Higher Education, Industry, Jobs in STEM, Research and Reports in STEM, Skills

Women are more likely than men to be underemployed in first job with lasting consequences, according to report by Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Burning Glass Technologies BOSTON, May 23, 2018 (PRNewswire) | College graduates who are underemployed in their first job are likely to still be underemployed up to 10 years later, and …

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STEMconnector Releases Long-Anticipated State of STEM Report, Examines Underlying Causes of STEM Talent Gap and Provides a Path Forward

By STEMconnector / May 18, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Uncategorized, Industry, Jobs in STEM, Research and Reports in STEM, State of STEM, STEMconnector

WASHINGTON, DC — May 18, 2018 | STEMconnector released new research on the forces and factors that underlie the STEM talent gap, providing direction for further investment by industry, higher education, government, and nonprofits to eliminate barriers to opportunity for individuals across the STEM talent pipeline. The first-of-its kind report, The State of STEM: Defining …

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EA SPORTS, NFLPA & Discovery Ed Bring STEM Careers to Life in ‘Role of Data in EA SPORTS’ Madden NFL Virtual Trip With Antonio Brown

By STEMconnector / May 4, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Data Science, Industry, K-12 Education, Out-Of-School STEM Programs, Sports and STEM, STEM Events

— Virtual Field Trip at EA Tiburon Studio in Orlando Connects Middle School Students Nationwide with Engineers, Animators and Designers for an Inside Look at STEM Careers Powering Madden NFL — — #ANumbersGameVFT LIVE Twitter Chat @DiscoveryEd with Antonio Brown @AB84, @EAMaddenNFL and @NFLPA to explore how data dominates video game development — Silver Spring, Md. …

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Tata Consultancy Services and Toronto School Board Help Equip Students for Jobs of the Future

By STEMconnector / April 25, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Industry, International, IT, K-12 Education

TORONTO and MUMBAI, India, April 25, 2018 (PRNewswire) | Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, in partnership with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), will convene 125 students from 15 schools to compete in its annual goIT competition at the Shangri-La Hotel. TCS and TDSB have been working …

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WorkingNation Names Jane Oates As Its New President

By STEMconnector / April 24, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Industry, Jobs in STEM, Non-Profits, Skills

WorkingNation, a nonprofit founded in 2016 by venture capitalist Art Bilger to expose hard truths about the looming unemployment crisis, has named Jane Oates as its new President. Oates has been with WorkingNation since its beginning, and she previously served on its Executive Committee and before that in the Obama Administration as assistant Labor secretary for …

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FIRST® Championship — The World’s Largest Robotics Competition — Takes Over Houston AND Detroit in 2018!

By STEMconnector / April 19, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Detroit, Houston, Industry, K-12 Education, Non-Profits, Out-Of-School STEM Programs, Robotics, Spotlight, STEM Competitions

The annual FIRST® Championship, aka the Super Bowl of STEM, is a whole new ball — er robot game — this year: it’s taking place in not one, but two cities! Heading back to Houston for the second year this weekend, over 15,000 students in grades K-12, from 25 states and 42 countries, and their custom-built robots …

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Honeywell And Georgia Tech To Launch Innovative Software Education Program For Metro Atlanta’s Middle And High School Teachers

By STEMconnector / March 22, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Atlanta, Georgia, Higher Education, Industry, K-12 Education, STEM Teaching

The STEM Teacher Leadership Program at Georgia Tech will promote computer science, computation, coding and software engineering skills ATLANTA, March 22, 2018 (PRNewswire) | Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and the Georgia Institute of Technology today announced the creation of an innovative software engineering and computing training program that brings advanced teaching techniques to middle and high school teachers in Metro Atlanta. …

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3M Opens New Innovation Center in Washington DC

By STEMconnector / February 28, 2018 January 27, 2021 / Congress, DC, Government, Industry, Manufacturing, STEM Events, White House

3M has opened its newest Innovation Center near their Washington, D.C. offices, where the company hopes to showcase how it is solving today’s biggest challenges with the latest technologies, provide solutions to customer needs, and enable more convenient collaboration with key decision makers in the nation’s capitol. At a ribbon cutting ceremony with several members …

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