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Nov 02

White House Frontiers Conference announces $300 million in investments

President Barrack Obama hosted the White House Frontiers Conference, which encouraged leaders in science, technology and innovation to look for ways to expand in the next 50 years. Attendants focused on five areas of innovation: personal frontiers in health care innovation and precision medicine; local frontiers in building smart, inclusive communities;... read more →
Oct 27

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Oct. 27, 2016)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Oct 18

NC SMT opens nominations for annual awards

NC SMT opened nominations for the North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center Awards. The annual awards recognize individuals and groups who made exemplary contributions to SMT during the year, promoting the mission of the SMT center. There are nine awards accepting nominations. ·      Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education... read more →
Oct 13

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Oct. 13, 2016)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Oct 03

NC State’s associate vice-chancellor recognized for research leadership

NC State University’s associate vice-chancellor received the Association of University Research Parks’ (AURP) leadership award at the 21st Annual Awards of Excellence. Dennis Kekas from the Centennial Campus was recognized for his leadership in facilitating partnership between the University’s research park and other companies.... read more →
Sep 30

NC A&T collaborates to open Center for Advancing STEM Leadership

North Carolina A&T State University has collaborated with three other universities and recently launched the Center for Advancing STEM Leadership. The strategies of the Center will come from studying the historical and current strategies used by Historically Back Colleges and Universities (HBCU) who are producing underrepresented minority graduates. They will conduct... read more →
Sep 22

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Sept. 22, 2016)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Sep 20

Duke to host “Exploring Light Technologies”

Duke University’s Fitzpatrick Institute of Photonics will host an open house, “Exploring Light Technologies,” as part of “Introduce a Girl to Photonics Week” on Sunday, Oct. 9 from 1-4 p.m. The event will feature hands-on activities and demonstrations of light-based technologies and giveaways. Some of the technologies girls will be introduced to... read more →
Sep 09

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Sept. 9, 2016)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Sep 07

NC schools’ report card shows increased math scores

The annual report card for North Carolina schools showed an increase in the “math and reading” section as well as science for the 2015-2016 school year. The report is broken down into categories such as public and charter schools, demographics, subjects and grades. This is the 11th consecutive year that there has... read more →