Two North Carolina educators were recently recognized by President Obama as awardees of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Julie Riggins of East Forsyth High School and Jeffrey Milbourne of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics were among the honorees from North Carolina.... read more →
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Jun
26
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 NC STEM Center e-Update in your browser. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly to... read more →
Jun
12
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
16
In the book, A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change, the authors write that one of the major pitfalls of the 21st Century teaching model is the “belief that most of what we know will remain relatively unchanged for a long enough period... read more →
Aug
08
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 to your... read more →
Apr
28
SMT Center Honors Champions of STEM Education in North Carolina RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – Members of the North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center’s Board of Directors announced this year’s recipients for the SMT Center Awards on Saturday at the annual SMT Celebration. The SMT Celebration was established... read more →
Apr
27
Thank you for another wonderful evening celebrating STEM excellence in North Carolina. Let's work together to make North Carolina THE Science State. Here's a playlist for last night's video profiles of award recipients:
Mar
25
On Friday, April 4 at 5 p.m., the Science Department at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics will host a panel discussion, Lean In, Women in Science. The event is free and open to the public as part of the North Carolina Science Festival. The panel will present... read more →
Mar
04
Chelsea Sumner participated in the Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition in March 2010. For Sumner, then a junior at Knightdale High School in Raleigh, it was an eye-opening experience. “I came back and... read more →
Feb
20
When Emily Ashkin’s mother was diagnosed with skin cancer, Emily, then 11, was left with a lot of questions. She turned to the Internet and began researching articles about cancer. What is cancer? How do you get it? But most importantly, what are... read more →