In honor of Earth Day, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently hosted a poster contest for students in the 4th to 12th grades. The art contest theme, "How do you take care of your environment?" invited students to illustrate how they ca
STEM Diversity Programs at the University of California Santa Cruz are designed to support underrepresented students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. These programs provide research experience, professional development
On Eclipse Day, Rutgers University highlighted the work of Lujendra Ojha, a professor of planetary sciences at the Rutgers–New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences. Ojha studies how planets evolve and how it affects their potential to develop the components n
In February, Diana Trujillo became NASA's 108th Flight Director, completing the 2022 Flight Director class. Her team name, "Somos Flight," refers to a community. "Somos," meaning "we are," represents who we are as people, what we value, what we have gone th
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) established the Loan2Learn program with funding from the CARES Act to provide technology assistance to UCR students. The program has helped over 2,000 students finish their coursework and continue their studies by lend
At a recent American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, it was emphasized that the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education should be instilled in the young minds of the K-12 school system. Studies have shown that
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has published a report stating that the hourly wages for interns have kept pace with inflation. This indicates the value of internship programs to employers. The average hourly salary for interns in 2023 w
The 2024 Sierra Nevada Science Symposium was hosted in March. The event was a collaborative effort between the University of California, Merced, the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, and UC Merced Natural Reserve System Yosemite and Sequoia Field Stations. Rese
Texas A&M University has announced that the Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies will take place in May. (Photo credit: Texas A&M University). On May 10, undergraduates from several engineering departments will walk across the stage. The departments incl
A group of researchers, including an environmental scientist from UC Santa Barbara, has developed a framework to assess equity in energy transitions. They recently published their findings in Environmental Research Letters. The study outlines equity metrics for f
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