#stem-education

#stem-education

Foothill College physics instructors Frank Cascarano and David Marasco are gearing up to create fire using mirrors, drop eggs without breaking, blow smoke from their mouths, lie on beds of nails and break concrete blocks perched on a board balanced on their stomach. It's all part of "The Physics Show," which they'll be performing Dec 20-21 and Jan 3-4 and 10, 2026, at Smithwick Theatre on the Foothill campus in Los Altos Hills.

Stemaide's goal is to bring science and technology skills to all young Africans. Started in 2022 in Ghana, it has developed a science kit that will work in areas without the internet. Prince Boateng Asare, CEO of Stemaide, says the firm wants to prepare young Africans for the jobs of the future. This is the second in a six-part series on technology in Africa. More on Technology in Africa

"We behave differently when we're anxious or when we're experiencing fear, versus when we are feeling courageous. And mice do the same," explained Alexandra Klein, postdoctoral researcher at UCSF, during a lab tour, adding that there are multiple experiments conducted in the lab to analyze a mouse's behavior - all this to understand human brain functions better and potentially cure diseases. The tour even showcased a real mouse brain in a test tube.

Most students expect to see one professor at the front of the classroom throughout the semester. But for those attending Harvey Mudd College, a STEM-focused institution in California, it's not unusual to have four or more faculty members teaching one course. At Harvey Mudd, team teaching has been a distinguishing facet of the student experience for decades; most general education STEM courses for incoming students are taught by two or more professors.

Redeveloped curriculum is divided into five areas: well-being, Stem education, arts education, language, social and environmental education Primary school children will spend more time on PE, begin to learn about puberty earlier and will start learning a foreign language in fifth class as part of a new curriculum which will be phased in from next year. It will replace the 26-year-old curriculum currently in place.

This past summer, you could find Juan at the Mercedes Club pool, perched on a lifeguard stand and scanning the water with steady focus. A little shy and incredibly tenacious, he had landed one of the hardest summer jobs for New York City teens. The summer before, he worked further uptown with Futures Ignite 's Urban Ecology Lab, testing air and water quality at Sherman Creek through our partnership with the New York Restoration Project.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

A Sasha or Cloe Bratz doll for nostalgic parents, aunts, uncles, and caregivers who are totally happy to play games with the kids in their life, so long as it's with the *cool* toys from their own childhood.

"There are a lot of kids who want to go to charter school but don't have the opportunity so there should be more [charter schools]," he said. "It's more individualized attention. They challenge the kids more." Selina, meanwhile, is eager to get straight to work. "They focus more on you learning and growing from mistakes, instead of just a number on a notecard," she said. "They want to make sure every student has a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset."

"Students enrolled in an interactive peer-led physics course section had worse learning outcomes and grades than their peers in a lecture section taught by an instructor."

Mark Wood, social sustainability lead at Siemens GB&I, praised the competition's intensity and highlighted Muhammad's achievement with his decentralized communication system, which offers great potential for various uses.

Research funding in the US faces significant threats, particularly regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, resulting in serious consequences for underrepresented researchers.

The sudden termination of the NSF grant left our PROCESS program without funding, emphasizing the fragility of support for educational initiatives aimed at underrepresented students.

The NikolaToy ESP32 Self-Balancing Cube Robot blends robotics with play, showcasing how motion control and inertia can entertain and educate.

Jacobsen's grant, designed to address teacher biases in STEM education, was terminated by NSF, signaling a shake-up in agency priorities affecting numerous education-focused grants.

Chan believes affordable housing is important, but believes a better funding formula should be figured out. He also wants schools to have more Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs that will lead to more jobs for future generations.

A new guide has been launched to help careers leaders inspire students to pursue futures in engineering and technology.

Ontario is investing $750 million to enhance STEM funding at colleges and universities, providing 20,500 new spots annually amid economic pressures.