Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by ASEE
The SWE Weekend of Engineering is a fun weekend of exploration for high school women held each fall and spring semester and sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers. The program, which begins on a Saturday morning and ends on a Sunday afternoon, is an opportunity to learn about engineering as well as get a taste for college life KU Style. The 2010 Spring program will be held March 6-7. Application deadline: Feb. 22
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Posted on February 13th, 2010 by ASEE
The National Engineers Week Foundation, with its cornerstone program, National Engineers Week, strives to reach out to current and future generations of engineering talent. Join E-week events this February 14-20, 2010, around the country at engineering schools, museums, and other organizations.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by ASEE
Aerospace engineer Wanda Austin will deliver the 2010 Annual African-American History Program Lecture at the National Academy of Science, Feb. 18. Reservations required.
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Posted on January 15th, 2010 by ASEE
Several contests are being planned to be held at the Science Museum of Virginia on Sunday Feb. 28, 2010, during Career Day in conjunction with Engineers Week. As in years past, contests will include an egg drop contest and a bridge building contest.
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by axb
Kids Career Day , Feb. 13, 2010, is a half day program at the University of Akron, OH, designed to involve girls grades 1-5 in activities related to engineering, science, technology, and math careers. Each activity showcases professional women currently employed as scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Registration deadline: Jan. 15, 2010. Cost: $6.
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
As part of an event to honor more than 100 educators Jan. 6, the White House announced an additional $250 million in government and private-sector funding to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics instruction, aiming to help the nation compete in key fields with global economic rivals. The new money doubles, to more than $500 million, a campaign for STEM education that Obama launched in November.
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Posted on January 4th, 2010 by ASEE
The 2010 Indiana Science Summit will be held Wed., Feb. 3, 2010 at the Eli Lilly and Company Corporate Headquarters in Indianapolis. The Science Summit will focus on the need for a system of sustained professional development to support inquiry-based science education and practical advice and methods for implementing research-based science curriculum.
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Posted on December 29th, 2009 by ASEE
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City offers a number of science workshops and courses for students and teachers alike. Check out the ones coming up this January and February.
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Posted on December 9th, 2009 by ASEE
The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across boundaries of traditional disciplines; each year, four to six colloquia are scheduled, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia are held at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, California, unless noted otherwise.
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