Utah is at the top of the class in the nation when it comes to business and entrepreneurship, but continuing to make the grade in the future depends on teachers and students today. Read more
MISS UTAH INTERNATIONAL: FROM POVERTY TO STEM ADVOCACY
When Thelina Smith was growing up in Utah, there wasn’t much money in her family to go around. Her family moved many times in the Salt Lake Valley but even though her living situation wasn’t consistent, the messages from her mother were. Read more
STEM UTAH NEWSLETTER AUGUST
Check out this month’s STEM Utah Newsletter. You’ll find Utah STEM events, the latest news on STEM in Utah and grant opportunities! Read more
THINGAMAJIG INVENTIONS GIVE HANDS-ON STEM EXPERIENCE TO YMCA CAMPERS
The bubbling green soap and baking soda oozing out of 9-year-old Eli Negrete’s lemon volcano wasn’t a typical picture of science. Read more
INSIDE UTAH’S LEGO LEAGUES
When you think of Lego what comes to mind? Colorful blocks? Building a tall tower? “The Lego Movie”? Read more
GEEK SQUAD TEACHES STUDENTS THE WONDERS OF TECHNOLOGY
A teenage boy gently set his group’s robot on the neon yellow tape in the middle of the room, hoping the robot would follow the sequence of commands his group programmed for it moments earlier. Read more
STEM: CRAFT LAKE CITY’S DIY ENGINEER CATEGORY
Craft Lake City’s DIY Engineer category is one of the public’s favorite elements of the Do-It-Yourself Festival. Read more
5 CHEMISTRY ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME
The simple and inexpensive activities, found below, will teach basic chemistry principles from your own kitchen. Read more