Our partner Comcast, along with Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, and Ogden City Mayor, announced plans to equip 35 different locations across the state of Utah as WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” by the end of the year. This partnership is an ongoing commitment to help connect low-income families to the Internet so they can fully participate …
The educators at Murray City School District are taking a new approach to tech access and curriculum. The district’s PowerUp initiative, launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, aims for the universal availability of important resources needed for effective remote learning. This includes a “1:1 initiative” providing a Chromebook laptop to every student in the district, and the PowerPlay LTE …
In the midst of recent national protests, Comcast has committed to do its part by piloting a new outreach plan to help create a more equitable, just, and inclusive society. This multi-year plan will allocate $100 million for a comprehensive fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, or ability. This support will be in addition …
In a press release last week, Dominion Energy announced it would contribute $5 million from their charitable foundation to assist non-profits in social justice community reconciliation, as well as small and minority-owned businesses recover from damages associated with recent protests. Included in the statement were comments by the company’s chairman, Thomas F. Farrell, II, the president, and chief executive officer: …
The Utah STEM Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Utah STEM Action Center, is pleased to announce its partnership with UServeUtah for a $50,000.00 federal grant for Utah’s nonprofit organizations. This program will recognize the importance of the integration between STEM and the arts and the need for support of cultural nonprofits. The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant financial risk for …
Makers around Utah are uniting to produce critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), filling the gap that COVID-19 has created. The Utah STEM Action Center is working with a number of school districts, industry partners, and local makers to produce 3D printed face shield headpieces. “This is an unprecedented time in our community, with needs that we never anticipated,” says Tami Goetz, the …
With Utah schools completing the 2019-2020 school year entirely virtual, Utah Title I elementary schools can now get free online access to educational videos related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The six video series, created by Craft Lake City® and Google Fiber, with additional support from the Utah STEM Action Center and year-round community partner organizations, will be …
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Imagine Learning is empowering students to contribute to the fight. Their Imagine Math programs encourage students in their learning by awarding them “math points” for successful work and collaboration completion which then can be redeemed for in-kind monetary donations from Imagine Learning to a national charity. Imagine Math uses these points to …
As governments and healthcare workers around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, many national and state companies are also changing their manufacturing focus to produce new kinds of supplies. For weeks medical supplies such as surgical masks, gowns, and ventilators have been in high demand. The steady influx of patients and the infectious nature of the disease has pushed …
On Friday, March 6, 25 Utah high school seniors gathered at the Utah State Capitol and signed letters of intent to pursue a career in the STEM field. Just like signing days for athletes, this second annual STEM Singing Day, sponsored by Boeing and the Utah STEM Action Center and powered by Tallo, celebrated Utah’s future STEM leaders. Business and community leaders, along with elected …
Two teams of high-school students, one from the Praedinius Gymnasium in Groningen, Netherlands, and one from the West High School in Salt Lake City, USA, have won the 2019 Beamline for Schools competition (BL4S). In October, these teams will be invited to the DESY research center in Hamburg, Germany, to carry out their proposed experiments together with scientists from CERN and DESY. Beamline for Schools is a …
The Utah STEM Foundation announced the awardees of its inaugural Girls Who Code (GWC) Entrepreneurial Challenge in a celebrative ceremony at Recursion in Salt Lake City on April 25, 2019. Loyal STEM education supporter and KUTV news anchor Holly Menino emceed the event, which drew Challenge finalists, their GWC peers and families, and community supporters, amounting to nearly 200 celebrants. …