Deseret News — The STEM Action Center, in partnership with the Utah Technology Council, recognized five individuals for their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education statewide during the Utah Innovation Awards dinner Thursday. This year’s recipients are: Cassandra Ivie, a student at Copper Hills High School Todd Monson, an eighth-grade science teacher at Oquirrh Hills Middle School Spencer …
Giving kids hands-on experiences can help spark an interest that can result in them eventually pursuing high-tech careers. To support some of those experiences, officials from Hill Air Force Base on Tuesday helped open a model air traffic control tower in Junior Achievement City located at Discovery Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City. The tower is part of an interactive …
SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 22, 2018)— In partnership with Adobe, Dell EMC, Girls Who Code and Microsoft, the Utah STEM Action Center announced the launch of the Utah Girls Who Code Club Network, at an event today at Dell EMC. Starting in the fall 2018 school year, nearly 50 clubs will be hosted at schools, community centers, libraries and various organizations. …
Deseret News — The National 4-H Council announced Wednesday that Cassandra Ivie, 17, is the winner of the 2018 4-H Youth in Action Pillar Award for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Ivie, a Utah 4-H state ambassador, is the founder and creator of Incredible Machine, a curriculum that uses supplies to teach engineering, chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering to 4-H …
For the fifth year in a row, students from Utah middle schools, high schools, and colleges showcased interactive projects focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics during the annual Utah Stem Expo on Saturday. The event at Mountain America Expo Center was hosted and organized by Beehive Science and Technology Academy, a STEM-focused charter school, and was free and open …
Fox13 – Dozens of middle and high school students competed at the FIRST Tech Challenge at West High School Saturday. The students design and build intricate robots to complete specific tasks. “We always have to try a bunch of different things, and when we finally solve it, we feel so accomplished, which is the best feeling,” said Anastasia Dunca, an …
St. George News – Coral Canyon Elementary students who belong to the STEM Adventure Club, already the school’s most popular after-school activity, will soon have access to even more resources and opportunities thanks to a recent grant of nearly $100,000 from the Utah STEM Action Center. Warrin Richins, Title 1 coordinator at Coral Canyon Elementary School, said the grant of …
Joseph is the December 2017 CenturyLink STEM Excellence Jazz awardee! Joseph is a ninth grade student who loves working with his hands, and tinkering and building anything STEM-related. One of of his 4-H projects focused on building prosthetics for children who need them but often do not get them because they grow so quickly and it costs too much. Joseph’s …
Deseret News – In his 2009 inaugural address, Gov. Gary R. Herbert challenged Utah to create unprecedented partnerships that would lead to unlimited possibilities for the state. Utahns have responded to that challenge in impressive fashion. Indeed, one of Utah’s secrets to success is the willingness of companies and nonprofits to partner with government to solve problems and create a …
News ReleaseFor Immediate Release Contact:Kaitlin Felsted, Marketing Communications SpecialistSTEM Action [email protected] SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 5, 2017)—The Utah STEM Action Center today announced the Utah K-16 Computing Initiative, which addresses the need for more high-tech, high-wage opportunities in rural Utah. The K-16 Computing Initiative supports schools and districts in building computing programs. It will especially target rural communities, where computing skills …
News ReleaseFor Immediate Release Contact: Kaitlin Felsted, Marketing Communications SpecialistSTEM Action [email protected] SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 16, 2017)— Gov. Gary R. Herbert and STEM industry leaders unveiled the Utah STEM Bus (USB) at a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at the State Capitol. Last year, the Utah STEM Action Center received a $1.5 million grant from Andeavor (formerly Tesoro) to transform a donated Utah …
KUTV – STEM education is now on wheels as Utah’s first STEM bus takes the show on the road. The STEM bus is a 1997 UTA bus that used to take people around town. UTA retired the bus. It sat for a little bit before it was donated to become a mobile classroom. The bus has been completely gutted and …