More than 120 low-income Nebraska students will benefit from a new five-year, $3.56 million grant from the National Science Foundation while they pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Continue reading…
Join us Saturday, October 12, for the annual Astronomy Education Workshop for teachers, which will be held this year on the UNL City Campus and is hosted by Dr. Kevin Lee. Enjoy a continental breakfast, lunch, parking, and a door-prize raffle! Continue reading…
When teachers asked their young male and female students to draw a scientist in the 1960s, over 99% of their drawings depicted male scientists. Nearly 50 years later, that number has drastically decreased. Continue reading…
Shudipto Dishari has been at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for only three years, but she’s already earning plenty of attention for innovative work in both the laboratory and the classroom. Continue reading…
Students learn more when they are actively engaged in the classroom than they do in a passive lecture environment; however, a recent study in an large enrollment introdroductory physics course found that the student perception is that they learn more in a passive lecture environment. Continue reading…
Join the Alfonza W. Davis Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. for a presentation on the “History of the Tuskegee Airmen”, as well as learn about the local chapter and their ongoing efforts to keep this history alive. The event will be held in the UNO Thompson Alumni Center’s Centennial Hall at 7 p.m. Continue reading…
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate is challenging students to propose new aeronautics ideas relevant to NASA Aeronautics. Continue reading…
Come one, come all to an engineering carnival hosted by the UNL Engineering Ambassadors Network on Sunday, Nov. 3, 1-4 p.m. at UNL Campus Campus Union Ballroom (2nd floor). Activities offered are designed for grades 2-8. Continue reading…
The Mars 2020 Rover naming contest is here for K-12 students. There will be a semi-finalist in each state and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant will have a special recognition for Nebraska's winner. Teachers can also register to be a judge. Continue reading…
The Marburger STEM Center collaborated with students enrolled in the Media Communications Program at Lawrence Tech to develop a documentary titled "Women Untold," about the careers of Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb, Alice Augusta Ball and Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville. Continue reading…
Registration is open for the 18th Annual eCYBERMISSION competition. Free to students in grades 6-9 this web-based STEM competition challenges teams to identify a problem in their communities and to use scientific inquiry or the engineering design process to propose a solution. Continue reading…