Web conferencing and online courses in Summer 2021 allow UNL’s Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes (NMSSI) program to renew its commitment to teacher learning by providing opportunities to “learn in place.” Continue reading…
The 22nd Women in Science Conference, postponed from 2020, was rescheduled for April 9-10, 2021, as an online event. The conference featured keynote speaker Dr. Laura Trouille of the Adler Planetarium and Northwestern University, and a total of 57 students from Nebraska and Kansas attended. Continue reading…
In this free event, May 11-18, you will view short videos depicting federally funded, cutting-edge projects that are improving Science, Math, Engineering and CS education, including one from our AIR@NE grant! Vote for your favorite presentations for the public choice award! Continue reading…
Teachers who are implementing Code.org’s CS DISCOVERIES (grades 6-10) or CS PRINCIPLES (grades 9-12) course in 2021-22 school year can apply. The cost of the yearlong CS Discoveries or CS Principles professional learning program is only $300 per participant. Scholarships are available. Continue reading…
Whether pushing back against stereotypes or cynics, first-year University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Nicole Livingston never shies away from adversity. While she is majoring in software engineering in the College of Engineering, Livingston recently decided to add a mathematics minor from CAS. Continue reading…
Brandon Ramos has always admired his grandpa, who was an engineer himself and a very hands-on learner. He instilled this same drive in Ramos, now a computer engineering major and mathematics minor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Continue reading…
After graduating from high school in Cambridge, Nebraska, Santiago Giraldo decided to pursue a degree in computer science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Fall 2020 and explore more of what technology can do to make a positive impact on society. Continue reading…
A team of Nebraska middle and high school students, mentored by UNL undergraduate engineering students, will have their satellite placed into Earth orbit. NASA announced this month that the project is one of 14 research satellites from nine states — and the first ever from Nebraska. Continue reading…
This book by the National Academies offers a research agenda for science communicators and researchers seeking to apply this research and fill gaps in knowledge about how to communicate effectively about science, focusing in particular on issues that are contentious in the public sphere. Continue reading…
The NASA Nebraska Space Grant annual competition for Mini-Grant and Fellowship funding is now open. The deadline for applications is May 20, 2021, at 5 p.m. Central time. Continue reading…
EAA GirlVenture Camp was designed for young women in grades 9-12. This unique four-day program, July 25-28, during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 provides participants with hands-on opportunities to experience aviation alongside strong women mentors who are working in a variety of aerospace careers. Continue reading…
The NASA Office of STEM Engagement invites proposals from museums, science centers, planetariums, NASA Visitor Centers, youth-serving organizations, libraries, and other eligible nonprofit institutions via the 2021 NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Notice. Continue reading…