Cox Charities Donation
SciTech Institute is pleased to have been selected to receive a $5000 donation from Cox Charities. This gift is part of nearly $570,000 in donations given by the organization to Arizona nonprofits this year. SciTech Institute is one of several local nonprofit organizations receiving funding this year that comes from the generous contributions of Cox Communications employees. […]
STEM and Film & Digital Media
As Director of the Arizona Commerce Authority’s Film and Digital Media Program, Matthew Earl Jones is leading the mission to rejuvenate film production in our picturesque state. We recently sat down with Earl Jones, a producer and industry insider and the half-brother of actor James Earl Jones, to get his take on how STEM is […]
Chief Science Officers Program – Regional Conversations
For more incredible podcasts visit Business RadioX . The mission of the SciTech Institute is focused on cultivating an ecosystem of conscious STEM communities through awareness, connections and empowerment. The SciTech Institute is dedicated to promoting and enhancing STEM engagements for everyone in the community by developing and implementing programs, fairs, bowls, projects and festivals that highlight […]
Thousands of students in Arizona, and beyond, benefiting from Chief Science Officer program
Careers in science and technology are some of the fastest growing. But many of these industries are facing serious shortages of qualified workers. Thankfully for Arizona businesses, the Arizona SciTech Institute is pioneering ways to get more youth interested in these fields. Created as a way to get more kids engaged, the Chief Science Officers Program has been around […]
eCYBERMISSION 18th Annual STEM Competition for 6th to 9th graders!
eCYBERMISSION, an Army Educational Outreach Program, is a free web-based STEM competition for students in grades 6-9. The program is committed to answering the Nation’s need for increased national STEM literacy and to expanding STEM education opportunities across the country to open doors to new career paths for American students that lead to a brighter […]
Thriving Together | Best Small Library in America 2019
Photo ©2019 Steven Meckler Photography Honey Grove Library & Learning Center, TX Whitehall Public Library, Pittsburgh, PA The Copper Queen Library in Bisbee, AZ, is the oldest in the state. It’s older than the state itself, having been founded in 1882 and open continuously ever since. But it isn’t resting on its laurels. Once focused […]
Lane: Scottsdale is perfect port for STEM & Innovation Summit
Scottsdale is known around the globe for our world-class resorts, picturesque golf courses, luxury shopping and premiere art galleries. So this might surprise you: Scottsdale is also home to a thriving high-tech scene. The West’s Most Western Town celebrates today’s pioneers, too. That’s why I’m excited to welcome the ninth annual Arizona STEM & Innovation Summit to […]
Building a STEM Identity through the Chief Science Officer Program
Editor’s Note: High school students Lexis Ratto and Kelly O’Kane were instrumental in bringing the international Chief Science Officer (CSO) program to San Antonio through the Alamo STEM Ecosystem. IDRA now manages the program in Texas as it grows across the state. Research says many students don’t stay in STEM because they don’t identify with STEM degrees and […]
Educational partnership creates STEM opportunities for rural Arizona students
Rural communities in the United States are falling behind in workforce development and student achievement, according to recent research by the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity. A local educational partnership is looking to create positive change by bringing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) resources, experiences and programmingto rural Arizonans. In 2016, the National Science […]
Dr. Andrew Maynard is on a mission: To fight fears with facts
Change comes fast these days and because of the proliferation of social media, the response to it is almost instantaneous and often erratic. That’s a formula for trouble. Rumors and baseless fears have led to a boycott of vaccinations in the United States and an increase in previously rare diseases like measles. Conspiracy theories abound. […]
