CSO International’s “Zoom in on Science” Now a Monthly STEM Panel
Panel Premiered in June With “Capture STEM” Chief Science Officers (CSOs) are not just encouraged to have big ideas, they’re told to put in the action steps to make those ideas happen. A spark from CSO Danya, an eighth grade CSO in Mexico, led to the creation of an online learning series that has drawn […]
Boeing Arizona STEM Signing Day Celebrated Future STEM Leaders
Students From Around the State Honored for Commitment to Pursuing STEM Careers Just like college signing days for athletes, the second annual Arizona STEM Signing Day celebrated outstanding high school seniors from around the state as they made their commitments to education programs focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Boeing held the event on […]
Headbands for Healthcare Workers
Mesa Public School Engineering Teachers Meeting the Need Head On June 2, 2020 This well-orchestrated project started with Randall Kirby, Mesa Public Schools Career and Technical Education Specialist identifying a need after his brother-in-law, a nurse specialist for Banner Desert Medical Center’s ICU in Mesa, gave him a heads up that Banner healthcare workers lacked […]
This All-girl Engineering Team From Tucson Took 1st Place in an International Contest
Danyelle Khmara | Tucson.com June 18, 2020 An all-girl student engineering team at Magee Middle School came in first place in one category of an international competition in creative problem-solving. The TUSD school on Tucson’s east side came in first in the “structure problem” at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, held virtually because of […]
Coronavirus Makes AR’s Potential a Reality for Chip Makers
Semiconductor and other industries embrace augmented reality after finding new uses for the visualization tool during the pandemic. By Asa Fitch | The Wall Street Journal June 10, 2020 Intel Corp.’s semiconductor production hit a stumbling block in March. A chip plant in Chandler, Ariz., needed work done, but the engineer for the job was stuck […]
A Juneteenth Message: #BlackLivesMatter in STEM
Over the past few weeks, we have joined people across the country in facing the realities of the immense and often violent systematic racism that Black people face on a daily basis. Inspired by how so much of the country has come together to support and advocate for black lives, we have been thinking about […]
UA, NAU Team Using Exoskeleton to Improve Mobility for Kids With Cerebral Palsy
By Bridget Dowd – KJZZ April 23, 2020 Physical activity is a key part of healthy development, but for children with cerebral palsy, movement is more difficult. That means they can lose mobility as they grow and, in some cases, require a wheelchair. But an interdisciplinary team at the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona […]
Viasat Works With University of Arizona Engineering Students to Bring Off-Grid Wi-Fi Connection to Remote Communities
May 13, 2020 Viasat lent its support to University of Arizona senior engineering students to help them create an Off-Grid Community Wi-fi Terminal to deliver internet access to remote locations. The initiative was part of a yearlong project for the students to fulfill the requirement for their Engineering Senior Design Day. Viasat provided the students […]
Making Robots Accessible to All
Posted by Erik Wirtanen – ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Polytechnic March 30, 2020 The robots we see depicted in popular culture, like R2-D2 from Star Wars or WALL-E, tend to be expensive, generalist robots. The high cost of developing and acquiring these mechanical helpers, in both time and money, makes them unreasonable […]
ASU Researcher Adds a New Dimension to Semiconductor Manufacturing
Posted by Monique Clement – ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Polytechnic April 24, 2020 Many of the small 3D objects that inspire nanotechnology and power our electronics, such as computer chips, are actually composed of several flat (2D) layers stacked together. This 2D construction can hinder the progress of electronic-grade semiconductors to keep […]
