Articles about STEM education

University of Wash. Bothell and Cascadia College celebrate new STEM-focused Innovation Hall

The University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College this week celebrated the opening of Innovation Hall on their campuses located… Read More

New graduation requirements could get more girls taking computer science courses

More U.S. schools are offering computer science courses than ever before and the classes are more racially and ethnically diverse… Read More

Seattle school cuts a bold new STEM program, showing challenges of reimagining education

As the school year winds down, Trish Millines Dziko is focused on helping students at Washington Middle School in Seattle… Read More

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Saving squirrels and achieving ‘maximum smoke’ – insights from our STEM Educators of the Year

Today’s top STEM teachers embrace learning opportunities wherever they arise, whether it’s baby squirrels that have fallen from their nest,… Read More

Seattle University receives $1.5M in federal support to aid low-income STEM students

Seattle University landed $1.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support low-income students in STEM (Science, Technology,… Read More

Washington state to add 500 seats in cybersecurity college programs in effort to bolster safeguards

Washington leaders trying to bulk up the state’s cybersecurity workforce are boosting community and technical college cybersecurity program enrollments by… Read More

‘It is not acceptable’: UW computer science program can’t keep up with record demand from undergrads

Before enrolling last fall in the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Mya Baker… Read More

Meet the Seattle-area teen geeks that just won awards at an international science fair

The bleak and all-too-common spectacle of roadkill was upsetting to Vedant Srinivas — particularly when his uncle and cousin’s beloved… Read More

‘Incredible impact’: This researcher is bolstering STEM students and inspiring university DEI efforts

Dr. Tam’ra-Kay Francis was feeling a little nervous. The confession was a surprise given all she has accomplished. Francis, who… Read More

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Ungrading? Letting kids teach IT? GeekWire Award-winning STEM teachers share innovative strategies

Innovation is alive and well in STEM classrooms across Washington state, inspiring students to seek opportunities in science, technology, engineering… Read More

STEM education superstars: Meet 3 inspiring teachers honored at the GeekWire Awards

In a world without terrific STEM teachers there would be fewer tech entrepreneurs and cutting-edge innovators that are honored each… Read More

Seattle-area high school senior awarded $250,000 for gravitational wave research

Christine Ye, a senior at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Wash., has won the top award in the nation’s oldest… Read More

NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle area

NASA has chosen 57 winning teams — including a team from Interlake High School in Bellevue, Wash.— to receive funding… Read More

AWS and Washington state launch cloud training, but educators have big questions about rollout

Amazon Web Services and Washington state officials this week announced a new partnership to provide cloud computing education for high… Read More

Seattle-area maritime high school sets sail with support from tech luminaries Bezos and McCaw

The Bezos Family Foundation and the McCaw family are putting some wind in the sails of the newly launched Maritime… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Meet the remarkable STEM educators who are inspiring next-gen geeks

Over the years, GeekWire has highlighted so many of the tireless folks who are nurturing the next generation of geeks.… Read More

BIPOC students gain web design skills while building sites for Black-owned businesses

Mama Sambusa Kitchen was recently saved from potential financial ruin by a high school student. Through a new program offered… Read More

OK Go contest winners will launch their cosmic creations on Blue Origin spaceship

Three students are getting ready for a space experiment that will use gravity and magnetism to simulate the origin of… Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Washington STEM Summit: ‘There’s an opportunity deficit’

This year, the Washington STEM Summit brought together more than 300 leaders in government, education, community and business — including… Read More

Hey, kids: Put a rocket in space and win a million dollars in Base 11 Space Challenge

News Brief: Students from colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada are being recruited for the Base 11 Space… Read More

Minecraft gets free chemistry update, schools get HoloLens discounts as Microsoft ups edtech game

Microsoft is upping its STEM game by introducing new chemistry and computer science options for Minecraft: Education Edition. Plus, the… Read More

Doll of the year: 2018’s top American Girl is an aspiring astronaut named Luciana Vega

American Girl put a Space Age spin on the centuries-old tradition of dress-up dolls today by unveiling a spacesuit-clad character… Read More

Save up your pennies for next year’s science stamps, celebrating STEM and astronaut Sally Ride

If you’re the U.S. Postal Service, how do you follow up on Pluto, planets, “Star Trek” and a total solar… Read More

Student climate change project wins President’s Environmental Youth Award — yes, that president

Students at Tesla STEM High School in Redmond, Wash., are being honored today with the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)… Read More

STEM students turn Trump’s climate decisions into national call to action

As leaders including Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Microsoft president Brad Smith, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and many others have vowed… Read More

Tech leaders look to mine political chaos for policies that benefit the industry

The current political climate in D.C. is a mess — and Olympia has its own troubles with a court mandate… Read More

Amazon launches STEM toy subscription service to ‘educate and excite’ budding young scientists

The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another… Read More

Seattle makes history with first Special Olympics robotics championship

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is busy on your average weekend, but this past Saturday it was bursting. Between the life-sized… Read More