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Feb 07

Gravity Games 2017: We’re ready to roll – are you?

Drivers, on your mark … Registration is open and filling up fast as the 7th Annual NC Gravity Games get ready to roll in downtown Lenoir on Saturday, April 29. The NC Gravity Games, a signature event of the North Carolina Science Festival, features a gravity-powered race and STEM extravaganza... read more →
Feb 06

Call for Applications: NIEHS Summer PD for High School Teachers

High school educators are encouraged to apply for the 2017 Science, Teachers and Research Summer (STaRS) Experience. This two-week professional development program, hosted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is designed to enhance high school science teachers’ understanding of basic research in biomedical sciences and enable them to... read more →
Jan 26

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Jan. 26, 2017)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Jan 20

USDoE releases guidance on federal funds to support STEM

Ensuring all students have access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is fundamental to the U.S. Department of Education’s goal of providing equitable educational opportunities so that all students are prepared to succeed in college, careers, and life. To further the goal of high-quality STEM education for all,... read more →
Jan 12

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Jan. 12, 2017)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Dec 29

Best of STEM in North Carolina for 2016

Please enjoy our compilation of some of the best stories in STEM education this year. The NC STEM Learning Network starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser... read more →
Dec 15

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Dec. 15, 2016)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Dec 01

NC STEM Learning Network e-Update (Dec. 1, 2016)

NC STEM starts with you. Twice a month we provide an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and our latest edition is now available for you. View our e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Click here to subscribe and get your personalized copy sent directly... read more →
Nov 30

2016 in Review: Lessons from Singapore

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust In July, 11 middle school and high school educators from North Carolina traveled to Singapore to learn about the best practices of teaching mathematics and science from their counterparts in one... read more →
Nov 29

PARI names Mullis to Board of Directors

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) has selected Dr. Chris Mullis to serve on its Board of Directors. Dr. Mullis is the CEO and senior planner of NorthStar Capital Advisors, a financial life planning and asset management firm that has been advising individuals, families, and non-profit organizations for over a... read more →