SPOKANE, Wash. – Eighty students from Spokane high schools will put their prosthetic arm designs to the test as part of an annual team project and competition sponsored by Spokane MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement).
BOZEMAN, Mont. – By the time she earned her bachelor’s degree from Washington State University (’87 chemistry and biochemistry), Joan Blanchette Broderick had worked in four research labs, published three papers, knew she loved chemistry and realized she wanted a career in research.
By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Two Washington State University alumnae are the most recent state winners of the annual Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a statement from Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd regarding Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget proposal released on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
By Betsy Fradd, WSU Extension SPOKANE, Wash. – A new grant will bring more science education to youth in Washington state. Children and teens in five counties and three tribal nations will have increased access to a wide variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) activities along with more opportunities for youth/adult partnerships.
PULLMAN, Wash. – A nationwide demand for STEM-ready employees and emphasis on STEM education means elementary teachers must teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics – even if they have little expertise, or experience, in some of those subjects.
By Tina Hilding, College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – The isolation of problem solving for beginning computer science students can cause them to flounder and fail. It also doesn’t reflect the teamwork that goes on in the computing profession.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University professor of economics Jill McCluskey has been awarded a three-year, $449,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will help fund a study of the effects of partner accommodation policies (PAPs), including their implications for increasing the number of female faculty teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Children learn some basic concepts of physics by using exhibits designed to also teach home energy efficiency. (Photo by Kathleen Ryan, WSU) PULLMAN, Wash. – An innovative collaborative project is teaching young people the basics of physics. Using simple models, an interdisciplinary team is simultaneously opening doors to more sustainable, energy-efficient homes. Project […]
RICHLAND — The opportunity to plan a curriculum based on research rather than tradition excites WSU College of Education faculty members, especially because the effort involves a brand new school that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math. Those subjects, dubbed “STEM,” are universally considered both in need of attention and vital to the nation’s […]