Army selects RIT to head national STEM education initiative
Rochester Institute of Technology will lead the Army STEM Education Consortium to strengthen the national science and technology workforce pipeline.
L3Harris hosts STEM challenge to inspire future workforce
L3Harris Technologies held a STEM challenge at the Rochester Museum & Science Center to engage local students in engineering and critical thinking activities.
$2.1M NSF grant backs UR effort to build future semiconductor workforce
University of Rochester, Boise State and Micron secure $2.1M NSF grant to strengthen K–12 STEM leadership and grow the semiconductor workforce.
Boys & Girls Clubs, AT&T collaborate on summer digital literacy program for kids
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Rochester has partnered with AT&T to create a free digital literacy and education summer program to address equality issues in technology education. The program […]
Allendale Columbia to offer two new diploma programs
Allendale Columbia School has launched two innovative new diploma programs. The Entrepreneurship & Creative Engagement and STEM Engagement diplomas are the first of their kind offered in the Rochester region […]
Partnership, children to showcase new trail connecting the Strong with Central Library
The Greater Rochester After-School Alliance (GRASA) on Thursday will partner with the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, Healthi Kids, the Greater Rochester Summer Learning Association (GRSLA), United Way […]
Technology jobs need the humanities, panelists say
Though employers, educators and even parents have fixated on STEM disciplines to prepare young people for jobs in an increasingly technological society, a recently convened expert panel said it’s important […]
YMCA earns grant for STEM programs
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation has announced its cohort for STEM 2035, a $5.5 million initiative through which grant funding and technical assistance will be provided to existing afterschool […]
A Day of Science rally takes place downtown Saturday
Everyone is a scientist. Just ask the folks at Rochester NY March for Science Inc. “Kids hypothesize, ‘Is this food?’ Testing, they put it in their mouth. Conclusion, no, it’s […]
Warner School wins $800,000 research grant
The University of Rochester has won an $800,000 grant that will be used to help study potential barriers preventing students with learning disabilities from going into science, technology, engineering and […]
Strong launching STEM workshops
The Strong is taking play one step further as it boosts science, technology, engineering and math skills in a series of new workshops. The new STEM-inspired Are You a Maker? […]












