Sixteen-year-old Shriya Reddy can’t remember a time when she wasn’t excited about science. At seven, she read biology books with her mother, who was studying for her medical board exams. By sixth grade, Reddy was competing in rigorous science fairs. The summer before ninth grade she began doing research in a bioengineering lab at Wayne State…
Seven municipal leaders gathered at Scottsdale City Hall for a roundtable discussion on the growing STEM environment within the Valley — leading to a frank discussion on the quality of education as the group looked to the future. STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math, is a collection of disciplines being embedded into…
Six words that best describe CSO Ava: Organized, creative, curious, hard-working, honest, determined “I have known CSO Ava for the past 2 years. As an 8th grade student, she was a Chief Science Officer (CSO) at Jefferson Middle School. She was also a CSO at H.H. Dow High School last year (her 9th grade year)…
SciTech Institute is pleased to have been selected to receive a $5000 donation from Cox Charities. This gift is part of nearly $570,000 in donations given by the organization to Arizona nonprofits this year. SciTech Institute is one of several local nonprofit organizations receiving funding this year that comes from the generous contributions of Cox Communications employees….
As Director of the Arizona Commerce Authority’s Film and Digital Media Program, Matthew Earl Jones is leading the mission to rejuvenate film production in our picturesque state. We recently sat down with Earl Jones, a producer and industry insider and the half-brother of actor James Earl Jones, to get his take on how STEM is…
For more incredible podcasts visit Business RadioX . The mission of the SciTech Institute is focused on cultivating an ecosystem of conscious STEM communities through awareness, connections and empowerment. The SciTech Institute is dedicated to promoting and enhancing STEM engagements for everyone in the community by developing and implementing programs, fairs, bowls, projects and festivals that highlight…
Careers in science and technology are some of the fastest growing. But many of these industries are facing serious shortages of qualified workers. Thankfully for Arizona businesses, the Arizona SciTech Institute is pioneering ways to get more youth interested in these fields. Created as a way to get more kids engaged, the Chief Science Officers Program has been around…
eCYBERMISSION, an Army Educational Outreach Program, is a free web-based STEM competition for students in grades 6-9. The program is committed to answering the Nation’s need for increased national STEM literacy and to expanding STEM education opportunities across the country to open doors to new career paths for American students that lead to a brighter…