This article appeared July 28 in the East Valley Tribune: Mesa students set sights high through Arizona-based Chief Science Officers program Mariana Myers remembers the moment science grabbed her and sent her down a path of discovery. She got a chance to meet a Harvard geneticist and asked him about modifying a chicken to become…
“I have never felt that my voice was as important as I did during that discussion.” – CSO Marissa At the core of the Chief Science Officer program is the belief that their lies true power in student voice to create actionable change at their schools, in their communities, and even nation and worldwide. On…
As Arizona’s premier trade association for science and technology companies, the Arizona Technology Council is recognized as representing a diverse and professional business community. That has contributed to its growing into the largest technology council in North America. Its mission is to promote, advocate, educate, inform and connect members and their enterprises. Listen in on…
” About 3,000 people in Tempe, Ariz. tapped into Wi-Fi beams from the ViaSat-2 satellite during Tempe’s March 20 Geeks Night Out event. Viasat, which has a campus in Tempe, set up and donated several hours of its Community Wi-Fi service during the 8th annual gathering, during which the city and more than 70 organizations invited…
Guest Author: Marisa Ostos, director, Arizona SciTech Festival Did you know the Arizona SciTech Festival is the third-largest STEM festival and initiative in the United States? A large portion of this is due to the hard work of hundreds of community leaders and collaborators over the years who have joined us in our…
Viasat Inc. will be the internet service provider (ISP) for the City of Tempe’s 8th Annual Geeks Night Out, the March 20th Signature Event of the Arizona SciTech Festival. This will be the first public demonstration of Viasat’s Community Wi-Fi hotspot service in the State of Arizona, and will pilot #ConnectAZ – our initiative to…
Mesquite’s Aerospace Engineering Program is sponsoring a Space Camp here at Mesquite High School during the weekend March 23-24, 2019, called Go For Launch! What is “GO FOR LAUNCH!” you ask? Well…. Go For Launch! is a 2-day program (8 hours each day) that uses Space Exploration as a platform to launch student involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), STEAM (Art),…
In celebration of Women’s HERstory Month, Phoenix College will host a Women in STEM poster contest. This contest is open to all Maricopa County K-12 students, and consists of two divisions: ▪ Students in grades K-6 will submit posters illustrating the theme: What does “Women in STEM” look like? ▪ Students in grades 7-12 will…