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STEM resources in Milwaukee
Our goal is to provide valuable resources to young people and adults interested in pursuing STEM careers, such as supportive role models, excellent instruction and training, and access to real world applications and research opportunities.
The University of Wisconsin-Stout and ASQ Education Division will hold its 2nd Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference at UW-Stout on July 16-17, 2012. This innovative conference will network on the latest high-impact ideas/research on STEM initiatives, improving STEM learning and successful collaboration among schools, universities and industry. The keynote speakers will include Provost Julie Furst-Bowe, UW-Stout and President Bryan D. Albrecht, Gateway Technical College.
For more information please visit their website at www.asq.org/conferences/stem-agenda.POSOH- Contributing to a Sustainable Future
POSOH a new partnership among UW-Madison researchers, the College of Menominee Nation, and educators in northern Wisconsin is forming to help take on the challenge of finding sustainable energy solutions by preparing the next generation of citizens and scientists. For more information about POSOH please visit their website at www.posoh.fastplants.org.
NASA's Digital Learning Network
NASA's Digital Learning Network™ provides science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM content featuring NASA missions and research. Register for free, interactive events listed in their catalog or watch their webcasts.
STEMtech Conference
The STEMtech conference is an international convening that emphasizes increasing student success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at all levels. Over 400 sessions focus on improving STEM education, better aligning educational systems with each other and local workforce needs, and technology's role in the teaching and learning processes. For more information about the conference visit their website at www.league.org/2012stemtech/
The Virtual Microscope
The Virtual Microscope is a NASA-funded project that provides simulated scientific instrumentation for students and researchers worldwide as part of NASA's Virtual Laboratory initiative. Currently they provide 90 samples totaling over 62 gigapixels of image data. The Virtual Microscope is available for free download.
This competition was created to encourage students to create technologies and products that solve global issues. For the past four years, the Innovation competition has helped transform the way science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is being embraced by high school students. For more information about this competition, please visit the Spirit of Innovation Challenge website and sign up your team today!