STEM in the News

Exciting ways students and the community are connecting with STEM.

NASA e-Clips: Launchpad

High school students ignite their interest in science and engineering through NASA innovations in Launchpad.

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NASA e-Clips: Real World

Middle school students (grades 6-8) explore mathematics in action through Real World. These video segments connect classroom mathematics to 21st-century careers and innovations.

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NASA e-Clips: Our World

This NASA channel is for grades K-5. Students learn more about Our World through video segments. These videos compare the natural world with the designed world, illustrating the ways to make the most of this world while propelling us into new worlds.

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BioBuilder Educational Foundation

Although this year is a different learning experience for us all, BioBuilder Educational Foundation is committed to providing science students, teachers, and their parents with the online resources they need for a successful academic year.

Created specifically for middle school students, BioBuilder is offering a new program, BioBuilders 6-7-8, adapted from our high school curriculum. This program can accommodate virtual, in-person, and hybrid classroom models, and gives students an introduction to BioBuilder's synthetic biology curriculum and opportunity to pursue a group project in biodesign, under the supervision of BioBuilder Teaching Fellows.

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Artemis Student Challenges

Join the Artemis Generation and take on a challenge or help solve a problem.

These are primarily for college students. Current projects include rovers, robotics, and spacesuit interface technology.

See the Artemis Student Challenge page for more details.

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NASA Artemis Generation

The NASA Artemis Generation offers contests, activities, and resources on space exploration. These activities are open to students at home as well as school.

See our At School listing for more information.

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Join the Artemis Generation

NASA is returning to the Moon and creating a sustained presence to use as a springboard for Mars exploration.

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Westfield State biology professor lands breakthrough women’s health research grant

There’s a new player in the local university research game.

"For a liberal arts school like Westfield State University to get a grant of this magnitude is almost unheard-of,'' biology professor Kristen Porter said after learning she’d been awarded a $750,000 state grant to research to paths to personalized medicine in women’s health.

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Reach for the Stars

14th Annual RFTS Competition

Kids have missed out on far too much already.

When they return give them something exciting to look forward to – a Rocket Competition!

This year’s deadline extended to December 31

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