A newly founded partnership formed developed a program to encourage high school students to enroll in more math and science courses by providing them experiences through real world application.  read more »

We received the following press release from National Instruments (NI) today regarding its partnership with For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) to help students develop professional engineering skills and pursue career interests with next-generation FIRST robotics controller. We'll be doing more coverage on this in future posts on our science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) blog, so keep checking back here to read more on this topic.  read more »

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Maplesoft's contribution to the encouragement of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies amongst high school and university students.

Throughout the years, Maplesoft has been a developer of software tools that are used in the STEM field, but its most dedicated contributions comes from its support of several projects and competitions that aim to enhance interest in mathematics and science.  read more »

The science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) paradox of having too many open positions that require STEM skills, but not enough qualified professionals who are applying to fill those positions remains a concern to the manufacturing sector. Many movements have been started to generate more interest in STEM, especially in female and minority students. The good news is that those efforts are beginning to pay off and giving hope to the future.  read more »

If you have yet to read Managing Editor Aaron Hand's post from last week "A Little Tirade About Science Education," I suggest giving it a glance. This science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related post seems to have hit home for several of our readers.  read more »

In this blog, we often tend to focus on new developments for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs, and improved education for student interest. I was talking to my friend last week who just finished his most recent tour overseas for the U.S. Army and was taken by surprise when he mentioned the term.

Did you know that the Army Research and Development Command employs roughly 56% of all scientists and engineers in the U.S. Army?   read more »

I feel the need to rant. And really, what's the point of having a blog space if you can't rant once in a while, right?

I have twins in fifth grade. They have the same teacher my older daughter had two years ago. I remember from then that it was clear this teacher wasn't keen on science education (her passion is history), but I don't recall being quite so frustrated as I've been this year. Perhaps it's the introduction of laptops for fifth graders during the intervening years that has made matters worse.  read more »

If you’re unsatisfied with the paycheck you take home and love warm weather, then you should read into how the demand for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs has continued to rise in Florida over the past few years.  read more »

I've been working with National Instruments (NI) on an upcoming quarterly column that you will soon be introduced to in our March issue. The article will discuss how recent graduates in the automation and controls field used web-based tools to find their first jobs out of college and how those same tools are helping them overcome on-the-job challenges at their new positions.  read more »

As part of the application process for my job, I was required to take a questionnaire that would ultimately tell my employer what type of personality I had and how my work-ethic was. Several questions asked how I would handle certain situations with answer options ranging from a more conservative - "what you should do" - approach to ones that portrayed you as more of a "risk-taker"  - willing to take a chance on a new approach without knowing the guaranteed outcome.  read more »