William Hunter, director of Illinois State University’s Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology (CeMaST), will help to enhance STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education in Barbados, thanks to a Fulbright Specialist grant.
Unit: Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology
$1.4 million grant to increase STEM students, teachers
Illinois State University received an NSF grant of $1.4 million to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups seeking a STEM degree or teaching credential.
Climate Science Teachers Workshop, August 29
Illinois State University faculty from the School of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Geography-Geology departments will lead a workshop for teachers on the impacts of climate change.
Summer Program(ming), Raspberry Pi and Python
From June 21–26, the School of Information Technology was noisier and busier than any other week during our placid summers.
Chicago high schoolers tackle complex problems at ISU’s Math Camp
The weeklong academy allows high school students from the Chicago Public Schools to learn about mathematics, and a bit about themselves in the process.
High school students research robots, cures at ISU summer academy
Forty-seven high school students have been getting a taste of the college life this week at Illinois State through the annual Illinois Summer Research Academy.
Family Science Day part of Spark! Festival running April 6 to 11
Family Science Day 2015 will encourage scientific discovery through hands-on activities, challenges and demonstrations Saturday, April 11. The event is part of the weeklong Spark! Festival.