Posts by Karen Zhu

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Girl Scout’s STEM Career Badge – A Spooky Success!

On Saturday, October 30th, Professor Shefelbine invited a few Girl Scouts and their mothers to Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) to do a spooky STEM skeleton activity. Given Professor Shefelbine’s extensive research on multi-scale bone biomechanics, the girls learned a lot about bones, their composition and how they change as we age. […]

CANCELLED – STEM Harvest Fest

Due to inclement weather, this event is unfortunately cancelled. We’re extremely sorry about the last minute cancellation and are immensely thankful for your interest in participating in the event. We will be having another expo, Engineering for Everyone Expo, during National Engineers Week on Friday, February 25th (during BPS vacation week). We’re looking forward for […]

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month w...

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and to celebrate this, Northeastern University’s College of Engineering is highlighting Hispanic and Latinx scientists and engineers who have made important contributions to STEM. Learn more about these influential Hispanic and Latinx scientists and engineers in their article linked below. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: coe.northeastern.edu/news/hispanic-heritage/

RBTV – STEM Field Trip (9.25.2021)

On Saturday, September 25th, we held our first field trip of the semester in collaboration with the Ron Burton Training Village. They invited Nick and NU volunteers Maya, Brendan, Jonathan and I to the Boston Waterworks Museum. At the Museum, we worked with 40 girls who are interested in STEM to learn more about how […]

What the heck is 5G? Virtual Cambridg...

Virtual Cambridge Science Festival 5G Events   Check out some of the 5G events being held below: Past Events: Screening of “Speed of thought”.    Upcoming Events: WEDNESDAY APRIL 28:  Come meet Sanjay Udani, a technologist that works with members of Congress and also aids in policy decisions! He helps explain 5G and other emerging […]

nuSTEM Newsletter 36 – Physical...

Welcome to Newsletter 36! >>Click Here for this week’s Newsletter<< In our newsletter you will be introduced to a STEM topic and find a related-activity to work on during the week (please share your results with us!), as well as extensions to additional learning or games related to the field. In addition, you will find […]

nuSTEM Newsletter 35 – Human Ge...

Welcome to Newsletter 35! >>Click Here for this week’s Newsletter<< In our newsletter you will be introduced to a STEM topic and find a related-activity to work on during the week (please share your results with us!), as well as extensions to additional learning or games related to the field. In addition, you will find […]

Northeastern Giving Day!

Northeastern’s Center for STEM Education Giving Day! Northeastern University is hosting its annual Giving Day today! This is an amazing opportunity to support the Center for STEM Education and help us continue providing nearby communities with fun and exciting STEM activities to encourage a new generation of STEM thinkers. Every year the Center for STEM […]

nuSTEM Newsletter 34 – The Scie...

Welcome to Newsletter 34! >>Click Here for this week’s Newsletter<< In our newsletter you will be introduced to a STEM topic and find a related-activity to work on during the week (please share your results with us!), as well as extensions to additional learning or games related to the field. In addition, you will find […]

nuSTEM Newsletter 33 – COVID Va...

nuSTEM Newsletter 33 – COVID Vaccines

Welcome to Newsletter 33! >>Click Here for this week’s Newsletter<< In the past year, the outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted everyday life, from online schooling to social distancing to the normalization of masks. In this week’s funletter, you’ll learn more about the COVID Vaccine, how it works, and how it’ll help us return back to […]

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