Today we had another virtual field trip with the third and fourth grade classes at Edison K-8 School. For this 1 hour field trip, which had 100 students in five classes, we talked about engineering and solving problems – with a focus on civil engineering. NU students Gabby (Civil Engineering) and Zandria (Industrial Engineering) came […]
This summer we intend to run another REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) site, conditional upon final notification of NSF funding: REU-PATHWAYS. This 10 week summer research site will run from May 31st to August 4th and will involve research in various fields of engineering with College of Engineering faculty and graduate student mentors. Accepted students […]
For the month of March – we celebrate Women in STEM, as part of Women’s History Month! In this newsletter you will learn more about the contributions of Women in STEM at Northeastern, learning more about two faculty and one alumni, as well as watch a video and build a bridge. >>Read More Here<<
Hello Everyone, If you are currently a Junior going to school in MA, we are still looking for applicants for our Young Scholars’ Program (YSP) this summer! YSP is a FREE six-week summer research program that will be taking place on campus – you’ll be conducting laboratory research and exploring career options through weekly seminars […]
Last Friday (February 11th) we had our first STEM field trip of the Winter/Spring semester. This time, we had a virtual field trip with two classes (~34 students) at the Phineas Bates Elementary School. This is our 5th consecutive year working with Ms. Hughes’ 4th graders – and was a blast, as usual. The 2.5 […]
Applications for two of our summer programs are now open! Please click the program information page to learn more about how to apply. Young Scholar’s Program: 6-week summer research program for high school juniors (2023 graduation year). Applications Due: March 15, 2022 REU-POWER: 10-week summer research program for (college) undergraduate students. Applications Due: February 13, […]
On Friday, December 3, 2021 the Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University, in collaboration with the College of Engineering/Admissions, hosted the Fall edition of our Building Bridges event. 103 students from 32 different schools in 5 states came to learn all about engineering. Students picked from 12 different sessions, wherein students learned about various […]
Welcome to Newsletter 37! >>Click Here for This Weeks Newsletter<< In this weeks 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 […]
After 8 weeks our virtual after school program, Pathways To STEM, will be concluding with the last sessions occurring on Tuesday November 16th and Thursday November 18th. Tuesdays presentation will be given by Professor Ruobing Bai, a professor in the Mechanical and Industrial department, presenting on Soft Materials and Soft Machine. On Thursday Professor Adrian […]
On Friday, November 5th we went on our penultimate reverse field trip (for this semester), visiting two fourth grade classrooms at the Higginson/Lewis K-8 school in Roxbury, (Boston). With me were two volunteers: Mikey and Caitlyn, two PhD students in Professor Heather Brenhouse’s developmental neuropsychobiology lab and NUCLEUS graduate student members: thank you both for […]