As the week begins the conclude we have reached the halfway point for our virtual program, Pathways to STEM, where on Tuesdays we discuss engineering and on Thursdays science. Pathway to STEM is a virtual after school program geared towards high school students that allows them to explore various topics within STEM through presentations with […]
On Friday, October 22nd we had our 3rd field trip of the semester, this time a virtual field trip with the 4th and 5th grade classes at the Holmes Innovation School. The theme for the day was “Natural Disasters” – which is especially pertinent now, as we are currently in a natural disaster – the […]
On Friday, October 15th, 2021, we had our second reverse field trip of the year! We visited the 1st grade classes at the Mission Grammar School in Mission Hill (Boston). A younger field trip audience than usual (we typically do 4th-8th graders), this field trip was our third ever with Mission Grammar (the teacher we […]
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 5:00pm the Center for STEM Education is virtually hosting faculty lead presentations followed by Q&A sessions in collaboration with our Pathways to STEM program, an afterschool program geared towards high school students interested in STEM. Students are still able to join and the link to sign up is […]
On Friday, October 1st, we had our second field trip of the year – a “reverse” field trip (RFT) – where instead of students coming to us, we went to visit a school. We’ve done similar RFTs in the past, but it’s been awhile (last RFT in November 2017). For this field trip, we visited […]
STEM Harvest Fest Northeastern’s Center for STEM Education, in partnership with Northeastern student organizations and clubs, will be hosting a fall STEM expo, open to the public, on Saturday, October 30th from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The Fest will take place on the Northeastern campus – held (rain or shine) in outdoor tents located in West […]
As the 2021 REU- POWER concluded the 12 participants of the program virtually presented the accumulation of their 2 months of work to their peers, friends and faculty on Wednesday July 28th. To read more on each students research and view their final poster presentations, click here ! The Center for STEM Education would like […]
Here at Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education, we are extremely excited for the start of the school year. We have a lot planned for this upcoming semester, perfect for students, teachers, and volunteers. Field Trips, Afterschool Programs, and other Opportunities: Interested in getting involved? Check out the links below for upcoming opportunities! Field Trips: […]
“Northeastern Wins $10 Million NSF Grant to Boost People of Color and Women in Engineering Nationally” Despite decades of scattered efforts to improve diversity in engineering, the number of women and people of color remains far below their representation in the U.S. population as a whole. To solve this problem, Northeastern’s College of Engineering won […]
Are you in high school? Interested in learning more about potential STEM career paths / research in college? Pathways to STEM (P2S) is a virtual after school program geared towards high school students interested in STEM. Students will be exploring diverse career pathways through research presentations. Northeastern faculty members will be presenting their ongoing research […]