To All Interested High School Students, On Friday, December 6th, 2024, Northeastern University will once again sponsor Building Bridges, a day dedicated to students considering a career in engineering. This event will be in-person and at Northeastern! Building Bridges provides an opportunity for you to learn what engineering in college is all about. Choose from […]
This semester began with a volunteer training session on September 20th – with 14 volunteers participating; a mix of past and new volunteers. The slides for the day introduced what the Center for STEM Education is and what we do, talking about broader impacts and the learning goals for STEM field trips. Volunteer expectations, engagement […]
The Young Scholars Program is officially more than halfway through! Last week, the scholars continued working in their labs and went on their first field trip! The scholars visited Amgen, a renowned biotech company in Cambridge, MA, on Thursday for their first field trip. Marybeth Rockett, a YSP alumna, graciously hosted the group at Amgen. […]
Interested in learning more about what we do at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education? Our mission statement is to seek to build and support a community of educators, researchers, and students, with the collective goal of strengthening the K-20 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]
The second week of the Young Scholars Program (YSP) has come to an end! This week, the scholars focused on their lab work and experienced their first lab visits with the program coordinators. In addition to day-to-day work, the students also engaged in a series of various presentations throughout the week. The coordinators delivered an […]
Today concludes the first week of this year’s Young Scholars Program; the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education is delighted to welcome our 2024 cohort of scholars to campus! The Young Scholars Program (YSP) is a free program that aims to provide rising high school seniors with the opportunity to […]
The Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education is pleased to announce that last week we officially welcomed our 2024 cohort of REU-PATHWAYS students to campus! This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program (NSF #2150417, P.I. Ibrahim Zeid, Co-P.I. Claire Duggan) provides pathways for local community college students to enrich their education […]
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 […]
Last Friday, on March 22nd, students and teachers at Mildred Ave K-8 School visited Northeastern University for the first time. About 50 eighth grade students split up into three classrooms to learn all about Catapults, Reverse Egg Drops and Earthquakes. In the Catapults section, students learned about projectile motion and accuracy and precision. They then […]
The Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education ran their 5th annual Engineering Exploration Week on Tuesday, February 20th to Friday, February 24th. During Engineering Exploration Week, we invited students for a week long program to learn exciting STEM concepts and apply them to fun projects. We began the week by […]