STEM

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A year’s worth of work culminates this Saturday as the American Rocketry Challenge takes place outside of the nation’s Capital. One hundred teams of middle and high school students from across the coast will go head to head for the title and the chance to compete internationally. Eighth grader Vera Saylor is one of many students making the trip...

“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed.

NBC Connecticut First Alert Meteorologist Rachael Jay shares a fun science experiment the whole family can try!

NBC Connecticut First Alert Meteorologist Rachael Jay shares a fun science experiment the whole family can try!

The Biden administration has announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science, technology, engineering and math

The Mystic Seaport Museum and Planetarium is one of only two New England awardees to receive grant funding to promote student participation in STEM fields.

South Windsor native Cmdr. Jack Hathaway was just named as one of 10 new astronauts for NASA.

S.T.E.P.S. Inc. received a grant from the state to offer free summer programming for young women in southeastern Connecticut this summer.

A camp in Norwich is helping to empower school-aged girls and help them succeed and grow during the pandemic.

Students from Pomfret School are finalists in a national coding competition. The group of teenagers engineered a robot that sprays cleaning solution and wipes surfaces.

Students from Pomfret School are finalists in a national coding competition. The group of teenagers engineered a robot that sprays cleaning solution and wipes surfaces. The competition, TI Codes by Texas Instruments, required students to design a machine that automates a process related to health, wellness or medicine during the pandemic. The students engineered a Germ Eliminating Rinsing Machine (GERM)….

You’ve heard of social media influencers… but what about STEM influencers? They’re pretty much what they sound like. Instead of trying to get teens to buy into the latest product or fad, they’re trying to turn them on to the world of science, technology, engineering and math. NBCLX caught up with two women who’ve developed a rabid following on social...

Haley Kalil is not just a Sports Illustrated model: she has a degree in the sciences and has worked in an immunology lab. And after getting attention for pointing out the differences in how women are treated in STEM compared to the fashion industry, she started the “Nerd Herd” clothing brand. The clothes will celebrate the sciences, and all proceeds...

A survey conducted by the company 3M says more Americans trust science this year compared to last. Gitanjali Rao, a 15-year-old scientist and inventor who was named TIME magazine’s 2020 Kid of the Year, talks about the results.

Deforestation, drought, floods and many other symptoms of climate change are visible from satellites. Stanford University student Liza Goldberg teamed up with NASA, National Geographic and Google to show some of those images on website Cloud to Classroom. “One of the best ways of actually communicating environmental change is making a visual,” Goldberg says.

A team of Bloomfield High School students is being recognized for their innovative thinking. Their project was to create better mobility in under-served communities. It’s a part of the “Made to Move Communities” academic challenge hosted by Connecticut-based, Otis Elevator Company. At least 14 teams from several countries participated in the STEM-related academic match. Brittany and Brianna Washington, Joshua Brown,…

A group of Bloomfield High School seniors won the American Region of a global STEM competition.

Find out the science behind slime in a fun lesson and experiment the whole family can try!