America’s prosperity depends on attracting foreign talent. Yet due to a dysfunctional immigration system, millions of workers face insurmountable hurdles to gaining permanent residence. It was always a risk that […]
Tag: STEM
Mon BOE approves STEM school contract
The Renaissance Academy, a planned $72 million facility that would be devoted solely to science, technology, engineering and math pursuits for Monongalia County students, inched another notch closer to reality […]
Can STEM school make space for arts?
On April 25, the Monongalia County Board of Education hopes to award a contract to build the highly anticipated new STEM school. The Renaissance Academy, as it will be […]
April 9 letters to the editor
Before going nuclear, try geothermal energy West Virginians have dodged a bullet — for now. The West Virginia Senate tabled a bill that would have allowed our industry-friendly Department of […]
WVU engineering school to host ‘Girls’ STEM Day’ next month
Framed as such, it could have been the premise of a science-fiction novel. The day Katherine Johnson and Anna Brusoe constructed a time-bridge, that is. Anna, we’ll get to. Johnson, […]
MHS a national finalist in Samsung STEM competition
Morgantown High School is one of 300 schools across the country named a finalist in the Solve for Tomorrow competition, sponsored annually by Samsung Electronics America. Samsung launched the competition […]
Making the cut: South Middle students employ sheep brains to explore human maladies
Cutting a sheep brain in two was a lot easier than Junuh Hunt thought it would be. “It’s got a little give,” the South Middle School seventh-grader said Thursday morning, […]
Mon school district directing seniors to academic life — after high school
Last week’s news on the college-going rate for high school seniors from the Class of 2021 in West Virginia didn’t surprise Donna Talerico, the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County schools. […]
Representation matters
BY VAAGEESHA DAS My grandpa loved math. His passion for it spilled over to his four sons and his nine grandchildren. And because of that, math became something I excelled […]
Drone competition for STEM taking flight at Fairmont State
The Falcon Center at Fairmont State University lives up to its name today. More than 20 teams of middle school and high school students across West Virginia are taking flight […]
