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Make It REAL Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to these three recent high school graduates who each received a $500 inaugural Make It REAL scholarship from the KC STEM Alliance. Several...

06 July, 2020

Standing with the Black community

A statement from the KC STEM Alliance: "There is absolutely no room for racism and intolerance in our community and in our nation. The...

10 June, 2020

Outreach program helps seniors connect during a lonely season

A community outreach program started before the pandemic is proving to make a big difference for residents of one local retirement community. Team...

06 May, 2020

FIRST recognizes local students, teams, volunteers in awards ceremony

Heartland and Central Missouri FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Awards Local students, volunteers and partners recognized in online ceremony as FIRST community celebrates virtually May 5,...

05 May, 2020

KC STEM Alliance announces competition awards

Project Lead The Way students persevere to complete award-winning projects in engineering and biomedical sciences $11,500 in scholarships awarded in online design, sustainability and...

04 May, 2020

KC FIRST robotics teams step up to help medical community

The FIRST robotics community is known for its core values—including innovation and impact (applying what’s learned to improve the world). And although the...

27 March, 2020

Update: COVID-19 and FIRST Robotics events in our region

KC STEM Alliance is closely monitoring and evaluating the situation around the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to ensure we are taking the necessary measures to...

12 March, 2020

Greater KC Regional FIRST Robotics Competition sends six local teams to Houston

Six local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 15-18 in Houston, during the Greater Kansas City Regional...

01 March, 2020

This traveling museum celebrates African American inventors & innovators

The achievements of African American men, women and youth in science and innovation are often overlooked in traditional classrooms and history books, but...

24 February, 2020

Teacher Mentor Days yield industry insights

Fast-paced networking sessions with industry experts from some of Kansas City's leading businesses and organizations are part of every Teacher Mentor Day, including...

24 February, 2020