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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

KC STEM professionals share experiences with students

PLTW biomed students map out capstone projects Project Lead The Way students in their senior capstone course of the Biomedical Sciences pathway gathered at the...

06 January, 2020

K-12 CSEd in KC: A new report from KC STEM Alliance

Kansas City, MO (December 9, 2019)—As the Kansas City region recognizes Computer Science Education Week, the KC STEM Alliance today released a review...

09 December, 2019