Drop by a family dinner with the Crance family of Lee’s Summit and the chatter will quickly turn to robotics. Bob, who has spent 35 years at Black & Veatch in mechanical engineering, and his wife, Janice, an early childhood educator turned small business owner,...
This week brings us to the pinnacle of the FIRST Robotics season in the Kansas City region as 60-plus high school-level FIRST Robotics Competition teams take the field for the regional championships at Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology campus. As we look forward to the excitement...
Marian McClellan arrived in Kansas City a few years ago with 30 years of experience as a chemical engineer at large corporations and a sense of obligation to aspiring girls and young women in the field. Although she knew the gender gap had narrowed over...
Competition Exposes Students to Growing Opportunities for Local Workforce Talent Of the more than 218 million Americans eligible to vote, only two-thirds are registered to do so. But thanks to local students participating in the first-ever Code-A-Thon, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, a simple...
With leadership from Project Lead The Way teacher Karen Henderson, the Blue Valley Femineers launched with 22 girls on Jan. 2. Blue Valley is the only school district in the state of Kansas to offer the Femineer Program, which uses curriculum created by Cal Poly Pomona...
If you're dreaming of a career in construction management or engineering, check out this opportunity from Turner Construction-Kansas City. As part of the company's 2017 YouthForce2020 Scholarship & Internship Program, Turner Construction–Kansas City will award two graduating seniors with a $2,500 scholarship and an ongoing internship. See the link below for...
Take a look at the fun from FIRST LEGO League's Qualifier 1 event at Olathe Northwest High School on Nov. 12, captured by FIRST Tech Challenge team Gemini 10173, a second-year FTC team at Olathe Northwest and affiliate of Olathe Northwest's Ravonics 1710: Here are...
Do you want an inside look into the technology, quality, engineering and design professions that will inspire you as you make plans for future? Do you want to be part of an industry that will make a real difference in peoples’ lives all over the...
Thanks to North Kansas City High School for sharing this look inside this Principles of Biomedical Science course: Learn how KC STEM Alliance supports Project Lead The Way curriculum....