PASADENA, Calif. -- An image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured the Curiosity rover still connected to its 51-foot (almost 16 meter)-wide parachute as it descended toward its landing site at Gale Crater Sunday. Read more...
By KEVIN COLLISON The Kansas City Star Thirty years after the first wave of women began pursuing engineering careers it’s still mostly a man’s world — despite an earnest effort to encourage girls to pursue a profession with good opportunities. Take Taya Upkes, who graduated summa cum laude...
Project Lead The Way is expanding its Engagement Team to better serve the growing national network of schools, states, corporate partners, and universities. Today, PLTW is pleased to announce that William White is joining our organization as Regional Vice President, Midwest Region. White comes to...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nearly 15,000 students. teachers, and business partners are in Kansas City for the SkillsUSA national convention, where students highlight their skills in categories like engineering, culinary arts, automotive, and broadcast journalism. The SkillsUSA competition is being held at several locations across the...
By DIANE STAFFORD JIM BARCUS Here’s why many Kansas City area employers aren’t finding the top-notch workers they need: High school students shy away from tough math and science courses because they’re afraid of hurting their grade point average or simply aren’t interested. College students jump from major to...
[gallery link="file"] Driven by a need for more job-ready candidates in power and energy fields, Kansas City Power & Light hosted its inaugural Get Into Energy camp in August at UMKC's School of Computing and Engineering (SCE). Also supporting the camp was the recently-formed KC STEM Alliance,...
May 21, 2012 By Chris Deffenbaugh Using the latest in simulated-patient technology, faculty at the University of Kansas Medical Center are creating clinical experiences that mimic real-life situations. Known as interprofessional education, these simulations allow students to experience scenes they'll encounter in clinics with patients, families and their health care peers. Students from the KU Schools of...
By SABRINA TAVERNISE DAYTON, Ohio — As cities like this one try to reinvent themselves after losing large swaths of their manufacturing sectors, they are discovering that one of the most critical ingredients for a successful transformation — college graduates — is in perilously short supply. Just...
Squad promotes the GPS maker around the world, offers its advice on its fitness products By Greg Hack The Kansas City Star Ryder Hesjedal — and Garmin’s fitness division — ended up in the winner’s circle over the weekend. Hesjedal, 31, part of the Garmin-Barracuda cycling team, on Sunday...
By SPENCER E. ANTE On college campuses these days, the top nerds are getting a taste of what it's like to be star jocks. For Maxwell Hawkins, a computer science and art major at Carnegie Mellon University, the moment came in March. A technology recruiting firm...