Executives and staff from MRIGlobal toast students from the Paseo Academy of the Fine and Performing Arts as they prepare for their first trip to the FIRST Championship in Houston. The team, which builds at the KC Engineering Zone, is sending four members along with...
Summer STEM fun, a lead on summer jobs, the PLTW Showcase + much more in this month's enewsletter. You can read it here....
Did you catch this fun recap from April's First Friday in the Crossroads? Artist Baker Medlock shared his artistic take on robotics with students from Crossroads Academy before showcasing his work with the First Friday crowds at Mod Gallery: Crossroads Academy KCMO....
Five local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 18-21 in Houston, during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Greater Kansas City Regional on March 16-17 at the Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology Campus. Attended by fans, families, educators...
Five local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 18-21 in Houston, during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition new Heartland Regional on March 10-11 at the Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology Campus. Attended by fans, families, educators and...
A list of ways to see regional STEM students shine, updates on FIRST Robotics and Project Lead The Way in the KC community and more in this month's newsletter. Read it here. ...
When Sarah Soriano started her freshman year at Mill Valley High School she was extremely quiet and a bit reticent to speak her mind. That was before she met Bullwinkle, FRC Team 1810's moose-headed robot, which drew her into the team's booth at freshman orientation and...
This report summarizes KC STEM Alliance's work since its inception in 2011: ...
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,...
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...