by Katherine Arens | Mar 11, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, Workforce Development/STEM
We do not need to plug leaks in the pipeline, we need to interest more women and underrepresented minority students in the first place. Women are underrepresented in pSTEM (physical Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) but a recent study out of Northwestern...
by Katherine Arens | Jan 14, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, Energy, Tech-Led Economic Development
Next-generation composite materials are twice as light and three times as strong as composites currently in use. Advanced composites could potentially revolutionize advanced manufacturing. In fact, the White House believes that advanced composites will give American...
by Katherine Arens | Dec 16, 2014 | Articles & Commentary, Federal Funding
Among its final acts, the 113th Congress has finalized the appropriations for the remainder of fiscal year 2015. CRomnibus, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83). will fund most of the federal government through September...
by Katherine Arens | Dec 12, 2014 | Articles & Commentary, Workforce Development/STEM
From a Detailed Computational Model of Tree Growth to the Distribution of Discriminants over a Finite Field, students from across the country were rewarded for their STEM achievements. This next generation of innovators and inventors received cash awards from the...
by Katherine Arens | Nov 21, 2014 | Federal Funding, TechVision News & Events, Telecommunications Policy
Companies developing communications technology solutions should be aware that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking information on emerging technologies that address six “capability gaps” faced by the...
