by Katherine Arens | Feb 8, 2017 | TechVision News & Events, Uncategorized, Workforce Development/STEM
On January 6, 2017, President Obama signed the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, incorporating a number of bills and the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act. That the bill made it to the President’s desk was a surprise to many, and was saved by 11th hour...
by Katherine Arens | Nov 5, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, TechVision News & Events, Workforce Development/STEM
In a rare moment of bipartisanship, both the House and Senate unanimously approved the STEM Education Act of 2015 that the President recently signed into law. It is refreshing to see Congress work together to move the country forward. The bipartisan bill was...
by Katherine Arens | Aug 5, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, Innovation Policy, TechVision News & Events, Workforce Development/STEM
The Obama Administration’s FY 2017 budget requests for agencies such as the National Science Foundation, NASA, DOE Office of Science, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will reflect a recent White House memo entitled Multi-Agency Science and...
by Cheryl Mendonsa | Apr 5, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, Workforce Development/STEM
FIRST Robotics...
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 Cheryl Mendonsa | Jan 13, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, Workforce Development/STEM
Tiaras and Technology “STEM is an essential component in ensuring America’s economic and national security, creating jobs and solving quality of life issues. Americans cannot afford to simply be adaptors of new technology; we must continue our leadership role as...