STEM

A number of NSF awards to the centers will help lead to degree completion for minority students traditionally underrepresented in the STEM marketplace.

The idea that science skills are innate and great discoveries are made only by “lone geniuses” is losing traction in STEM.

People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM.

Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics aims to encourage more women and gender minorities to pursue careers in physics and improve diversity in the field.

From NCTV17, April 20, 2018: The next generation of scientists and engineers gathered at Fermilab for the annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Career Expo. Watch the 90-second segment.

Lab professionals discussed their work, shared their experiences in different career areas and encouraged the girls to study STEM careers themselves.

Approximately 1,100 Chicago-area high school students, parents and educators attended the event, where they had the opportunity to meet more than 160 STEM professionals from nearly 50 companies, organizations, agencies and professional associations.

On Wednesday, April 18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Fermilab’s annual STEM Career Expo will put high school students face-to-face with people actually doing the jobs they will be applying for in the coming years.

National Society of Black Physicists President Renée Horton talks with Symmetry about finding a place to belong in physics.

At a showing of the blockbuster movie followed by a Q&A with Fermilab scientists, students from diverse backgrounds were encouraged to pursue STEM careers.