Women Are Thriving At The Colorado School Of Mines
GOLDEN, C olo. (CBS4) – Graduates at the Colorado School of Mines can expect even better paying jobs as the face of the graduating class is changing. Across Colorado girls are being prepped in high...
View ArticleDU Breaks Ground On New Facility
DENVER (CBS4) – The University of Denver broke ground on a huge new facility on Tuesday. The 130,000 square foot building will house the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science...
View ArticleWilderness Internships Part Of Students’ STEM Education
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_20140718220240840AA.mp4 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Denver teens are trading sidewalks for mountain trails for a month this summer as part of a wilderness...
View ArticleGirls & Science This Saturday: Explore What It’s Like To Be A Geologist
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_0502201518531176366AA.mp4 DENVER (CBS4) – This Saturday, Feb. 7 is Girls & Science at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. It’s a day where girls ages...
View ArticleGirls & Science Aims To Change Thinking About Careers
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_20150205151505327AA.mp4 DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is offering up what one of its scientists calls a creative spin on career...
View ArticleHands-On STEM For All Students In Englewood School District
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The Englewood School District became the first school district in Colorado to provide hands-on STEM education for all students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. The Smart...
View ArticleWheat Ridge High School Students Make Waves At International Competition
By Dominic Garcia WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A group of students from Wheat Ridge High School just made waves in an international competition in California. (credit: Wheat Ridge High School STEM)...
View ArticleYoung Women Imagine Future STEM Career With Special Internship
By Joel Hillan JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Some high school students got a chance to visit Lockheed Martin on Thursday and experience what a STEM career would be like. One of those young women,...
View ArticleGirls Camp Focuses On STEM For Critical Age Group
By Shawn Chitnis GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Girls on their summer break spent a week at the Colorado School of Mines for the first ever GE Girls Camp in Colorado. The camp helps introduce the girls to STEM...
View ArticleTeen Brothers Compete In United Launch Alliance Design Challenge
By Shawn Chitnis BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) — Two brothers competing in a student rocket launch organized by United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace say the summer internship program they participated in...
View ArticleCU Professor Helping Shape Barbie’s Future Image On The Job
By Karen Morfitt BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– A University of Colorado professor is helping to improve Barbie’s image and her role in the workplace. The goal– to make it easier for young women to see...
View ArticleGirls Inc. Opens New STEM Facility To Encourage Creativity
By Dominic Garcia DENVER (CBS4)– When she was 6 years old, Dominiece Gilmore was about as shy as it gets. But after spending seven years at Girls Inc in Denver, she’s completely changed. “Ever since...
View ArticleNREL & Consumer Energy Alliance Highlight Importance Of Wind Energy
DENVER (CBS4) – Energy Day, organized by the Consumer Energy Alliance, is coming up on Saturday, Aug. 22nd. It’s a free family festival focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)...
View ArticleEnergy Day Focuses Attention On STEM Innovations
DENVER (CBS4) – Energy Day is a free family-friendly festival focused on innovations in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM. Energy Day features dozens of exhibits and activities that...
View ArticleSparking Interest In Science: Kids Learn To Build And Launch Rockets Ahead Of...
By Shawn Chitnis DENVER (CBS4) – Third grade students from Colorado Academy built and launched rockets Thursday inside the Denver Museum of Nature & Science learning the science behind a fun...
View ArticleFirst Woman To Become A Commercial Airline Captain Shares Inspiring Story...
By Shawn Chitnis DENVER (CBS4) — A woman who made history in the skies is now sharing her story with students at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. The Wings Aerospace Academy is an...
View ArticleEnergy Day Encourages Students To Study STEM: ‘Just Try It Out’
By Joel Hillan DENVER (CBS4) – The Consumer Energy Alliance along with the Consumer Energy Education Foundation hosted Energy Day Saturday morning at East High School. Energy Day features dozens of...
View Article‘Bring STEM To Life’ Inspires Girls To Explore Science, Technology, Math...
DENVER (CBS4)– The American Heart Association is helping inspire girls to explore science, technology, engineering and math outside the classroom in their annual Bring STEM To Life event. Nearly 100...
View Article‘Little Shop Of Physics’ Designed To Encourage STEM Interest In Students
DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado State University is working to get more young students interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. CSU students visited Bruce Randolph School in...
View ArticleStudents Work Together To Build Robot That Cleans Up The Ocean
By Michael Abeyta DENVER (CBS4) – If you believe the children are our future, then this may be the sport of the future. Saturday, that future was on display on the Auraria Campus at the Auraria Events...
View Article‘Made With Code’: Google And Disney Help Girls Learn Computer Science
By Karen Morfitt BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Dozens of young women from high schools in and around Boulder spent Wednesday afternoon away from the classroom. (CBS) “I heard we are going to learn how to...
View Article‘Unique Experience’: Eureka Program Gives Girls Training For STEM Careers
By Lauren Whitney DENVER (CBS4) – “I really like it. I’m working with the mission’s operations,” said Sophia Gaal. Sophia Gaal is a sophomore in high school, and — yes — she’s helping with Lockheed...
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