Education

Orbital ATK will host students of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at the company’s Dulles, Virginia-based headquarters in support of Higher Orbits’ Go For Launch! program, Loudon Now reported Thursday. Higher Orbits, a non-profit organization, will hold its three-day program next month at Orbital ATK’s Dulles headquarters for high …

Lockheed Martin and Boeing‘s joint venture United Launch Alliance has selected the winners of its launch support attachment bracket design challenge for the Atlas V rocket. Nic Adams will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to have his support bracket design incorporated on a future Atlas V mission as the first place winner of the 3-2-1 Liftoff! …

FIRST, Booz Allen Hamilton and Qualcomm have hosted an event aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier museum in San Diego to support science, technology, engineering and math education. FIRST said Thursday the event highlighted collaborative efforts across the education, corporate and military sectors to boost STEM education in San Diego’s military and …

The Department of Homeland Security has begun to accept applications for a 10-week internship program designed for students that specialize in national security-related science, technology, engineering and math courses. The Homeland Security STEM Summer Internship program seeks to help students connect with DHS professionals and gain research experiences at 12 federal …

Deloitte‘s philanthropic arm and the University of Illinois College of Business have established a facility to develop curriculum focused on business analytics. The Center for Business Analytics at Urbana-Champaign aims to help students gain data knowledge as well as develop skills and abilities necessary for business leadership through the curriculum, Deloitte said Tuesday. Deloitte Foundation also provided a $5 million …

The University of Maryland University College will continue to sponsor the Air Force Association’s national youth cyber education program for a fourth consecutive year. UMUC said Thursday it will support the CyberPatriot program in an effort to promote science, technology, engineering, mathematics and cybersecurity education to students. The 2015-2016 CyberPatriot National Defense Competition aims to develop …

Siemens‘ nonprofit arm has partnered with The Center to Advance CTE and The Center on Education and Skills at New America to expand an initiative that aims to train young adults for middle-skill jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Siemens said Friday Advance CTE will support states and communities’ efforts to recruit students …

The Education Department has held a bus tour that sought to promote NASA‘s journey to Mars program and inspire students to take up higher education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The Opportunity Across America bus traveled across 11 cities in six states in an effort to foster STEAM education to …

The United Services Automobile Association and PsychArmor Institute have launched an free online education program for caregivers and families of ill or injured military service members and veterans. PsychArmor said Tuesday the School for Military and Veteran Caregivers and Families offers various subjects that can be accessed through the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s HiddenHeroes.org website. …

NASA will provide three informal education organizations close to $3 million in grants to fund projects that will work to encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers in support of the Journey to Mars. The space agency said Wednesday the organizations will build a Mars exploration exhibit, provide educator professional development on space science and …

A new batch of General Atomics summer interns has completed the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship program that the Energy Department‘s office of science has financed as a program sponsor. The company said Friday 10 interns worked at its DIII-D magnetic fusion energy facility and inertial fusion technologies program to support the advancement of fusion …

Lockheed Martin and the University of Colorado-Boulder have partnered to implement academic programs focused on space-based radio frequency technology. The company said Thursday it will invest $3 million in the partnership over four years and the Lockheed Martin Radio Frequency Research Center will collaborate with the university to develop curriculum to train future space …

The American National Standards Institute will collaborate with the State University of New York and Flatiron School to support a U.S. Education Department initiative that aims to provide low-income students access to new higher education and training models. ANSI said Tuesday the Educational Quality through Innovative Partnerships program seeks to assess the impact of partnerships on the accessibility of …

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey have begun to solicit applications from universities and schools that are interested to serve as partners of a geospatial sciences program. NGA formed the Centers of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences program with USGS in an effort to establish partnerships with …

Oracle has announced plans to set up a high school at its headquarters in Redwood City, California, in an effort to train and prepare students for design and engineering jobs, ABC7 News reported Friday. Lyanne Melendez writes Oracle will support the construction of the Design Tech High School through its education …