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Topic: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Expanding Your Horizons

S&T Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

The Kummer Center for STEM Education will be bringing Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) back again on October 13, 2023

upcoming: October 13, 2023
UMKC GenCyber Camp

UMKC GenCyber Camp

UMKC Cybersecurity, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Summer Camp, Training & Professional Development, Youth Programming

Cybersecurity is an exciting career prospect and a great opportunity to stay engaged and challenged. Join us to learn about cybersecurity concepts, ethical hacking, digital forensics, ethics and more!

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Career Readiness School of Computing and Engineering
Kummer Center for STEM Education

Kummer Center for STEM Education

S&T Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Summer Camp, Youth Programming

The Kummer Center for STEM Education provides equal access and opportunity to underserved, underrepresented and rural communities in Missouri.

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Robert R. Hermann World Ecology Award Gala

Robert R. Hermann World Ecology Award Gala

UMSL Arts & Culture, Environment & Nature, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Robert R. Hermann World Ecology Award Gala

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STLCyberCon

STLCyberCon

UMSL Community Development, Community Education, Continuing Education, Education, Leadership, Speakers & Lecture Series, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Student Success, Training & Professional Development, Workforce Development

STLCyberCon is a free cybersecurity conference for students, researchers, practitioners, and job seekers bringing together ideas and people from around the St. Louis region. Breakfast, lunch, coffee, and snacks included.

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Career Readiness Career Services Conference Leadership Learning Professional Development Stem Education UMSL Workforce Development
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Life Sciences Quest

MU STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Summer Camp, Youth Programming

Take some time out of your summer break and learn something new with University of Missouri’s Life Sciences Quest program! Life Sciences Quest is a free summer academy for students interested in agriculture and how it impacts our daily lives.

Health and Life Sciences Science Youth
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STEM CUBS Camp for K to 5th Grade Students

MU Community Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Youth Programming

Join us for a fun hands-on way to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). In the past, students have worked on projects like building a structurally sound bridge, developing coating for pills, understanding features of buoyancy and static electricity, creating towers, and more.

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Division of Diversity and Inclusion Education Engineering Events Program STEM Stem Education Youth
Adventure Club

Adventure Club

MU Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Adventure Club is an enrichment based before and after school program located in all elementary schools in the Columbia Public School District. We provide hands-on educational and recreational activities for children in a safe and caring environment.

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Education School of Education
UMKC INNOVATION STUDIO HOSTS OPEN HOUSES

UMKC INNOVATION STUDIO HOSTS OPEN HOUSES

UMKC STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

UMKC’s new Innovation Studio is housed within the recently opened Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center, the newest addition to the UMKC School of Computing and Engineering.

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Engineering School of Computing and Engineering
UMKC Helps Fix Kansas City Sidewalks

UMKC Helps Fix Kansas City Sidewalks

UMKC STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Since voters agreed on funding a General Obligation bond, the city has started a 20 year, $150 million project to repair Kansas City sidewalks. Pilot programs are being launched to find new ways of creating more efficient sidewalks, including the help of UMKC students.

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Engineering School of Computing and Engineering
UMKC Students, Professor Design Ideas for KC Streetcar Extension

UMKC Students, Professor Design Ideas for KC Streetcar Extension

UMKC Community Development, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Students’ plans could be incorporated in the new UMKC stop

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Neighborhood Development School of Computing and Engineering UMKC Alumni Association
UMKC Innovation Studio

UMKC Innovation Studio

UMKC Business, Community Development, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

The Innovation Studio is housed within a brand-new facility – the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center – just opened in 2021.

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Economic Development Engineering Entrepreneurship Innovation Studio School of Computing and Engineering
GRAND OPENING: Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center

GRAND OPENING: Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center

UMKC Engagement Month, Research & Data, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Join us to celebrate the grand opening of UMKC’s newest learning and discovery hub, the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center.

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Engineering School of Computing and Engineering
Social Justice Book & Lecture Series Featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva, Author of Earth Democracy

Social Justice Book & Lecture Series Featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva, Author of Earth Democracy

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

The Division of Diversity and Inclusion’s Social Justice Book and Lecture Series brings to campus thought leaders from across the country and various fields to explore issues of social justice.

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Climate Change Division of Diversity and Inclusion
UMKC Professor Calls on Community to Help Understand Climate Change Effects

UMKC Professor Calls on Community to Help Understand Climate Change Effects

UMKC Community Development, Nonprofit, Research & Data, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Volunteers from across the metro helped collect data for a national research project

Climate Change College of Arts and Sciences Neighborhood Development Volunteerism and Service
Reimagining S&T’s Campus Footprint

Reimagining S&T’s Campus Footprint

S&T STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Landmarks, green spaces, roads and walkways are all components of the Arrival District

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Engineering
UMSL Computer Education & Training Center

UMSL Computer Education & Training Center

UMSL Business, Continuing Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Training & Professional Development, Workforce Development

The Computer Education & Training Center at UMSL offers noncredit computer courses to meet technological challenges in the workplace.

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Business Professional Development Technology Training
KC STEM Alliance

KC STEM Alliance

UMKC Nonprofit, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Youth Programming

The nonprofit works to inspire interest in STEM within the Kansas City region.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation KC Stem Alliance School of Computing and Engineering
UMKC Innovation Center Receives Grant Funding to Address Economic Issues Caused by the Pandemic

UMKC Innovation Center Receives Grant Funding to Address Economic Issues Caused by the Pandemic

UMKC Broadband, Business, Community Development, COVID-19, Digital Equity, Government, Research & Data, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

The UMKC Innovation Center is one of two Missouri organizations chosen for the SPRINT Challenge grant.

Economic Development KC Digital Drive Neighborhood Development U.S. Economic Development Administration UMKC Innovation Center
Students and Teachers As Research Scientists (STARS)

Students and Teachers As Research Scientists (STARS)

UMSL Community Education, Education, Research & Data, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Youth Programming

The mission of the STARS program is to enhance the understanding and augment the application of the philosophy and processes of science and mathematics for teachers and their students through expertly guided, real life experiences in inquiry and discovery. Accepted applicants will engage in a six-week immersive experience with the guidance of professional scientists, and […]

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Hacker Tracker Cyber Security Camp

Hacker Tracker Cyber Security Camp

MU STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Summer Camp, Training & Professional Development, Youth Programming

The goal of the camp is to get high school students excited about computer science. Participants will think broadly around topics of cyber security, cloud computing and computer programming and will become active learners of technology.

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Engineering macrotheme youth summer engagement Training
U-CREATE Summer Camp

U-CREATE Summer Camp

UMSL Arts & Culture, Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Summer Camp, Youth Programming

U-CREATE Summer Camp is a camp for kids ages 6-12 designed to be an active camp that both educates and stimulates while having fun. Camp enrollment is open to UMSL and the surrounding community.

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Art Camp Character Education Child Development Community Community Engagement and Outreach Education Engineering Family Future Students K-12 Education Kindergarten macrotheme youth summer engagement St. Louis STEM Stem Education Summer Programs Youth Youth Training
Google Fiber Features KC STEM Alliance’s Report on Gender Gap

Google Fiber Features KC STEM Alliance’s Report on Gender Gap

UMKC Community Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Youth Programming

Excerpts from the report are featured on Google Fiber’s Twitter.

Child Development KC Stem Alliance
Upcoming Webinar on 5G

Upcoming Webinar on 5G

UMKC Speakers & Lecture Series, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

The UMKC School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) Alumni Association, SCE Student Council, and SCE Alumni Relations Office continues its Rise & Shine Speaker Series this winter with discussion focusing on 5G.

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School of Computing and Engineering
Charter schools Office

Charter schools Office

UMSL Community Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

UMSL’s Charter Schools Office sponsors seven public charter schools in the city of St. Louis. Roughly 3000 students attend these schools.

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Character Education Diversity Education Equity Kindergarten Learning Partnership St. Louis STEM Youth
Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics Competition

Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics Competition

UMSL Arts & Culture, Community Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Youth Programming

Girls’ Adventures in Math is a team-based math competition for girls in grades 3-8. Our competition presents some of the most challenging and innovative math problems to students in this age group, contextualized in a comic book containing the stories of pioneering women from history.

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Community Competition Outreach St. Louis STEM Youth
Inside Dinosaurs

Inside Dinosaurs

MU Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Professor Casey Holliday and colleagues participate in invited speaking engagements and demonstrations to community partners, schools and groups. We cover topics including the latest news and discoveries in paleontology, how animals and people work, and what kind of research and opportunities happen in the Integrative Anatomy program at MU.

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Animals Collaboration Education
Columbia Young Scientists Expo

Columbia Young Scientists Expo

MU Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

The Columbia Young Scientists (CYS) Fair and Expo is an annual event at the University of Missouri that promotes STEM for people of all ages. The CYS Expo is a public event for all ages and features university, local, and state scientists, organizations, and clubs, each with a booth with demos, displays, and information.

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Education Research
Richard D. Schwartz Observatory

Richard D. Schwartz Observatory

UMSL Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Located on the UMSL campus, the observatory is used for astronomical research and for public education during regular open house events. It houses a 16″ Meade LX200 telescope and two portable 8″ Celestron telescopes. The telescope can be used for imaging or spectroscopy with an SBIG ST-8 CCD camera.

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Community Education Events
UMSL Planetarium and Astronomy Outreach Program

UMSL Planetarium and Astronomy Outreach Program

UMSL Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

With funding provided by the NASA / Missouri Space Grant Consortium, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UMSL is proud to offer the Astronomy Outreach Program free of charge for schools.

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Outreach Program Students
Science Cafe Columbia

Science Cafe Columbia

MU Community Education, Education, Research & Data, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

A “science café” is an informal gathering where scientists share their research or expertise with the community in a dynamic, interactive format.

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Community Research
The Collaborative Laboratory Internships and Mentoring Blueprint (CLIMB) Program

The Collaborative Laboratory Internships and Mentoring Blueprint (CLIMB) Program

UMSL Collaboration, Community Education, Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Workforce Development, Youth Programming

CLIMB is a partnership between the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the Jennings and University City school districts. Each summer since 2015, UMSL has offered 10-15 paid summer internships for bright high school students from these districts. Structured weekly activities engage the CLIMB interns to think like a scientist and do research with UMSL faculty […]

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Collaboration Education Research

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Upcoming Events

Oct 13
Expanding Your Horizons

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Resources

Kummer Center for STEM Education
UMKC Innovation Studio
KC STEM Alliance
Charter schools Office
Inside Dinosaurs

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Services

Adventure Club
UMKC Helps Fix Kansas City Sidewalks
U-CREATE Summer Camp

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