Drones Soar Into Academia
As technology advances and expands, it is finding its way into classrooms. One such technology that has great teaching and learning potential is that of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or…
Encouraging Our Future Engineers & Innovators
National Engineers Week is just around the corner—February 21st to 27th—this is a time to celebrate engineers and encourage our future generations of engineers and innovators. By now we all…
Startup Weekend Honolulu 2015
*UPDATE (12/14/2015): The results are in, and the Menehune Hat Clip tied for 1st Runner Up in the Global Startup Battle! Such an accomplishment for these hardworking students. Way to…
2015 Hawaii STEM Conference: CAD Competition
The 6th Annual Hawaii STEM Conference concluded this past weekend and we had the honor of being part of it once again. This year 3D Innovations held a CAD competition that…
The Evolution of Education
Lately there has been quite a bit of news about the uncertain future facing traditional four-year colleges. Most recently, Sweet Briar College, a 114-year-old private women’s college in Virginia announced that…
Halloween STEM Projects
Many of us have children that are beyond excited to dress up tomorrow in their Halloween costume and head door-to-door for some candy treats. Instead of letting them devour all of…
Product of the Week: BlocksCAD
BlocksCAD is a “Kickstarter Staff Pick” and we can see why… This open-sourced 3D CAD program for students is a quick, easy and intuitive STEM education tool. As an engineering firm…
Product of the Week: ITSPHUN – Make Geometric Art
ITSPHUN, is an acronym for Interlocking Triangles Squares Pentagons and Hexagons Using Notches and promises a lot of fun. This product is a geometric construction kit for math education and creative…
Career Pathways for STEM Majors
The National Science Foundation published a Q&A piece, Labor Day Q&A: Opportunities in STEM, and we found the information provided in this article to be direct, conscience and extremely informational for…
Best U.S. Cities for STEM Graduates
Recent graduates with STEM education backgrounds have found themselves in a better than average job market. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual mean wage for a…