Center for STEM Education

Northeastern to launch innovative program in energy for underrepresented minority students

Northeastern researchers have received a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an innovative scholarship and mentoring program that supports college transfer students from underrepresented backgrounds who are studying and doing research in energy.

by Greg St. Martin October 13, 2016

Afternoon at the ‘museum’

First-year engineering students created museum exhibits for middle schoolers in an effort to learn how to communicate complex topics to younger audiences.

by Angela Herring April 23, 2014

Two decades of service for STEM education

RE-SEED, Northeastern’s volunteer program that trains retired scientists and engineers to assist science teachers in the classroom, held its 20th annual conference this week to review the program’s 22-year history and look forward.

by Joe O'Connell December 18, 2013

Don't delay: Early engineering intro pays off

Photo via Thinkstock. When Mohit Bhardwaj was a freshman in high school he traveled from his home in Lusaka, Zambia…

by Angela Herring August 4, 2013

Young scholars get a taste for science in the summer

Two-dozen students from Boston-area high schools will spend the next six weeks working in Northeastern labs through the Center for STEM Education’s Young Scholars Program.

by Angela Herring July 26, 2013

Students learn research skills through summer program

A group of first-year students recently completed the Summer Discovery Experience, an intensive PRISM summer program in which students experience hands-on research in mathematics, physics, and biology.

by Greg St. Martin June 6, 2013

Capstones in high school

On Monday, 33 STEM high school teachers from around New England converged on Northestern’s campus for the third annual CAPSULE workshop. Under…

by Angela Herring July 16, 2012

Learning science while having fun

A science and engineering fair organized by Northeastern’s Center for STEM Education drew more than 200 children and their families to campus earlier this month.