Tag: STEM
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Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County celebrates 85 years
When a handful of businessmen started the Boys Club of Trenton in 1937, they did not dream that it would grow from one small clubhouse at the Reservoir Club in the City of Trenton to two community centers – one each in Lawrence Township and the city. Those businessmen also could not have imagined that…
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Junior Achievement of New Jersey receives grant to support STEM initiative
Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) received a grant for $25,000 from Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, which will be used to inspire New Jersey’s students for careers in STEM through the JA Crack the Code hands-on learning experience, comprised of a series of free virtual coding and STEM workshops. The grant will aid…
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North Brunswick teen creates STEM magazine for students in Mapapa, Africa
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A sophomore at North Brunswick Township High School is working toward advancing STEM education around the world and making it free and accessible to all young children. Ria Patel is issuing a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) magazine for adolescent girls in Mapapa, part of Zambia, Africa. Due to a lack of…
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COVID-19 lockdown inspires MCVTS student to create STEM tutoring program
EDISON – A 16-year-old from Edison has used his energy, creativity and penchant for public service to develop a tutoring program that has now become an international phenomenon during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shivam Syal, a junior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison, was inspired to take action when…
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Code Ninjas opens Edison location
The Edison location of Code Ninjas that opened in January at 37 Gill Lane is owned and operated by Paritosh and Rakhi Shah, who have lived in the area for more than 12 years. The couple found Code Ninjas when they were looking for STEM (science, technology, engineering, match) after-school programs for their own two…
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East Brunswick students study language, science
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick School District recently celebrated the efforts of its students. When East Brunswick Public School students start sixth grade, they can choose from five languages: French, German, Italian, Mandarin or Spanish. In order to help students decide, the World Language team welcomed current fifth graders and families to Hammarskjold Middle…
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North Brunswick resident named STEM scholar
A North Brunswick resident has been named to the 2019-20 class of the Governor’s STEM Scholars (GSS) by The Research & Development Council of New Jersey. Ujjayi Pamidigantam is a junior at Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School in Somerset. She was the president of the school-wide student council last year. She is highly interested in…
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New modern science labs open at Metuchen High School for new school year
METUCHEN – A desire for well over two decades, the 2019-20 school year brings new state-of-the-art science laboratories and equity across the science curriculum at Metuchen High School (MHS). “The addition of these modern science labs will improve the experience for teachers and students,” Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo said. “In particular, the additional space will…
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Monroe Township High student spent summer immersed in code
MONROE – Brooke Marchesi, who is entering her junior year at Monroe Township High School, spent the summer immersed in code, strengthening her interest in computer engineering during the Girls Who Code program at Pfizer Inc.’s headquarters in New York City. Approximately 50,000 girls apply for the program, which is held at 10 different locations.…
