Three Students Discuss the Impact of NC Promise As NC Countdown to College begins next week, students across the state are busy contemplating their options. Staff with the College Foundation of North Carolina are gearing up to help students complete residency forms, FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) forms, and college applications during free …
Students in the College of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University placed first against 12 other historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Black Enterprise 2019 BE SMART Hackathon, winning the event for the third time since its inception. “Our computer science students are some of the best prepared in the …
Sooner or later, NCSSM senior Eleanor “Ellie” Murray realizes, the earth will become uninhabitable. Whether it’s human-caused catastrophes that drive us away or the last gasps of the sun, we’ll all have to pack our bags for a new home outside the solar system. “If we’re going to do that,” Ellie says, “we may as …
Encouraging Diversity in STEM Disciplines According to the Federal Highway Administration, there are now more women behind the wheel than men. But when it comes to the business of building what’s under the hood, the numbers tell a different story. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 9.2 percent of mechanical engineers are women. …
Seven Western Carolina University students went on a journey of discovery with faculty members Yanjun Yan and David Tyler via faculty-led travel courses to Japan after the conclusion of WCU’s 2019 spring semester. The trip was related to a course taught in WCU’s College of Engineering and Technology, “Global Engineering and Technology,” and a second course …
For most students, internships have become an important part of the college experience. But how can students truly take advantage of the intern experience? How can they make it more than just a resume builder or a requirement for their major? The Campus Greensboro Fellows Program seems to have found the secret sauce. The 10-week summer program …
Every day of the Summer 2019 semester biology major Taylor Morgan heads into the lab in Zeis Hall to check on his cells. They need food and water; they might need a little bath. “They’re like little animals,” Morgan said. The cells, and Morgan, are part of an ongoing research project headed up by Angel …
Five recipients of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ most prestigious scholarships are settling in to classes for the 2019-20 academic year. They include three incoming college freshmen who have received with William R. Kenan, Jr. Excellence Scholarships; a rising college senior who has been awarded the Sarah Graham Kenan Scholarship; and …
North Carolina Central University summer offerings give aspiring computer scientists and technicians early-learning experiences in science, technology, engineering and math to bridge the gap in STEM education. Forty-five students from historically black colleges and universities joined NCCU’s School of Business for the Google Computer Science Summer Institute, where students learned computer science fundamentals under the direction …
In late 2017, Axel Tuxen of UNC Wilmington came across an article in Forbes about a five-year-old girl who had written a letter to Google requesting that they consider hiring her older brother, because he was such a big fan of theirs. Google replied to the girl’s letter and ultimately hired her brother. “When I first saw that, …