USA Science and Engineering Festival: The Blog
2013 U.S. News STEM Solutions National Conference Begins Today!
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on June 17, 2013 As announced earlier, the Festival has joined forces with U.S. News & World Report to host the U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference at the Festival Expo during the week of April 21, 2014 in Washington, DC – bringing together the largest K-12 STEM outreach event and leading advocates of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from the Solutions Conference. Today marks…
Entertaining ENGINEERING.COM Returns as Festival Sponsor!
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on June 14, 2013 ENGINEERING.COM, with its mission to inform, inspire and entertain the world’s engineers — and future engineers — is returning as a key sponsor of the USA Science & Engineering Festival and Expo in 2014. Widely known for having its fingers directly on the pulse of the fascinating, ever-evolving realm of engineering innovation, ENGINEERING.COM will help expand the…
Spotlight on Pluto by Science Author Dr. Fred Bortz
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on June 12, 2013 Today’s guest blog post is by Featured Science Author Dr. Fred Bortz Tune in Thursday, June 13th on our Facebook page at 10 am EST to discuss this post with Dr. Bortz! More than ten years after it was posted at the “Ask Dr. Fred” page “Why Isn’t Pluto a Planet Anymore?” remains by far the…
Celebrating Role Models in Science & Engineering: Karin Muraszko!
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on June 7, 2013 Karin Muraszko – Pediatric Neurosurgeon –The first and only female to head an academic neurosurgery department in the U.S. –Successfully handles her demanding surgical schedule despite having spina bifida (curvature of the spine) Of the approximately 4,920 neurosurgeons in the United States today, only about 5.6 percent – or 277 – are women. Discover one…
POPSCI IS BACK AS A VALUED FESTIVAL MEDIA PARTNER!
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on May 30, 2013 Popular Science, one of the leading sources of news in technology, science, gadgets, space, green tech and more, is returning as a key Americium Media Partner with the Festival! In doing so, Popular Science joins a growing list of other top science media leaders who will be serving as Festival sponsors, including Scientific American, American Scientist, Sigma Xi,…
Role Models in Science and Engineering: Edith Luchins
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on May 29, 2013 
Celebrating Role Models in STEM! Read more about the life of educator and mathematician Edith Luchins here
In Praise of Unsung Heroes in Science at the USA Science & Engineering Festival
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on May 16, 2013 Heroes should never be forgotten, but unfortunately too many of them in the field of science go missing from our classroom textbooks. Equally disturbing is that a disproportionate number of these heroes overlooked are women and minorities. While the average American young person will likely have no trouble detailing the latest antics of such stars…
Power Players: Why We Need More Scientists as Public Policy Makers
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on May 6, 2013 By USA Science & Engineering Festival Founder Larry Bock The answers to some of the biggest challenges facing us this century lie waiting to be discovered in the laboratories and institutions of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But we must remember, scientists do not operate in a vacuum in such endeavors. Increasingly, policy makers — often working…
Going Hollywood: Science Accuracy Makes Its Long-Awaited Arrival in TV and Movies
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on April 29, 2013 By USA Science & Engineering Festival Founder Larry Bock In what started out as a hopeful trickle more than four years ago has seemingly evolved into a full-blown trend: Suddenly it’s cool and hip to be a scientist in Hollywood. Ranging from such blockbuster films as The Amazing Spiderman, Battleship, The Avengers, and Iron Man 2 to TV hits including House, Fringe, Criminal…
The Countdown Begins! 365 Days Until the USA Science & Engineering Festival!
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on April 26, 2013 Save the date: the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo is just one year away! We are so excited to bring you the largest celebration of science & engineering for the 3rd time! Leading up to the Expo we will have affiliate events, the return of the Nifty Fifty (x3), contests, and school programs! The Festival week will…
