Tag: Education
Your name can fly to the Red Planet on the next Mars Rover
This opportunity should be good for about 3 million frequent flyer miles.
Former Virginia teacher facing life behind bars, charged with child sexual exploitation
Man busted trying to trade child porn for access to a child “with whom he could have sexual relations.”
Microsoft partners with colleges to address skills gap in high tech fields
A partnership between Microsoft and university systems hopes to stem the tide of a growing skills gap in high tech fields
Amazon awarding $40K Scholarships and Internships to college students majoring in Computer Science
Scholarship recipients awarded $10,000 per year for 4-years to study computer science starting this fall at the college of their choice. All of the recipients demonstrated financial need and more than half of the students are from an underrepresented group in the computer science field. Students also receive a guaranteed, paid internship opportunity at Amazon after their freshman year of college.
‘Super Sons’ graphic novel mini-series to hit stands this April, video trailer released
‘Super Sons’ – DC graphic novel for middle-schoolers tackles teamwork, climate change, bullying and more for middle graders
What we now know about near-Earth asteroid ‘Bennu’
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu, only slightly wider than the height of the Empire State Building, may contain unaltered material from the very beginning of our solar system.
Dozens, including a few celebrities, arrested in nationwide college admissions and cheating scam
In many instances, the students were unaware that their parents had arranged for the cheating.
Amazon funding computer science courses to over 1,000 underprivileged high schools across the U.S.
Amazon is working to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underprivileged, underrepresented, and underserved communities to pursue careers in the field of computer science and coding – part of the tech giant’s $50 million investment in computer science and STEM education
Teacher faces life in prison after being charged with luring 11-year-old girl online for sex
The exchange of more than 1600 messages contained sexually explicit images and messages sent by the teacher to the child, including naked pictures of him, requests for her to send him pornographic images of herself, and discussions about meeting her to have sex.
NASA renames critical software facility in honor of ‘Hidden Figures’ Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson died on February 24, 2020. The pioneering NASA mathematician passed away at the tender age of 101.
The NASA facility named in honor of the esteemed NASA mathematician contributes to the safety and success of NASA’s highest-profile missions by assuring that mission software performs correctly.
