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 Cisco helps fund STEM Web Portal Project

Efforts to create an online portal of North Carolina's education resources have been enhanced by a $25,000 grant from Cisco Systems to the NC STEM Learning Network.

NC STEM Learning Network

 STEMx fuses 13 states in national education efforts

Battelle Memorial Institute and 13 state STEM education networks officially launched STEMx on Wednesday at the U.S. News STEM Solutions Summit in Dallas, Texas. North Carolina is one of the states participating in the effort.

 SMT Center recognizes North Carolina's best in STEM

The North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (SMT) Center has announced the recipients of their annual SMT Awards.

Announcing the 2012 SMT Awards

 STEM News from YouTube, Lenovo, AT&T, Google, more

YouTube, Lenovo announces Space Lab winners; AT&T commits $250 Million to education; Google, ASU team up again for Western NC Gravity Games; Opinion: Making STEM education work for North Carolina.

 New effort launches to create NC STEM Learning Network

The N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center is incorporating the NC STEM Community Collaborative in an effort to boost science, technology, engineering and math education.

 Public School Forum honors Erskine Bowles, Sam Houston

The Public School Forum of North Carolina announced this week that former UNC president Erskine Bowles and North Carolina SMT Center president and CEO Sam Houston are this year's recipients of the Dr. Jay Robinson Leadership Awards.

 Biogen Idec receives statewide award for math, science

Biogen Idec recently received the 2011 Business and industry Award from the North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (SMT) Center.

 Citizen Schools gives students real world job experience

Citizen Schools continues to focus more on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in North Carolina and is looking to partner with businesses in the state to help lead apprenticeships.

Engineering Apprentices

 BTEC offers career experience in biomanufacturing

The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) at N.C. State University offers hands-on training for students in a growing industry in North Carolina and throughout the U.S.

At Work at BTEC

 Two N.C. students among finalists for Intel competition

The Society for Science & the Public and Intel are working to inspire students in STEM fields through a national talent search competition. The top prize certainly should provide some good inspiration.

STEM Talent from N.C.

 New 'STEM Communities' surface in western North Carolina

A total of five counties in western North Carolina will join the BRAC Region, Davie and Lenoir counties to continue building a statewide STEM network through the NC STEM Community Collaborative.

More STEM communities build in western N.C.

 Radio In Vivo celebrates science talk in the Triangle

STEM news: Celebrating five years and more than 160 programs, Radio In Vivo continues to thrive as an important source for radio listeners interested in the latest scientific breakthroughs from area universities, institutions, and companies.

Radio In Vivo

 EE Centers pique education interest statewide

Environmental education principles can be used across curriculums including the areas of STEM education. Environmental Education Centers around the state await exploration this holiday season.

 STEM Education News: Top 10 of 2010

North Carolina's STEM education efforts made quantum leaps forward in 2010. While impossible to list all of the worthwhile efforts and stories from this year, we have compiled the top 10 STEM stories on Local Tech Wire STEM News from 2010 as voted on by our editorial staff and your readership.

 Novozymes acquires Merck's crop biotech group for $275M

The deal is the third in the agriculture fertility space in three years for Novozymes, which operates its U.S. headquarters in N.C.

 'Making Science Make Sense' - Bayer CropScience grows learning

The Making Science Make Sense program helps teachers teach and students learn science the way scientists do - by doing it. A new company podcast shares the importance of creating a scientifically-literate nation.

 Student interns get hands-on experience with 'circle of life'

At the museum, I work in the Tropical Conservatory (aka the butterfly room). We use technology to learn more about these animals and we might not know as much about them without technology!

 Al Gore to host ‘Global Town Hall’ on STEM education

President Obama has been active in STEM education since taking office, but now the former vice president also is getting into the cause through Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds (CAMM) program.

 USA Science, Engineering Festival sees N.C. participants

The USA Science and Engineering Festival held on Saturday and Sunday was the largest science and engineering festival ever held in this country. Local Tech Wire STEM News made the trek to the nation’s capital to cover the action and see who was there was from North Carolina.

STEM at the National Mall

 N.C. high school student recognized at the White House

Matthew Miller is an award-winning student engineer from Elon. On Monday, he shook hands with the president and met the hosts of Mythbusters while being recognized during the White House Science Fair.