New program preps teens for STEM careers

New program preps teens for STEM careers
Starting this fall, Mountlake Terrace High School will offer a STEM Magnet High School, a program open to all incoming ninth-graders. With a heavy emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math, the accelerated four-year program will prepare students for STEM programs at universities in Washington and nationwide. Students involved all four years will receive a STEM diploma in addition to a regular high school diploma.

CTE Helping Students Pursue Careers In Demand
Like the rest of the country, South Dakota expects to see a shortage of highly-skilled workers in the future. Many of the jobs are in the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and math. While it’s usually the colleges and universities looked at to help fill these shortages, one high school in Sioux Falls may be able to help give future employees a jump start.

Software Engineering Institute Hosts Free Software Architecture Virtual Event
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) will host “Architecting Software the SEI Way: Essential Steps Toward Mastery”. This free virtual event will provide software and systems practitioners the tools and information they need to use architecture practices more effectively and to build better systems more efficiently and productively. The event offers something for everyone in the field, from those who produce robust software architectures to those who view software architecture as a critical element in their business or organizational missions.

Research and Markets: U.S. Tissue Engineering Markets: U.S. Overview, Analysis and Opportunities
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “U.S. Tissue Engineering Markets: U.S. Overview, Analysis and Opportunities” to their offering. The scope of this research service primarily includes tissue engineering products and companies in the wound care and surgery space.

General McLane announces new programs in engineering, medical technology
EDINBORO — General McLane High School will soon offer a special new program for students interested in engineering or medical technology careers. The new program, named the Academy of Arts and Engineering, will be open to students in grades 10 through 12 beginning in the 2012-13 school year.

University of Illinois to lead U.S. DOT research center
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a grant of $3.5 million to a multi-university consortium led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to establish a rail transportation and engineering research center. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been a leader in rail education and research for more than a century. The railroad engineering program at Illinois has the most extensive curriculum in railroad engineering of any university in North America, complemented by an extensive research program in rail engineering and transportation through the Illinois Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC).