UC Irvine hosting ‘signing day’ for high school grads committing to STEM careers Fermin Leal June 7, 2018More than 50 students graduating from Orange County high schools who plan to study science, technology, engineering and math, or...
New dashboard gives parents, community members a view of K-12 STEM courses across OC Ian Hanigan March 14, 2018A new website created by OC STEM in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education lets you quickly browse...
Weekly roundup: Segerstrom students visit Virgin Galactic site, schools take on Kindness Challenge, and more Fermin Leal January 26, 2018A group of students from Segerstrom High School in Santa Ana recently toured Virgin Galactic’s facilities and hangar where the...
Tustin High School’s Femineers Club works to empower girls in STEM education Fermin Leal December 18, 2017Like many high school engineering clubs, students in this club spend their time building rockets to launch into the sky,...
Weekly roundup: Former student returns as principal, internships for OC high schoolers and more Fermin Leal August 4, 2017As a student at Anaheim High School in the 1990s, the principal’s office was probably not where Robert Saldivar wanted...
17 teams recognized in STEM-themed ocMaker Challenge Fermin Leal May 19, 2017Seventeen teams from Orange County middle schools, high schools and community colleges won cash prizes of $100 to $350 as...
The ocMaker Challenge gives students chance to solve real-world problems Fermin Leal May 9, 2017More than 150 teams from Orange County middle schools, high schools and community colleges will participate Friday and Saturday in...
Finalists announced for the 2016 Innovation in Education Awards Staff reports August 18, 2016Charting new paths in education, finalists have been announced for the 2016 Innovation in Education Awards. Presented by Project Tomorrow...
‘STEM ecosystems’ gain traction throughout the nation Staff reports July 1, 2015There are now more than two dozen STEM ecosystems at various stages of development around the country -- and many of them are modeled after the OC STEM Initiative here in Orange County. [...]
