science technology engineering and math (STEM)

 Image of a student at Temple’s George Washington Carver Science Fair.
Temple’s science fair provides STEM education for young people
Type: News Story
Temple’s annual science fair offers Philadelphia school students the chance to gain learning experiences through scientific inquiry and discovery.
March 27, 2024
Science video demonstration
Temple’s FunScience videos reach more than 20,000 daily
Type: News Story
Available on YouTube, Temple’s educational science videos are being viewed in more than 150 countries.
April 1, 2020
STEM programs are focus of summer camp programs for youth
Type: News Story
Temple held a variety of programs and experiences this summer to help build interest and enhance STEM skills among middle and high school students.
August 30, 2013
Summer girls’ STEM camps bust math and engineering stereotypes
Type: News Story
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have typically been thought of as male-oriented fields. To help overcome this bias, Temple recently hosted two week-long programs to support and encourage interest in math and engineering among middle and high school girls.
July 19, 2013
Summer camp focuses Philadelphia students on STEM careers
Type: News Story
To encourage students to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and math, Temple hosted 59 Philadelphia middle school students for a two-week summer science camp.
August 15, 2012
STEM careers are focus of NSF-funded middle school program
Type: News Story
College of Education Assistant Professor Carol Brandt is a co-principal investigator on a three-year, $1.3 million National Science Foundation grant that is funding the development an afterschool program to motivate middle school students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
June 6, 2012
Robots, hovercraft highlight Engineers Week exhibit
Type: News Story
Temple's week-long celebration of National Engineers Week concluded with a public demonstration of student and faculty research projects at Amtrak's 30th Street Station. Nearly a dozen students, faculty and staff from the College of Engineering took part in the demo, which was arranged by Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Eengineering Joseph Picone.
February 27, 2012
Engineering freshmen use iPads to program and race hovercraft
Type: News Story
Freshmen in the College of Engineering's "Introduction to Engineering" course recently put their skills to the test by racing iPad-controlled hovercrafts they had designed and built during their first semester.
December 8, 2011
Carver Fair Scholarships bring top science students to Temple
Type: News Story
For the past six years, Temple has been offering two scholarships each year to Carver Science Fair students who place either first or second among the 11th grade participants in the fair.
March 4, 2009
Mathematics’ David R. Hill honored for his contributions to online math instruction
Type: News Story
Temple Mathematics Professor David R. Hill received the 2008 Mathematics Classic Award from Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), for his contributions to online learning and instruction through a web site, Demos with Positive Impact.
August 27, 2008