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News Articles: STEM

 Stem Kiddos is a plush human anatomy toy (above), created by Dr. Maxine Owusu, that aims to be a fun, visual aid for children to learn the names, locations, sizes, and shapes of the main body organs. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

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Dr. Maxine Owusu hopes to diversify medicine through creative toys

Black women comprise less than 3% of active physicians in the United States, but Atlanta-based ER physician Dr. Maxine Owusu is on a mission to change that.

September 26, 2024
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By:
  • Laura Nwogu
At the National STEM Festival, 12th-grader Treyonna Sullivan talks with visitors about her "Project Poop," created to encourage pet owners in her community to dispose of their pet's waste.

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Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change

STEM careers are still lagging when it comes to hiring women of color.

April 22, 2024
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza
In this April 30, 2021, file image taken by the Mars Perseverance rover and made available by NASA, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, right, flies over the surface of the planet.

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NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator for a year

The agency is accepting applicants for the second cohort of its Mars simulator mission. Participants will live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA's Houston space center.

February 21, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Georgia in Play thumbnail for November 10th

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Georgia in Play: Atlanta restaurants vs. TikTok; Niesha Butler at the Hawks' nest; Georgia's cooper

This week on Georgia in Play, host Leah Fleming dives into TikTok drama after food critic Keith Lee visited Atlanta. Later, Niesha Butler 's STEAM Champs put "arts" in youth STEM education. Plus, Circus Lena is setting up shop in Pooler, The Monkees visit Athens, and a Gainesville cooper might be responsible for your favorite drinks.

November 10, 2023
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Chase McGee
Yunseo Choi won first place Wednesday in this year's Regeneron Science Talent Search STEM competition.

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me An Algorithm: STEM Contest Winner Pairs Data

The world of matchmaking won't have to rely on luck as much as math, thanks to Yunseo Choi. The 18-year-old came up with a matching theory that can be applied to people looking for a life partner.

March 18, 2021
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  • Reena Advani and
  • Nina Kravinsky
Aerospace engineer Tiffany Davis obtains a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and is currently working on a master's degree at Georgia Tech.

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What Does A Rocket Scientist Look Like? Ask Georgia Tech Grad Tiffany Davis

Many celebrations will take place this week commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. We're focusing on Georgia connections to...

July 16, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Jerry Lawson invented the first video game cartridge for Fairchild Channel F

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Game Changing Pioneer Inspires Atlanta Foundation To Diversify Video Game Industry

Before Atari, Nintendo and PlayStation there was Fairchild Channel F. The 1976 model heralded an innovation that changed the gaming industry forever:...

April 12, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Dr. Lonnie Johnson pictured with his prototype for the Super Soaker.

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Meet Lonnie Johnson: Scientist And Inventor Of The Super Soaker

The Super Soaker toy gun was on the top of nearly every kid's wish list in the '90s, and it made summer heat a literal blast. The game-changing toy has...

February 21, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
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Morehouse College Helps Young Scientists Through New STEM Grant

The National Science Foundation awarded Morehouse College a new $1.5 million grant to increase student recruitment and retention in STEM fields....

November 27, 2018
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
Lisa Yaszek is a professor of science fiction studies and editor of the new anthology "The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women."

'The Future Is Female:' Exploring Women's Contributions To Science Fiction Writing

Women have historically been erased from science fiction storytelling, but Lisa Yaszek is working to change that. Her new anthology “The Future Is...

October 02, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera
Middle school students from Dacula, Georgia, hope to bring home another win from the  2018 VEX Robotics World Championship.

STEM Students Ask: Can Robots Be Racist?

A group of middle school students from Dacula , Georgia, is preparing for a world championship. This weekend the “Robo Sapiens” will head to Louisville,...

April 26, 2018
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Leah Fleming

On Second Thought For Thursday, April 26, 2018

A group of middle school students from Dacula, Georgia, is preparing for a world championship. This weekend the “Robo Sapiens” will head to Louisville,...

April 26, 2018
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  • Sean Powers
The orange puppet's name is Satsuma. He's one of the characters that used to show students how arts and science come together.

Teaching Science With Puppets

Throughout March, the Atlanta Science Festival is putting on events to celebrate science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This year, it tried...

March 19, 2018
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  • Maura Currie
Victoria Homer, left, and Kayla Holston work on cartoons of their own design using blocks of computer code during a STEM focused class at Northside Elementary School in Warner Robins.

How Is Atlanta Training The Next Generation Of Tech Workers?

First-graders at The Lovett School in Atlanta are learning geometry a bit differently than usual. They’re building three-dimensional cubes, using any...

May 10, 2016
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  • Trevor Young
Carrollton High School's InnovOcean team celebrates its win at the robotics competition on April 30,  2016 in Savannah, Georgia.

Students Take A Plunge In Underwater Robotics Competition

Students across the Southeast took part in an underwater robotics competition last weekend. Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary hosted the event and...

May 05, 2016
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  • Gabrielle Ware
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