Tag: STEM

Register for Middlebury’s first hackathon–no experience needed!

MiddHacks April 25-26, 2020 Axinn Center at Starr Library A hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which participants form teams and work together around a specific idea or problem; they start from scratch to come up with new solutions. The goal of a hackathon is to create functioning software or hardware by the end […]…Continue Reading Register for Middlebury’s first hackathon–no experience needed!

To Store the Wind and Sun, Energy Startups Look to Gravity

From giant earth towers to compressed-air plants, entrepreneurs are piloting systems to make renewable energy more reliable by David Hodari and Ed Ballard February 14, 2020 In the Alpine town of Arbedo-Castione, Switzerland, an electric-blue, 400-foot-high crane with six heads lifts a block of compacted soil into the air and carefully adds it to the […]…Continue Reading To Store the Wind and Sun, Energy Startups Look to Gravity

RSVP for Columbia University’s Earth Institute info session on Monday, February 17th

Please join the Earth Institute at an information session to learn about our Master’s programs in Environmental Science and Policy, Sustainability Management, and Sustainability Science at Columbia University. The session will cover admissions, fellowships, and careers after graduation. When: Monday, February 17th, 2020, 6:15 – 7:15 PM Where: Axinn 219 About us: The Earth Institute at Columbia University offers one of the world’s richest selections of academic programs in […]…Continue Reading RSVP for Columbia University’s Earth Institute info session on Monday, February 17th

University of Tennessee Summer Undergraduate Research Education Experiences in the Environmental Health Sciences, Applications Open!

The University of Tennessee Summer Undergraduate Research Education Experiences in the Environmental Health Sciences provides students an opportunity to explore their interests in the environmental health-related aspects of biology, microbiology, and t……Continue Reading University of Tennessee Summer Undergraduate Research Education Experiences in the Environmental Health Sciences, Applications Open!

Reminder: Nov. 10 Nomination Application Deadlines for Goldwater, Truman, Beinecke, St. Andrews

For Juniors (graduating Feb or May 2021) Beinecke Scholarship: Funding for graduate study in humanities and social sciences. Juniors only. Must have 3.7+ GPA, documented financial need, US citizen or US national. Nomination applications due N……Continue Reading Reminder: Nov. 10 Nomination Application Deadlines for Goldwater, Truman, Beinecke, St. Andrews