The game has been announced, the challenge given. Teams have six weeks, access to the same set of components and their imaginations to design and build a robot to compete in the 2016 Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition to be held March 16-19 at the Maverik Center. The game this year is Stronghold. Team robots … [Read more...]
New Program Boosts Students from High School to High Tech Job
No longer will high school students, interested in a career in aerospace, have to leave the state to see their dreams come true, thanks to Governor Gary R. Herbert’s announcement, on September 6, 2015, regarding the Utah Aerospace Pathways Program. Funded by a $400,000 grant from the Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP), this organization is comprised … [Read more...]
Zaniac Hosts a Science and Technology for Kids at Utah’s Homeless Shelter
Community Press Release: As part of a community outreach extension, Zaniac is offering a “Science and Tech Night” for kids K-8 at The Road Home homeless shelter on April 9th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Zaniac President Sidh Oberoi along with his board believe STEM should be for everyone, not just those who can pay for summer camps and aft … [Read more...]
Girl Scouts Get Scientific
You won't find any cookies being sold here Everybody knows about the Girl Scouts. Once a year they’re everywhere selling delicious Thin Mints and Samoas. But Girl Scouts do more than sell cookies; they provide a safe environment in which girls can explore science and technology. Overall the United States lags behind the rest of the world in science, technology, engineering, … [Read more...]