SCIENCE WORKS takes place October 11, 2025 Here's a report from last year's program. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry sparks future innovators with annual Science Works fair abc7chicago.com/post/science-w…

Being involved in STEM education/outreach I was pointed to: Framework for K–12 Science Education: The Foundation of the Future of Science Learning nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/13165…

NOW 2 weeks to the end of registration in Future City Competition® for 2025-26 Season: Students Reimagine the Future of Food in "Farm to ... prn.to/3WDsZwa

U.S. Tech Workers Founder Kevin Lynn joined a Heritage Foundation panel this morning to discuss the negative consequences of the H-1B visa on American citizens.

For the love of God please stop this. Pres Trump please intervene. End this cruelty now. It is unconscionable. Donald J. Trump JD Vance Secretary of War Pete Hegseth John Solomon

As an engineer today walked around the Whitehouse wanting to see construction of the GRAND NEW BALLROOM. Not much to see from a distance.

Chicago Regional Finals in FUTURE CITY takes place Jan. 17 @ FH PASCHEN 5515 N East River Rd, Chicago, IL For details: tinyurl.com/3uj9v2p2 Come witness how 6th, 7th, 8thgrade students solved the challenge to design a city that eliminates food waste from farm to table

Coming January 21, 2026 tinyurl.com/5n775tkd “Chicago-Area High School Students to Participate in Bridge Building Competition at Illinois Tech” Witness bridge destruction at Hermann Hall, 3241 S. Federal, Chicago starting around 5:00 p.m. Sample video: youtube.com/watch?v=p5Gwz1…

Check out my latest article: THE NOBEL PROFESSION v.2026 linkedin.com/pulse/nobel-pr… via LinkedIn

Chicago celebrated the 33rd Year (34th competition) of the Future City® Regional Finals! Wood Dale Jr. High repeated with top honors (they won in 2025) Wood Dale now moves to the National Finals in Washington D.C. February 14-18 discovere.org; futurecity.org/future-city-pr…

Upon winning the Future City - Chicago Competition for the 5thtime in 6 years the Wood Dale team was interviewed by WFLD-TV / FOX32 Chicago. You can watch it here: fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-9h8e… An NPR reporter also came to interview the students. Not often we get news coverage.

Engineering is fun as Saturday - February 28th a host of activities for children, students If you are in/near Chicago check out Engineering Fest on February 28. architecture.org/events-program… Register early as it will sell out (free!!!) Pictures from 2024 tinyurl.com/3xhtcbnu

ENGINEERING FEST February 28th I was a key exhibitor at the annual Engineering Fest - Chicago hosted by architecture.org Here was the agenda: architecture.org/engineering-fe… Various activities included an earthquake shake table, how a simple sheet of paper can support weight

‘Engineers Week’ February 22-28 has concluded: discovere.org/programs/engin… Chicago Programs: linkedin.com/pulse/chicagol… Here’s some pictures from ENGINEERING FEST hosted by the Chicago Architecture Center (architecture.org) tinyurl.com/ykupkwj9

Attention STEM Activists Forget NCAA MARCH MADNESS !!! Watch ROBOTICS playing in Rebuilt(tm) it here ( the real madness!) youtube.com/live/hu-_kDzLK… Finals takes place tomorrow SATURDAY and will be webcast

March Madness (no not basketball ) with Robots came to Arlington Hts, Il March 27, 28. I watched (webcast) the FIRST MIDWEST FINALS - REBUILT/TM Competition. You can watch the recording of the event! Friday: youtube.com/live/hu-_kDzLK… Saturday: youtube.com/watch?v=PyKtV4…

Future City is back and ready for another year! 2026-2027 theme announced as “FIRE RESILIENT FUTURE” where students will design a resilient future city that can prevent, protect, and recover from urban wildfires. 📷Registration is officially open: Futurecity.org/register

Just received news of this troubling statistic ! As a baby boomer I wonder the data back in the 60's as we pushed STEM education, going to the Moon!