Every year since 1950, eight NCAA Division I baseball teams head to Omaha, Neb., to compete in the College World Series. Fans gather, sport team colors, tailgate outside the stadium or chant encouragements from the bleachers, and enjoy the camaraderie...
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Reese News Lab: stemware.orgSkills
Writing, Reporting, PhotographyYear
2013
MINDDRIVE, an educational program based in the Kansas City area, teaches STEM-related skills to urban teens through experiential learning. It started as an afterschool program involving automobile design projects and scale-sized model cars; it has since evolved into a non-profit...
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Reese News Lab: stemwire.orgSkills
Writing, ReportingYear
2013
Immigrant populations continue to foster economic growth in the U.S. as they invest in our society through new businesses and fill vacant skilled positions across the country. Immigrants or children of immigrants started 28 percent of the U.S. companies founded...
Source
Reese News Lab: stemwire.orgSkills
Writing, ReportingYear
2012
Additional writing and reporting provided by Natalie Taylor and Julia Wall. More businesses than ever are looking for workers skilled in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). But companies and trained workers aren’t always finding each other,...
Source
Reese News Lab: stemwire.orgSkills
Writing, ReportingYear
2012
My homemade birthday hat was perched on the side of my head as I held a fake golden trophy in one hand and a microphone in the other. I knew I looked ridiculous, but the reason I was speaking in...