The folks who sponsor robotics competitions in schools are having an event on Saturday. The STEM Alliance is holding a STEM Expo at Butler Arena at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in Fargo. STEM Alliance President Rory Held talks about Saturday’s event. Held says the student teams will use robots that were built for last…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A year ago, the University of Minnesota-Crookston established the Center for Rural Education in Science and Technology, or CREST. The idea is to allow underserved and underrepresented schools in northwest Minnesota to have opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math that are commonly found in larger schools. Amber Murry, the K-through-12 CREST outreach coordinator,…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School District will be able to make big improvements in their STEM offerings thanks a $25,000 grant from Ultima Bank Minnesota. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke says the grant, which will be used to purchase a number of items including new computers and robotics equipment. Ultima Bank Minnesota has locations in…
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