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Computing English and communicating through code

Computing English and communicating through code

Sierra Hawkins February 15, 2018

The arts and sciences are thought to be opposed. It is a simple case of being either right-brained or left-brained, and people are meant to do one or the other. Disregarding the fact that the brain is...

Parts of the machine built by the New Bridge School team, the "Goldberg Knights." (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Rube Goldberg machine contest builds engineers of the future

Zac Watts January 19, 2018

High school, junior high and elementary school students came together Jan. 19 for an annual Utah Air Force Association and Weber State University Rube Goldberg Competition. Designed to make the simplest...

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Kids create contraptions to dish out breakfast

Chris Nichols January 13, 2018

Weber State University will host a live Rube Goldberg-machine-building contest on Jan. 19. A Rube Goldberg machine is a purposely complicated contraption that uses multiple materials sequentially activated...

A student speaks to representatives of the Zions Bancorportation booth. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Step up to STEM

John Wise October 5, 2017

Over 300 students visited the Shepherd Union ballrooms between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to attend the STEM Fair on Sept. 27.Forty-seven groups were on site to meet prospective students interested in the fields...

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Michelle Obama speaks at tech conference in Salt Lake City

John Wise September 22, 2017

Former first lady Michelle Obama was greeted by a standing crowd of 1,500 on Thursday in the Grand America Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Salt Lake City as Beyonce’s “All the Single Ladies”...

Lampros Hall, also known as The Hub, located just south of the Stewart Library. The Hub is home to both math tutoring and testing. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Tips and tricks for passing STEM generals

Zac Watts August 27, 2017

Worried about that Math 1010 course this semester? How about that Introduction to Physics course looming in the background? College can be nerve-wracking, and it’s due in no small part to the science,...

Bryn Simmons smiles, having finished her final metalworking project.  (Badr Almhaini / The Signpost)

Welding camp for girls ignites new interests

Leah Higginbotham June 26, 2017

hen people think about summer camp, they usually think about cabins, canoes and campfires. Welding, on the other hand, doesn’t even come close to making the list for most — that is, unless they are...

As part of the March 31 SheTech Explorer Day, attendes participate in a tech challenge: each team brainstorms and design a way of shopping in the future, one which allows consumers to have the convenience of online shopping and tangible benefits of brick and mortar stores. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

All-female STEM conference blazes trail for women in STEM

Kellie Plumhof April 4, 2017

Weber State University transformed from college campus to STEM central on March 31, while over 400 high school girls, volunteers and mentors flooded the campus for the first ever all-female STEM conference:...

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Science fair at WSU a slam-dunk for students

Darryl Denby March 28, 2017

After months of research, planning and execution, students from all over northern Utah were invited to Weber State University to show off their science fair projects.The Dee Events Center was filled with...

Women make up 26% of STEM related fields, according to United States Department of Labor. SheTech, an upcoming conference at Weber State University looks to encourage high-school-aged girls to get involved in STEM. (Fuente: Tribune News Service)

SheTech, la primera conferencia femenina de STEM que se realizará en Weber

Kellie Plumhof March 26, 2017

  El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos (DOL por sus siglas en inglés) informó en 2016 que el 57 por ciento de las mujeres participaban en la fuerza de trabajo y que las mujeres...

Women make up 26% of STEM related fields, according to United States Department of Labor. SheTech, an upcoming conference at Weber State University looks to encourage high-school-aged girls to get involved in STEM. (Source: Tribune News Service)

SheTech, first all-female STEM conference debuts at Weber

Kellie Plumhof March 26, 2017

The United States Department of Labor reported in 2016 that 57 percent of women participated in the workforce, and that women make up nearly half of the entire workforce. Despite the large number of...

Devan Rogers stands next to his poster about biofuel at the Ritchey Science and Engineering Fair at Weber State University in Spring 2015. WSUSA Senate met to discuss the funding of the science fair on Feb. 13. (The Signpost Archives)

Senate decides to help high school competition

Chris Nichols February 15, 2017

The Weber State University Student Association Senate met on Feb. 13 and discussed Senate funding of an upcoming high school science and engineering competition.The Ritchey Science and Engineering Fair...

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