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Parents and daughters test their drawbridges at Weber State University's Parent-Daughter Engineering Day in the Shepherd Union on Nov. 19. The annual event hopes to encourage women to pursue STEM fields. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Event helps emphasize importance of women in STEM

November 20, 2016

Teams of parents and their daughters spent Nov. 18–19 learning to problem solve and work together to find creative engineering solutions. The 6th annual Parent-Daughter Engineering Day was held at...

Matt Naparlo and Lila Tomlinson attend Parent-Daughter Engineering Day at Weber State University in fall 2014. (The Signpost Archives)

Calling all future women engineers

Emilee Atkinson November 15, 2016

The focus of Weber State University’s annual Parent-Daughter Engineering Day is to bring in successful female engineers to encourage seventh- and eighth-grade girls with an interest in engineering....

Kari Byron, former Mythbusters host, in July 2010. Byron speaks to Weber State University students at the Tech Expo on Oct. 18. (Source: User YGX / Wikimedia Commons)

Former ‘Mythbusters’ Kari Byron keynotes Tech Expo

Leah Higginbotham October 23, 2016

Members of the Weber State University and Ogden communities got the chance to hear Kari Byron — former "Mythbusters" host, current host of "Headrush" and the upcoming host of the "White Rabbit Project"...

Teams gather around the newly revealed challenge to ask questions and begin planning their designs for the FIRST Tech Challenge. (Kellie Plumhof / The Signpost)

Robotics season kick-off reveals new challenges

Kellie Plumhof September 11, 2016

Crowds gathered at the Weber State University Davis campus early on Sept. 10 to watch the global premiere of the FIRST Tech Challenge game reveal.For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,...

A WSU PREP student displays a robot she programmed at the camp's closing ceremony on Wednesday, July 20.   The robot was programmed to sensor the edge of the table to prevent it from falling off. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

STEM summer camp finishes on a high note

Jasmine Pittman July 25, 2016

On July 20, the closing ceremony for WSU Prep summer camp was held at WSU in order to give students a chance to show off their work.Over 140 students finished the seven week program and were able to display...

WSU to host STEM camp by girls, for girls

Jasmine Pittman July 11, 2016

At the end of July, Weber State University will play host to a summer camp called Girls Go Digital, which focuses on teaching girls digital skills such as coding and designing. The event will take place...

A balony wraps around an upper level of Tracy Hall Science Center, overlooking the building's atrium. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Tracy Hall Science Center undergoes finishing touches

Cole Eckhardt April 5, 2016

  It may not exactly look like the Tracy Hall Science Center is nearing the final stage of completion, but according to Celestia Carson, principal at VCBO Architecture, the construction crews...

Robotics teams from throughout Utah and neighboring states competed in various challenges at the FIRST Tech Robotics Competition.  (The Signpost/Christina Huerta)

Robots duke it out for the championship

Nathan Beach February 22, 2016

In the Swenson Building on Feb. 20, kids from all over Utah, and some from out of state, gathered together to compete for the Utah State Championship of the FIRST Tech Challenge or FTC. The room was...

Elementary and junior-high children move through lego obstacles to battle their robots at the FIRST Lego League Qualifier Tournament in the Shepherd Union on Saturday, Jan. 9. The event was hosted by Weber State University's College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology. (Daniel Rubio / The Signpost)

Lego League robots invade Weber

Nathan Beach January 19, 2016

Over 157 kids ranging from fourth to eighth grade gathered in the Shepherd Union ballrooms on Jan. 9 to compete in an engineering competition for this year's First Lego League. This year, the...

Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox sits down with The Signpost reporter Tyler Hoffman to speak about the STEM to STEAM education transition.

Lieutenant governor discusses STEM to STEAM: ‘We need policy’

Tyler Hoffman January 10, 2016

Education is a hot topic in politics in Utah, especially in relation to the growing push for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and art education in the state. Lieutenant...

Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox sits down with The Signpost reporter Tyler Hoffman to speak about the STEM to STEAM education transition.

Lieutenant governor discusses STEM to STEAM: ‘We need policy’

Tyler Hoffman December 18, 2015

Education is a hot topic in politics in Utah, especially in relation to the growing push for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and art education in the state. Lieutenant...

STEM-PS fair introduces students to their futures

STEM-PS fair introduces students to their futures

Michael Bunderson December 17, 2015

The ballrooms in the Shepherd Union building were filled with students dressed in their best as they mingled with potential employers. What brought them was the third STEM-focused career fair. This...

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