STEM at Thanksgiving
Whether you’re celebrating a vegan Friendsgiving or carving a turkey with the whole extended family, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) will undoubtedly be part of your festivities. The internet abounds with funny and serious ways that science impacts...
5 Tips For Starting Your College Engineering Club
By Alex Hercules, Base 11 Fellow An engineering club is an important piece of campus life for students. It creates a space where engineering and STEM majors can socialize, share and learn. But you may wonder, "How do I start one?" At Skyline College, in San Bruno, I...
Meet West LA’s 2016 Base 11 Fellows
This summer, two West Los Angeles College students participated in Base 11's fellowship program. Paul Grad III spent the summer at University of Southern California's computer science mentorship program, where he used Google Cardboard to design a virtual reality game....
You Won’t Believe How Much STEM Majors Earn
The job website Glassdoor recently analyzed nearly half a million resumés to figure out which majors earn the most in their first five years after graduation. Guess what? The 10 top-paying majors are all in STEM fields -- especially in engineering and tech....
Research Has No Answer Key: Lessons from a Summer Engineering Fellowship
Philip Chan was a student at East Los Angeles College when he was selected for a Base 11’s summer engineering fellowship at the University of Southern California. He is now a student at the University of California, Riverside. Here, he shares the what he discovered...
Can Coffee Make You More Successful in STEM?
Two professors at the University of California, Davis have come up with a novel way to help keep students engaged in STEM degrees: coffee. No, not drinking it. Listen to the story from NPR:
San Francisco Business Times
Backed by companies like Visa, Bay Area initiative aims to place 100,000 black young adults in STEM careers. Read more
Meet Henry Ford College’s 2016 Base 11 Fellows
This summer, three Henry Ford College students participated in Base 11's fellowship program. They spent July and August in Southern California, doing engineering projects and two of the nation's top research universities -- and got paid for it! Hector Ochoa spent the...
Base 11 and Skyline College Celebrate National Manufacturing Day
Microdrones, makerspaces and musical instruments controlled by motion sensors: yes, this is the future of manufacturing! On October 7, more than 125 high school and college students gathered at Skyline College in San Bruno, Calif., to celebrate National Manufacturing...