Base 11 and STEMconnector Join Forces to Close America’s Talent Gap in STEM
WASHINGTON, D.C., -- Base 11 is joining forces with STEMconnector to double down on efforts to fill the pipeline of qualified talent in the so-called STEM fields - science, technology, engineering and math. The White House estimates that the U.S. needs to increase the...
Forbes Names Top 21 STEM Colleges
“As careers in technology continue to rise in number and pay … colleges that specialize in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are becoming better investments of tuition dollars,” according to Forbes. Check out their new list of the top 21 STEM colleges...
Base 11 to Begin Training 100,000 African Americans for STEM Careers
SAN FRANCISCO -- The nonprofit Base 11 is launching a workforce development program to train 100,000 African Americans for careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by 2025. This effort, called the Springboard Initiative, is spearheaded by Ellie Mae...
What is STEM 2.0?
“[Science] is more than a school subject, or the periodic table, or the properties of waves. It is an approach to the world, a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world, and then have the capacity to change that world..." — President Barack...
Orange County Business Journal
Innovator of the Year Nominees Base 11, Costa Mesa -- Landon Taylor Landon Taylor has more than 25 years of business experience that spans launching his own start ups to developing and executing national strategies within First American Corporation, a Fortune 500...
Orange County Business Journal
In a Drone Zone Students from several community colleges around the country who spent the summer at University of California-Irvine building drones early this month presented their projects and flew their drones at an open house. The students are from Costa Mesa-based...
Is Lack of Confidence Holding You Back from STEM Success?
It’s not that women aren’t good at math, it’s that they think they’re not good at math. New research finds that this lack of confidence is deterring women from pursuing STEM degrees in college. Read more from Science Magazine.
USC Viterbi School of Engineering News
Testing Drones and Building Mobile Games. Read more.
Do You Want to Pursue a Career in STEM? Here’s Some Advice
With so many brilliant STEM minds in the world, pursuing your STEM passion and turning a degree into a career can be intimidating -- especially if you are one of the underrepresented groups in these fields. The good news is, plenty of people have been in your shoes...