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BTN LiveBIG: Indiana Summer Scholars find success in STEM
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana Summer Scholars find success in STEM
During football and basketball games, BTN LiveBIG will spotlight notable examples of research, innovation and community service from around the conference. In-Game stories will provide more background on these features, and the opportunity to view the videos again. When Kristen Lewis arrived in Bloomington, Ind., several summers ago, she was expecting to learn about scientific […]
BTN LiveBIG: A 'B1G' showing in top 50 international engineering schools
BTN LiveBIG: A 'B1G' showing in top 50 international engineering schools
Several of the universities of the Big Ten are known for great engineering programs. Whether it's computer science at Illinois, aerospace at Purdue or auto manufacturing at Ohio State, these and other schools in the conference attract students from around the world with dreams of becoming the next Steve Jobs, Neil Armstrong or Henry Ford. A recent […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue event helps girls' interest in STEM flower
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue event helps girls' interest in STEM flower
Women have made great professional strides in the past few decades, to the point where they now comprise nearly half of the entire U.S. workforce and the majority of American college students. Still, when it comes to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), they have a long way to go. Today, women hold […]
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana initiative serves minorities with a passion for STEM
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana initiative serves minorities with a passion for STEM
At a time when many college students are working summer jobs and internships, going on vacation or just finally exhaling after the long grind of finals, Brooklyn Sloss is sticking around Bloomington. In fact, Sloss, an Indiana University undergraduate majoring in neuroscience, will be spending much of her summer on campus for the second-straight year. […]
BTN LiveBIG: University of Iowa introducing girls to STEM
BTN LiveBIG: University of Iowa introducing girls to STEM
It?s an antiquated notion: Young boys should play with slingshots, bottle rockets, telescopes and other things that prepare them for an adulthood spent thinking, tinkering and experimenting, while girls should play with dolls, E-Z Bake ovens and similar toys that get them ready for a lifetime of domestic service. The University of Iowa is doing […]
BTN LiveBIG: An out of this world reunion at Purdue
BTN LiveBIG: An out of this world reunion at Purdue
Purdue University graduates have walked on the moon, worked in the Mir Space Station, and flown the Shuttle. They also have contributed many others who work at NASA or in the burgeoning private space programs. And eight of the Purdue astronauts came back on campus to talk about their careers and experiences. President Mitch Daniels […]
