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MCITs winter camps nurture passion for tech in Qatari youth

Dr. Greg Gage spoke with students from 37 campuses on Thursday and Friday.

Each January, 300 top STEM students are named scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), the nation’s most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. With this accolade, comes a $2,000 award for not only the named scholar, but also a $2,000 award for each school they represent. In 2021 alone, 184 […]

Backyard Brains: Innovative products to help kids learn about neuroscience “Once we received our Phase I of our SBIR grant, everything changed … I can say with high confidence that we would not be a company today if it were not for the NIMH SBIR program.” Gregory Gage, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder, Backyard Brains The brain is the most complex part of the human body. This three-pound organ is the seat of intelligence, interpreter of the senses, initiator of body movement, and controller of b...

Deceived: Indianapolis Charter School Pitch Left Out Lawsuits, Touted Questionable College Degrees To launch a “transformational” middle school in an overlooked eastside neighborhood, Indianapolis charter advocates turned to a man students call Coach T. For two decades, Tariq Al-Nasir ran his Stemnasium enrichment programs with a mission of helping Black and brown students realize their “superpowers” in science, technology, engineering, and math. With a resume boasting advanced degrees ...