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A student from Andover is one of the first in the country to benefit from a new bursary aimed at getting those from underrepresented backgrounds into IT and engineering. Robyn Greene is currently studying Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh, where she specialises in informatics – the study of computer systems and data storage. She is one of the first recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer bursary scheme, which gives her £5,000 a year to support her studies. Robyn said that the money had made her university studies much more comfortable, and allowed her to follow her dre...

Amazon will donate $1.75 million to Syracuse STEAM school Daily Orange File Photo Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. Amazon is donating $1.75 million to the science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics high school that is under construction in Syracuse, the company announced Wednesday. The school, which will open in the old Central Technical High School building, will cater to high school students who want to pursue a career in STEAM fields. Amazon’s donation will fund robotics and computer science initiatives at the school, according to the press release. “We’re prou...

(BPT) - These days, computer science is important. Really important. Nearly every part of our lives is influenced by computers. So, why is diversity in this field still so hard to find? The problem starts early. According to the College Board, in spite of comprising 15% of the American high school student body, Black students made up only 3.5% of those who took the advanced placement computer science A (AP CSA) test in 2020. That same year, only 14% of the 70,000 students who took the test were from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and only 25% identified as female. Studies have fou...

STEM Program Growing in Cambridge Schools CAMBRIDGE, Ohio – A laser hums on one side of the room cutting and engraving pieces of cardboard into student-programmed, computer-generated designs. A handful of 3-D printers whir on the other side of the room turning spools of plastic wire into toy cars, rocket components and other items. Groups of students sit around desks and build programmable, remote-control cars and other robots. Later in the day, the teacher and students in another class head outside to pilot drones around the campus. It is the STEM program at Cambridge High School where stu...

WURTLAND Students at Wurtland Middle School will get a head start toward engineering careers beginning this fall, when the school launches its new Amazon Future Engineer program. They will be learning to write computer code, a skill already in high demand in high-tech industries and an important component in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics — STEM — disciplines that are essential in today’s schools. The program is conducted entirely online. The curriculum is being supplied free by the dot-com giant, which is concentrating on underserved communities, said STE...