Thirty Inspiring Middle School Scientists and Engineers Named Finalists in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Society for Science named the 30 finalists in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), ...
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AI Can Help One of K-12’s Biggest Challenges: Middle School Reading

For years, the United States has treated its reading crisis as an early grades problem. This narrow focus misses the bigger challenge: the “comprehension wall” that many students hit in middle school.
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2026-2027 DWU: Middle School Design Challenge

Middle School Design Challenge Overview The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy ...

Stillwater middle schooler places in national Top 300 for young scientists

A middle schooler from Stillwater beat out nearly 2,000 middle school students across the country to win a national STEM award. Eighth-grader Anthony Kidangathazhe, who submitted a STEM project ...
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Fluid Power Challenge puts middle school students designs to the test

It was not NASA scientists or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It was middle school students who came up with their own engineering designs during the ninth annual Fluid Power Challenge held at Macomb ...