Friction, gravity, and international relations: the Sochi Olympics are a golden learning opportunity for all things STEM and beyond.

As the sizes and prices of 3D printers shrink, students—and their teachers—are discovering new and creative ways to put them to work.

Soon Pittsburgh will boast four classroom flight simulators across the city. These immersive classrooms require participants to master the latest technology and work together to solve complex problems.

As the gender gap in manufacturing grows, young women miss out on challenging, high-tech career options and employers miss out on a wealth of talent.

Last week’s Hour of Code was designed to give millions of US students who have never taken computer science their first taste of programming. The Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy took it one step further by putting high school students in the teaching role.

Education and technology innovators from Pittsburgh joined international colleagues at the Mozilla Festival for “less yack, more hack.”

How innovative technology is making it easier than ever before for ordinary citizens to become climate scientists.

Sesame Street thinks students should understand the word “hypothesis” at age 4. Do experts agree?

Pittsburgh Youth Media reporters, Maddie Adamczyk and Sarah Parker, attend a Mini Mad Scientist Camp at assemble.

The Nature Conservancy begins a program that promotes environmental education opportunities for minority students.

Spark, K+C Network members joined for lunch and learning at the AIU to discuss STEAM learning and it's implications for Pittsburgh area schools.

Playtesting seeks to analyze the balance of play- in terms of boundaries or rules, loopholes, understanding, and pure enjoyment and entertainment.

Click! Spy School engages middle school girls ages 10–14 to become “agents-in-training” as they explore science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

The MakeShop is a new three-room learning space invites children to design and construct objects as part of maker culture, a growing DIY movement for all ages.