Editor’s note: Aedan Henry is an Issaquah (Wash.) High School junior and co-president of the Issaquah Robotics Society. GeekWire asked him to provide his perspective on why he’s drawn to… Read More
Amazon revealed 100 lucky winners who will receive the first “Amazon Future Engineer” scholarships as part of the tech giant’s push to promote education and careers in computer science. High… Read More
The LEGO Lassies, a team of sixth-grade girls from Kirkland, Wash., just keep racking up wins in FIRST Washington robotics competitions, and now they’re headed to Houston to compete in… Read More
“We love STEM! We love STEM!” There wasn’t a more spirited chant to be heard at Thursday night’s GeekWire Bash in Seattle as more than 200 kids from across Washington… Read More
The push to get more girls and women interested in computer science has been the talk of tech for years. On Sunday night, the effort — and hopes around progress… Read More
You can celebrate “Bring Your Kids to Work Day,” or you can be a real parental hero and bring your budding geeks to the GeekWire Bash on Thursday, March 7. We’re… Read More
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was famous during the team’s run to its Super Bowl title in 2014 of asking, “Why not us?” as the team sought to beat the… Read More
Fifty years after the first Apollo moon landing, students from across the country will get a chance to re-enact the feat with drones and robots, thanks to an educational challenge… Read More
Virtual Reality. Video Games. Robotics. And epic dodgeball, foosball, ping pong and Settlers of Catan tournaments. The annual GeekWire Bash, the most unique and fun event on the Seattle tech calendar,… Read More
Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education that represents a renewed emphasis on education, an area in… Read More
RENTON, Wash. — Science, technology, engineering, and math have long been rooted in the DNA of this city, home to manufacturing and industrial giants such as Paccar and Boeing, which… Read More
The National Science Foundation and Boeing say they’ve forged a $21 million partnership to accelerate skill development and increase diversity in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, known… Read More
Rebecca Gold took her first computer science class when she was a senior in high school to avoid taking calculus. “I was pretty good, and I liked it, so I figured… Read More
News Brief: Students from colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada are being recruited for the Base 11 Space Challenge, a $1 million competition to encourage the development of… Read More
A newly published report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine calls for dramatic steps to curb sexual harassment in scientific and technical fields. The report cites a… Read More
Top athletes may get much of the attention when it comes to signing days and committing to a university to continue playing a particular sport. But in Seattle on Monday,… Read More
[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by Seattle-based writer Megan Watzke and data scientist Kimberly Arcand is part of GeekWire’s coverage of International Women’s Day.] It’s been a rough year or so if you are a woman.… Read More
This was the third year in a row that GeekWire teamed up with Bank of America to raise money for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) during our Geeks Give Back campaign.… Read More
American Girl put a Space Age spin on the centuries-old tradition of dress-up dolls today by unveiling a spacesuit-clad character named Luciana Vega as its “Girl of the Year” for… Read More
If you’re the U.S. Postal Service, how do you follow up on Pluto, planets, “Star Trek” and a total solar eclipse? Here’s how: Next year’s batch of postage stamps will… Read More
If the holiday gift tag is signed “Melinda,” chances are pretty good that that gift will be an inspiring one for any kid with a passing interest in science, technology,… Read More
Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke stressed the importance of computer science education in public schools at the GeekWire Summit Tuesday. Today, he’s putting his money where his mouth is.… Read More
Today, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing Education Secretary Betsy Devos to improve K-12 computer science education. The memo asks the Department of Education to devote at least $200… Read More
When Fernley, Nev., middle school student Sky Yi was assigned to write a letter to a favorite business, to learn how math is being used in the real world, he… Read More
Microsoft wants the Washington state legislature to prioritize STEM education, criminal justice reform, workplace equity, cloud computing for the public good, and the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. The company’s president and… Read More
Amazon kicked off its “A to Z Experience” STEM summer camp on Wednesday by offering kids the chance to tour its Seattle headquarters buildings and a fulfillment center in Kent,… Read More
In a meeting with top tech execs Monday, President Donald Trump promised to help them “get the people you want.” Immigration has been a flash-point between the Trump administration and… Read More
As it continues to hire thousands of new employees in Seattle and across the country, Amazon is also giving school kids the chance to be “Amazonians for the day” as… Read More
It’s a striking statistic: only 6.7 percent of women graduate with STEM degrees. It’s also the kicker for a new Microsoft ad which launches the company’s annual #MakeWhatsNext social media campaign,… Read More
President Donald Trump referred to technology and science in only the most general terms tonight in his speech to a joint session of Congress, evoking a vision of curing illnesses… Read More