STEM

Harris-Stowe State University has a five-year strategic plan to better prepare students for careers in science and technology and secure the university’s accreditation. The plan aims to improve student achievement rates, retention, innovation, academic assessments, service and fiscal responsibility.

Jessica Hicklin served 26 years in a maximum security prison for murdering someone when she was 16 years old. While incarcerated, Hicklin taught herself to code and built skills she could use outside of prison. Now, nine months after her release, she's excited to bring that same opportunity to others with UnLocked Labs, which she co-founded with Haley Shoaf.

The number of tech jobs is increasing in the St. Louis region, but women and African Americans are underrepresented in the workforce, according to a report by the technology group TechSTL.

Two Lindbergh students started the science project when they were in middle school. After years of delays, the project finally returned from its trip to space.

TechSTL and Rung for Women are launching a survey to try to understand the barriers women face in the technology sector and in the broader St. Louis workforce.

Agriculture companies are looking for people who are interested in science and the majority of jobs aren’t in rural areas of the country. Hiring managers are increasingly looking for people who don’t have traditional ag backgrounds.

Eight Midwest research institutions are collaborating to launch the Taylor Geospatial Institute at St. Louis University. Students and researchers will develop technology in food security, geospatial science and computation, geospatial health and national security.

The Trashion Show brought teams of students together to work on collaboration and creativity and have some fun.

LaTonia Collins Smith is Harris-Stowe State University’s 21st president. During her presidency, Collins Smith hopes to increase enrollment and open university centers for workforce development, entrepreneurship and STEM programs.

Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance Academies is partnering with engineering company Leidos. They aim to add more students to Gateway Global’s “Entry to Executive” program, which prepares students for entry-level geospatial jobs.