The Da Vinci Science Center of Allentown said it recently received a $100,000 sponsorship from Evonik Corp. in support of its Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Initiative.  

The Wolf administration is infusing nearly $20 million into STEM education across the state. 

Governor Tom Wolf today joined Allentown area officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $65 million Da Vinci Science Center in the city’s Neighborhood Investment Zone downtown. 

Lehigh Carbon Community College said will dedicate its new STEAM Makerspace at LCCC Tamaqua in a ribbon cutting ceremony April 13.  

To encourage partnerships between schools and businesses to prepare students for jobs in fast-growing fields, Secretary of Education Dr. Noe Ortega today announced the availability of up to $10 million in PAsmart grants. 

As the weather gets cooler, so does manufacturing for middle school students in the Greater Lehigh Valley. 

After more than 18 months of construction, Penn State Lehigh Valley cut the ribbon on a $14.4 million campus expansion that includes a full-service cafeteria, enhanced space for student programing and the Charles W. Dent STEM Wing. 

The Da Vinci Science Center has received approval for financing through the Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority. 

Educators in the region’s colleges and universities say they are seeing a steady growth in students interested in majoring in engineering disciplines, and the ones coming into their programs are showing more knowledge and have more hands-on experience than in the past.

Oct. 4 is national Manufacturing Day. To mark the occasion a number of Lehigh Valley manufacturers held special events to promote manufacturing careers to young people.