NEW CASTLE — The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) will host its fourth annual World Environment Day celebration on Thursday, June 5, at Veterans Memorial Park near the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The free community event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature educational exhibits, giveaway items, and static displays. This year’s theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution,” highlights …
WILMINGTON— During its regular meeting on April 3, the Wilmington City Council formally recognized Jacqueline Victoria Means, recently crowned Ms. Caribbean US 2025, for her outstanding achievements in education and community service. The resolution, jointly sponsored by 4th District Councilmember Michelle Harlee and At-Large Councilmember James Spadola, celebrated Means’ accomplishments both on and off the pageant stage. Means, a standout …
A hamster feeder, a bed ejector and a system that uses a gyroscope and LEDs that turn bubble gum pink to warn a biker that’s he riding riskily were some of the interesting STEM inventions shown off Friday by students at St. Edmond’s Academy. The fair was part of a program to dedicate the new Wagner-Szczerba EDGE Arena, which the …
In a time where science and math teachers are hard to come by, four of them from the First State have been named finalists for a national award. The four STEM teachers have been picked by the Delaware Department of Education to represent the state for the 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. That’s the highest recognition …
When businesses run by Kathy Collison and Donny Legans won EDGE grants from the Delaware Division of Small Business, they got more than a lot of money. They got a lot of good advice. “The biggest takeaway is that the application process forces you as a new business owner to think through a lot of things that you didn’t …
Delcastle Technical High School on Thursday unveiled its three student-made electric vehicle charging stations, part of an effort to make its students marketable in today’s economy. “Our role is not only filling our current workforce needs, but also forecasting the future needs of our workforce throughout Delaware and the region,” said Yvette Santiago, board president of New Castle County Vocational …
Destinee Thomas, a third-year PhD candidate at Delaware State University, said a recent scholarship partnership between the college and Agilent has given her a chance to live out her dreams. In September 2022, DSU celebrated its collaboration with Agilent, a global company headquartered in California that provides instruments, software, services and more for laboratories. RELATED: DSU double: New ag building, …
Newark Charter High School junior Runyl Liu said her passion for science comes from a middle school jingle she heard. “We heard this one song about the periodic table and I just really liked the song,” Liu said. “I sort of fell in love with the periodic table and all how chemistry works. It was a very, very odd journey, …
Spark Summer Camp and After School Program is quickly asserting themselves as a premier summer camp in Delaware. The camp, formerly a massive karate studio, allows hundreds of energetic children to play their favorite field day games, explore their creative minds, and even learn STEM. Patrick Preece, a karate master who was already running a summer karate camp, realized that …
Here’s one way to keep the attention of a class of teenage campers: designate one of them as a “killer” and the rest as prime suspects and make the class figure out whodunnit. That was the assignment this week in a Delaware Technical Community College summer science camp, which plays on the popularity of television’s many crime shows that focus …
