All of us at the National Youth Science Foundation are saddened by the passing of Trustee Dr. James (Jim) Shuman (April 6, 1945 – October 16, 2022). Shuman was one of the delegates representing Iowa for the first National Youth Read More
Making Science Learning Lifelong, Lifewide and Lifedeep: What We Know About the Importance of Out-of-School, Informal STEM Learning with Dennis Schatz Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m. University of Charleston, Geary Student Union Ballroom Based in Seattle, Washington, Dennis Schatz is Senior Read More
Charleston, WV – On Wed. July 20, the National Youth Science Camp said goodbye to 120 delegates from over 40 states and 12 Western Hemisphere nations. The NYSCamp has been a preeminent West Virginia-based STEM program since its inception in Read More
On Wednesday, July 20, the National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) said goodbye to 120 delegates from over 40 states and 12 Western Hemisphere nations. Since its inception in 1963 as part of West Virginia’s Centennial, the NYSCamp has honored over Read More
Read the original press release by the Society for Science here. Society for Science, one of the nation’s most prominent scientific and educational institutions, today announced the recipients of the 2022 STEM Action Grants Program. A total of $176,000 will Read More
Charleston, W.Va. – “One of the many things from camp that I’ve learned is that it’s okay to know nothing.” At the farewell banquet of the 2022 National Youth Science Camp, California delegate Aadity Sharma’s remarks conveyed a familiar tale Read More
Seventy percent of the Earth is ocean, and 37% of the ocean is more than two and a half miles deep. But why should we care about this dark, inhospitable environment? Dr. Katie Inderbitzen, a former postdoctoral researcher at the Read More
This summer at the 2022 Virtual National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp), Dr. David Hackleman, co-inventor of inkjet printer ink, brought delegates from across the globe behind the scenes on the process of invention. During the open discussion, one of the Read More
How are you feeling about the world today? Many would say, not great. Film and TV are unique in their ability to build new worlds that seem familiar, and yet, new all at once; this makes them the perfect tool Read More
Until recently, the molecular events that drive cancer have been difficult to grasp, let alone control. The confluence of advanced technologies that allow us to visualize these processes at the genetic and cellular level promise to fundamentally alter the care Read More
