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You’ve heard of social media influencers… but what about STEM influencers? They’re pretty much what they sound like. Instead of trying to get teens to buy into the latest product or fad, they’re trying to turn them on to the world of science, technology, engineering and math. NBCLX caught up with two women who’ve developed a rabid following on social...

Haley Kalil is not just a Sports Illustrated model: she has a degree in the sciences and has worked in an immunology lab. And after getting attention for pointing out the differences in how women are treated in STEM compared to the fashion industry, she started the “Nerd Herd” clothing brand. The clothes will celebrate the sciences, and all proceeds...

A survey conducted by the company 3M says more Americans trust science this year compared to last. Gitanjali Rao, a 15-year-old scientist and inventor who was named TIME magazine’s 2020 Kid of the Year, talks about the results.

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Tuesday that it is donating $150 million to Johns Hopkins University to help expand Ph.D. programs in science, technology, engineering and math.

Deforestation, drought, floods and many other symptoms of climate change are visible from satellites. Stanford University student Liza Goldberg teamed up with NASA, National Geographic and Google to show some of those images on website Cloud to Classroom. “One of the best ways of actually communicating environmental change is making a visual,” Goldberg says.

News4’s Molette Green spoke with engineers and scientists about the X-STEM All Access virtual conference series, a program of the USA Science & Engineering Festival.

Anika Chebrolu, 14, won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a $25,000 prize for her discovery about a potential treatment for COVID-19. Anika joins LX News to share the details about her research – and which celebrity’s Instagram post about it made her cry.

University of Maryland’s Women in Engineering is helping spark interest in STEM. The program wanted to help students take a break from staring at screens. Instead, 1,500 local teens have the chance to make rubber band race cars. The kits are being distributed to students in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Abigail Phillips, a rising freshman at Eleanor Roosevelt...

The University of Maryland wanted to help students mix things up by giving out free engineering kits through local schools. News4’s Aimee Cho shows how students can use them to make rubber band race cars.

Erica Newton Fessia, the VP of global field operations for FIRST, talks about her STEM organization, their virtual robotics challenges and teaching kids other life skills.

With a few weeks left until summer vacation, there is still time to add some fun to your virtual learning routine.  The USA Science and Engineering Festival is offering its X-STEM Symposium online in partnership with AstraZeneca. The event is providing an interactive online experience for students in grades six through 12. To access the festival, you can register online...