The Latest Breaking News from STEM

Inside the competition building F1’s future engineering talent

As hundreds of students from around the world competed in Singapore at the STEM Racing World Final, the long-running engineering competition is gaining relevance as a potential pathway into Formula 1 and motorsports

Motorsport · Oct 19

Teen Builds Rural Stem Access: Ontario student launches Project RISE; initiative widens STEM opportunities

At just 17 years old, Amara Wilson-Zegil is on a mission to bridge the gap in STEM education for children in rural areas. With an impressive outreach to over 1,800 students through robotics initiatives and camps, she has launched Project RISE. This groundbreaking initiative aims to combat educational disparities by…

The Times of India · Oct 18

What is the Socratic method? Could it be used to test students in an age of AI?

Most students now use AI in their tertiary studies. AI can also, under certain conditions, answer at least 65% of questions correctly in STEM subjects.

The Conversation · Oct 13

A Career Built on Recovery: Inside John Merola's Path From Chronic Pain to Regenerative Medicine with RejuvStem

Discover how RejuvStem COO John Merola transitioned from patient to partner after regenerative cell therapy treated his chronic spine and joint issues, paving the way for advanced therapies with RejuvStem and Auragenesis Labs.

International Business Times · Oct 8

Cigarette Smoke Reprogrammed Lung Stem Cells in Lab Models and Helped Steer Which Lung Cancer Type Formed

A Johns Hopkins lab study found that cigarette smoke primed lung stem cells for specific cancer types. What it shows and what it does not prove.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

From 'Green Card stapled to degree' to $ 70,000 pay-to-stay, US makes big immigration u-turn

The TOI correspondent from Washington: Not too long ago, MAGA boss Donald Trump said foreign graduates should leave American universities with a green card “as part of your diploma.” Forget the green card; on Wednesday, his administration, under pressure from the nativist MAGA base, proposed a $70,000 fee to let…

The Times of India · Oct 7

New OPT fee proposed: Colleges to pay $70,000 for first-time F-1 students, $30,000 for extensions; DHS says this was never meant to be a backdoor

The Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed rule that would impose a $70,000 fee for F-1 students seeking to participate in the OPT program and $30,000 for each subsequent OPT authorization including STEM OPT extensions. Schools will have to pay this fee, not the international students. The proposed rule…

The Times of India · Oct 7

‘A civilisational crisis’: The IISc professor whose AI talk went viral

Study maths, learn to think, learn programming or get a job. For a generation of Indian STEM students, that was the script. Now AI may be tearing up that playbook – so how do we adapt to this new world order?.

Newslaundry · Oct 7

Will Smith brings 130 wildfire-hit students to Dodger Stadium for STEM day

Will Smith, the Los Angeles Dodgers' All-Star catcher, was due to welcome 130 students from Marquez Charter Elementary School to UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, 26 May 2026. The Dodgers said the school was destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades wildfire, displacing hundreds of students, teachers and staff.…

The Times of India · Oct 7

From Cancun to Miami: John Merola and RejuvStem's Move Into Florida's New Stem Cell Market

As that interest has grown, and as states like Florida have expanded access to stem cell therapies, a number of companies that have long served American patients abroad are now building capacity closer to home. RejuvStem is one of them.

Medical Daily · Oct 7