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GILA COUNTY- Join this year’s Globe-Miami STEMFest as an exhibitor or sign up to volunteer! The 2018 Globe-Miami STEMFest will again be held alongside Gila Community College’s Arbor Day festivities at GCC’s beautiful campus.  Help celebrate STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics–with hundreds of STEMFest attendees by becoming an exhibitor or volunteer.  …

Gila County- The 6th Annual Globe-Miami STEMFest is right around the corner on Saturday,  April 22 from 10-2. Sponsored by the Gila County Superintendent’s Office, STEMFest is a free family event featuring hands-on activities that celebrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Guest ContributorGuest Contributors include press releases, guest authors, and …

“You can teach somebody else when you’re younger than them. It’s pretty fun,” explains Destiny School second grader Mariam Sow. Sow was one of the many Gila County students who were exhibitors at this year’s STEMFest, teaching their peers about reptiles, robotics, and more. Autumn GilesAutumn Giles is a freelance …

Gila County’s 5th Annual STEMFest is coming to Bullion Plaza in Miami on Saturday, April 23 from 9 AM – 12 PM. As always, STEMFest is a free, community event. This year, STEMFest will be welcoming back favorite exhibitors such as Fred Jimenez and his wonderful worms and Tonto National Monument. New exhibits this …

Alyssa Jost puts a game controller in my hand and looks at her mentor, saying, “I want her to drive.” Meaning, me. I’m not sure I’ve ever even held a game controller before. And what I’m supposed to be “driving” is just as unfamiliar—a robot on wheels. On top of …

Did you know that the average cell phone has more computing power than NASA had when it landed a man on the moon in 1969? Today’s youth have more technology and free flow of information at their disposal than any generation before them. Already dubbed the Net Geners (born between …

“I remember not too long ago sitting in this very auditorium, listening to a speaker – much like myself today — asking myself, what does this bring me?” The audience of still impressionable Miami junior high and high school students listened intently as local entrepreneur Luke Kannegaard spoke to them about …