Science & Technology
Charleston County Public Library Installing New Self-Check Kiosks at Several Branches
The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is debuting new self-check kiosks at several of its branches this week. These kiosks are part of CCPL’s continued efforts to enhance the patron experience and remove barriers. “These new kiosks, which are becoming the standard in libraries throughout the country, increase efficiency and allow staff more time with our patrons,…
Read MoreIt’s Hot Out, Y’all: Here’s How to Beat the Heat
By Alicia Lutz There’s hot, and then there’s Charleston hot – the kind of heavy, suffocating hot that has residents wondering why they live here and visitors knowing why they don’t. Yep, Charleston knows hot. It also knows what it’s like when you add a nice thick layer of humidity to that hot. In the South, we…
Read MoreAmerican Underground, Google for Startups Launch Applications for Fourth Annual Black Founders Exchange
American Underground and Google for Startups have announced the application window and deadline for the fourth annual Black Founders Exchange. Black Founders Exchange, a week-long immersion program of curated content, mentorship, and community, will accept applications for the program between June 19 and July 10 through the American Underground website. The program will run September…
Read MoreS.C. Farmers and Roadside Market App Makes Healthy Eating Easier
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wants to remind residents of the S.C. Farmers and Roadside Market App to find and buy fresh produce locally. The web-based app shows the location, hours of operation and accepted payment types – including WIC, SNAP and senior voucher programs – for hundreds of farmers markets and roadside produce stands…
Read MoreWhat to Expect This Hurricane Season
By Alicia Lutz The 2019 hurricane season is officially upon us – and, according to the Atlantic seasonal outlook recently released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center, we can expect “near normal” activity this year. An average hurricane season produces 12 named storms, of which six become hurricanes, including three major…
Read MoreR.B. Stall Students to Fly the Friendly Skies this Summer
It might not be Top Gun or “Danger Zone,” but five student-cadets from R.B. Stall High School’s JROTC program are going to have the opportunity of their young lives this summer; they have have been selected to participate in the United States Air Force’s Aviation – Character – Education (ACE) Flight Program. The USAF ACE…
Read MoreSummer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) – National Society of Black Engineers
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will present the 13th iteration of its Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) this year at 14 sites in 12 U.S. cities. SEEK, the nation’s largest summer program geared toward African Americans and other students from groups underrepresented in engineering, will take place beginning in June. The free,…
Read MoreSavannah River Site Staff to Lead STEM Projects for Students at Title One Schools
Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN) knows that children learn best when they do, in addition to see and hear, and as such, has arranged for engineers from the Savannah River Site, located outside of Aiken, to come to our area to lead a series of hands-on science projects with students attending two underserved/high potential elementary schools.…
Read MoreEnergy, Media Professionals Offer STEM Advice to Indy Youth at National Conference
By Demi Vaughn, Special to the NNPA Newswire The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), a national organization with a 50-year history of educating young people on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, recently left an indelible mark on the Indianapolis youth, during their 42nd annual conference. Held at the Marriott Downtown,…
Read MoreStall Students Build Payload Satellite Recently Launched in Space
Thanks to an invitation from NASA and Destination SPACE, an all-female team from R.B. Stall High School worked on a project to construct a ThinSat (a small satellite currently transmitting data from low-earth orbit). It was launched on NASA’s Antares rocket earlier this month and orbited the earth for five days before burning up. R.B.…
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