Coming off a week of days filled with workshops, team projects, tours, lectures by guest speakers and even exercise sessions, organizers of the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference are now looking forward to a second edition next year. The 100-plus high school and college students weren’t even on their way home after the final program…
Read MoreTurkey Joints, Rome’s signature candy, made an appearance at the Project Fibonacci speaker series this week. “That’s good,” said actor, director, writer and science communicator Alan Alda as he sampled one of the confections at the end of his talk at SUNY Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday evening. He was presented a jar of the handmade…
Read MoreFor Tristan Hunzinger and Noah Nardozza, incoming juniors at Rome Free Academy, attending the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference is significant now as well as for their future. “It’s a great opportunity to hear from…really important people…A great learning experience for everyone…whether they’re in high school or college…even adults,” Hunzinger said Wednesday as he waited…
Read MoreMARCY — Alan Alda, the actor who played Hawkeye in the popular television series “M*A*S*H” more than three decades ago, made a pitch Wednesday night for scientists to be better communicators to help them speak better to nonscientists. “The art of communication is so important,” said Alda as he talked passionately, and at times humorously,…
Read MoreThirteen Oriskany high school students are taking part in the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference this week, the Oriskany district announced. Students are participating in conjunction with the district’s “Oriskany: Beyond the Box” initiative that involves “rethinking when, where and how students learn,” the district said. Oriskany student Jonah Perez said “Oriskany’s participation in Project…
Read MoreDemonstrations, challenges and noted speakers are all part of the first-ever Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference that opens Sunday. More than 100 young people are signed up for the week-long program that organizers hope will positively motivate and enlighten high school and college students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, the arts and…
Read MorePlans to develop a scientific research and technical arts and sciences campus by ANDRO Computational Solutions at the Beeches Professional Campus was the subject of a meeting Thursday. The first stage of Project Fibonacci is a conference this summer where students will learn about STEAM-related topics with guest speakers. The conference will be open to…
Read MoreRome Area Chamber of Commerce members have been asked to send letters of support for a proposed expansion project developed by ANDRO Computational Solutions for land at the Beeches Professional Campus. An email message seeking the support was sent Wednesday to about 450 chamber members, said chamber President William Guglielmo. The request asked for letters…
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